BRISTOL, Tenn. – Bringing an end to a seven-match skid, the Lincoln Memorial University men's tennis team earned its second match win of 2020 Wednesday afternoon in Bristol, Tennessee, with a 6-1 non-conference victory over King University.
 
Taking the doubles point with match wins at the top two spots, the Railsplitters got three singles triumphs against a short-handed Tornado squad. With the win, LMU improves to 2-8 on the season while King drops to 3-6.
 
"It was nice to see the guys halt their streak and turn in a win," said head coach Marc Walters. "With so many 4-3 matches going against us, we needed some reassurance that we are making strides. This definitely helps us going into Saturday."
 
Sophomore Sebastian Colla teamed up with fellow sophomore Fabian Sjokvist for a 6-3 doubles win at the top spot and junior Iker Moure and senior Jake Tuchmann secured the doubles point with a 6-3 victory at the second position. The Tornado had to give up No. 3 doubles due to a shortage of available players.
 
In singles play, senior Xavier Marti had no trouble at the No. 2 spot, picking up a 6-1, 6-1 win as Colla and Tuchmann cruised to 8-1 and 8-0 triumphs, respectively, at No. 3 and No. 4.
 
King's lone point came at the top singles position where Alex Sodre defeated Moure, 6-4, 6-3. The No. 5 and No. 6 singles matches were won by default due to the Tornado's lack of players.
 
Up Next…
The Railsplitters begin South Atlantic Conference action this weekend, hosting Catawba at the Poteat Tennis Center Saturday in a 11 a.m. first serve. Should inclement weather prevent the teams from playing outside, the match will be held inside the LMU Indoor Tennis Facility.
 
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