Harrogate, TN – The Lincoln Memorial Men's Tennis team competed in the LMU Invitational on Saturday, hosting Lee University, Tusculum University, and UVA-Wise in their second scrimmage of the fall season.
The Railsplitters started the day strong in doubles play, as Patricio Garcia and Mathias Roy went 3-0 against competition from UVA-Wise. The team of Konrad Fischer and Jakub Hrasek would also finish the day undefeated in three doubles matches, with two wins over Wise and another over Tusculum. Alexandru Rares Giurea and Hugo Ruiz Espejo would be the third team from the Splitters to claim multiple wins on the day, defeating Tusculum and UVA-Wise. In total, all LMU doubles teams earned at least one win on the day.
In singles competition, five Splitters earned wins. Giurea earned a win out of the first singles spot in three sets against an opponent from Lee, while Radu Florea earned a win over Lee in two sets out of the second position. Roy, Fisher, and Hrasek would all earn singles wins over Wise, with Fisher and Hrasek's wins coming in straight sets.
The Railsplitters will compete in their third fall tournament from September 26th to September 29th, traveling to Sumter, South Carolina for the ITA Regionals.
Doubles:
Round 1:
A. Rares Giurea/H. Ruiz Espejo vs. R. Verhaar/A. Howard 6-3
S. Sebastian Aranzeta Boneta/V. Bourguignon vs. W. Gee/D. Negzaoui 6-7 (7)
R. Florea/K. Miyatake vs. K. Poelchau/R. McCann 5-7 (7)
M. Roy/P. Garcia vs. C. Nilaweera/H. Hsieh 6-4
K. Fischer/J. Hrasek vs. A. Negoita/E. England 6-1
A. Morin/S. Pacheco vs. M. Raja/Y. Chen 0-6 (3)
Round 2:
M. Roy/P. Garcia vs. G. Ribas/M. Viano de la Torre 6-4
K. Fischer/J. Hrasek vs. D. Pedro/D. Semenov 6-1
Round 3:
A. Rares Giurea/H. Ruiz Espejo vs. G. Ribas/M. Viano de la Torre 6-3
S. Sebastian Aranzeta Boneta/V. Bourguignon vs. D. Gonzalez Garza/M. De Rueda 7-6
M. Roy/P. Garcia vs. D. Pedro/D. Semenov 6-4
K. Fischer/J. Hrasek vs. C. Nilweera/H. Hsieh 6-3
R. Florea/K. Miyatake vs. E. Uzun/M. Ruiz 6-1
A. Morin/S. Pacheco vs. E. England/A. Negoita 6-1
Singles:
A. Giurea vs. F. Guimaraes 7-5, 2-6, 10-3
R. Florea vs. R. Edwards 6-2, 6-2
K. Miyatake vs. A. Howard 3-6, 4-6
V. Bourguignon vs. R. McCann 1-6, 1-4 ret.
S. Sebastian Aranzeta Boneta vs. D. Semenov 7-5, 5-7 (10-8)
M. Roy vs. G. Ribas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
H. Fitzgerald vs. E. England 2-6, 1-6 (6-10)
K. Fischer vs. H. Hsieh 6-3 ret.
J. Hrasek vs. E. Uzun 6-1, 7-5
A. Morin vs. M. Ruiz 5-8
