Wingate rallies for 7-2 SAC triumph over Catawba Tuesday

Wingate, N.C.----After a huge victory over number 24 Anderson Monday, the Wingate University men's tennis team showed no signs of a letdown Tuesday against SAC rival Catawba College. Wingate swept the six singles matches to earn a 7-2 come-from-behind victory. The Bulldogs are 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the SAC. Catawba is 12-6 overall and 1-3 in the SAC.

Catawba started the match by exhibiting strong doubles play, picking up the wins at the number one doubles and number two doubles flights. Wingate did not lose another set the rest of the day.

Bulldog sophomores Matthew Lichtenstein (Darnestown, Md.) and Andrew Owen (Kitchener, Ontario) earned two victories each for the hosts. In the number three doubles match, the classmates teamed to defeat Catawba senior Cyle Petersen (Campbell River, B.C.) and sophomore Corey Eldridge (Sewell, N.J.) 8-4.

In singles, Lichtenstein defeated Catawba sophomore Uri Yarkoni (Kelowna, B.C.) 6-2, 6-3 at the number two flight. Owen topped sophomore Thomas Mitchell (Nanaimo, B.C.) 6-2, 6-2 in the number three singles match.

Both Wingate teams will make the journey to Tennessee this weekend for two SAC matches. The Bulldogs will face the Tusculum College Pioneers Friday at 2 p.m. Wingate will visit Carson-Newman College Saturday at 11 a.m. Catawba will flip-flop, as the Indians face Carson-Newman Friday and Tusculum Saturday.

NCAA DIVISION II MEN’S MATCH RESULTS
WINGATE 7, CATAWBA 2 (at Wingate, N.C.)

Singles
#1 Bruno Pudence (WIN) def. Alex MacDonald (CAT) 6-2, 6-0
#2 Matthew Lichtenstein (WIN) def. Uri Yarkoni (CAT) 6-2, 6-3
#3 Drew Owen (WIN) def. Thomas Mitchell (CAT) 6-2, 6-2
#4 Braeden Patchell (WIN) def. Tom McCormack (CAT) 6-2, 6-1
#5 Flavio Rathsam (WIN) def. Cyle Petersen (CAT) 6-1, 7-5
#6 Fernando Montemurro (WIN) def. Corey Eldridge (CAT) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
#1 MacDonald/Mitchell (CAT) def. Pudence/Rathsam (WIN) 9-7
#2 Yarkoni/McCormack (CAT) def. Patchell/Greg Machado (WIN) 8-4
#3 Lichtenstein/Owen (WIN) def. Petersen/Eldridge (CAT) 8-4
RECORDS: Wingate 6-3 overall (2-1 SAC); Catawba 12-6 overall (1-3 SAC)

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