Harrogate, TN- The Lincoln Memorial men's and women's tennis team will take on Milligan University tomorrow. The matches will begin at 10:00 am in the Valley at the Indoor Tennis Facility.
The women's team in 2-1 starting the year with wins against Belmont Abbey College and the University of the Cumberlands. The doubles teams have only lost two matchups this season against Young Harris College. However, the duo from Spain, Carla Ramonet and Mar Garcia Bucosa have won all doubles match ups on the year. The freshman, Adriana Pellizzari has played in the first position in the singles match and has a win percentage of 100 (3-0). Another freshman, Tania Sfilio is also going into the weekend 3-0, playing in the 5th and 6th positions.
The men's team had a similar start to the season. The men are 1-1, with a win against the University of the Cumberlands and a loss against Young Harris College. All the doubles matchups have won against their competitors. Alexandru Giurea played in the first position in singles matchups in both of these matches and went 2-0. Lincoln Memorial's Radu Florea and Franco Battaglino are both 1-1 to start off the year.
History
In the past 5 matchups against Milligan University, the women's team has won the majority with 4 wins. The women lost the first matchup and hopes to keep the winning streak alive. On the men's side, the Railsplitters have won all 5 of the meetups between these two teams, averaging 8.8 points.
Box score will be found on the following links and will be posted after the matches conclude:
Mens: https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/LincolnMemorialUniversityM/Team/scorecard/5950FED0-F829-49BD-86CF-6F85A2E87F34
Womens: https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/LincolnMemorialUniversityM/Team/scorecard/5950FED0-F829-49BD-86CF-6F85A2E87F34