Augusta, GA - In the first match of their spring break trip, the 15th-ranked Lincoln Memorial Men's Tennis team dropped a close road match to Augusta University, as the Railsplitters lost 3-4, dropping their record to 12-5 this season.  

The Railsplitters swept the doubles rounds, as all three pairs took home wins. The first pairing of Mathis Amsellem and Alexandru Rares Giurea would start the day with a 6-4 victory, claiming their fifth win of the season. The second pairing would see the same result, as Sergio Sebastian Aranzeta Boneta and Hugo Ruiz Espejo took home their first win together of the season.  

Radu Florea and Victor Bourguignon would finish off the doubles win, as the pairing secured a 6-2 win from the third grouping as the match turned to singles play.  

In the first singles draw, Giurea needed just two sets to take home a win, as the senior turned a 6-3 win in the opening set into a dominant 6-1 victory, claiming the straight-sets sweep.  

The third point LMU secured would come from the sixth singles draw, as Sandro Pacheco Perez would have to battle a little more, but secured his first win of the season in two sets. After taking the opener 6-3, Pacheco Perez would battle back and forth with his opponent, eventually squeaking out a second-set victory of 7-6.  

The Splitters will be back in action on Wednesday, as LMU will face Flagler College at 2:00 p.m. in St. Augustine, Florida.  

RESULTS 

Doubles: 

#1: Mathis Amsellem/Alexandru Rares Giurea vs Humberto Pinto/Alejandro Carbonell: 6-4 

#2: Sergio Sebastian Aranzeta Boneta/Hugo Ruiz Espejo vs David Perret/Alexis Bailhache: 6-4 

#3: Radu Florea/Victor Bourguignon vs Tommy Matsumine/Arthur Valette: 6-2 

Singles:  

#1: Alexandru Rares Giurea vs Alexis Bailhache: 6-3, 6-1 

#2: Mathias Roy vs David Perrett: 0-6, 0-6 

#3: Radu Florea vs Arthur Valette: 6-3, 1-6, 5-7 

#4: Kai Miyatake vs Alejandro Carbonell: 0-6, 0-1 

#5: Victor Bourguignon vs Enzo Sakiyama: 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 

#6: Sandro Pacheco Perez: 6-3, 7-6