Greeneville, Tenn.----The Wingate University men’s and women’s tennis teams split a South Atlantic Conference twin bill at Tusculum College Friday afternoon. The Bulldog men defeated the host TC Pioneers 6-3, while the Wingate women dropped a 7-2 decision. The loss is the first in league play for the Bulldog women.

Wingate continues its Tennessee swing Saturday, visiting Carson-Newman College for another SAC doubleheader. The first serve is slated for 11 a.m. Tusculum hosts Catawba College Saturday at the same time.

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS
WINGATE 6, TUSCULUM 3 (at Greeneville, Tenn.)

Singles
#1 Henrique Rodrigues (TC) def. Bruno Pudence (WIN) 7-6, 4-6, 7-6
#2 Matthew Lichtenstein (WIN) def. Luis Zamora (TC) 6-3, 6-1
#3 Steven Lin (TC) def. Andrew Owen (WIN) 6-3, 7-5
#4 Braeden Patchell (WIN) def. Oliver Smith (TC) 6-2, 6-3
#5 Flavio Rathsam (WIN) def. Drew Kiser (TC) 6-1, 6-0
#6 Fernando Montemurro (WIN) def. Paulo dos Santos (TC) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
#1 Pudence/Rathsam (WIN) def. Rodrigues/Zamora (TC) 9-8
#2 Lin/Smith (TC) def. Patchell/Louis Villarroel (WIN) 8-4
#3 Lichtenstein/Owen (WIN) def. Kiser/Gui Carvalho 8-3
RECORDS: Wingate 7-3 overall (3-1 SAC); Tusculum 9-2 overall (1-1 SAC)

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS
TUSCULUM 7, WINGATE 2 (at Greeneville, Tenn.)

Singles
#1 Katelyn Doss (TC) def. Kara Stasikelis (WIN) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
#2 Courtney Conley (TC) def. Kelli Ferguson (WIN) 6-3, 6-0
#3 Taylor Patterson (TC) def. Hollyn Alberghini (WIN) 6-2, 6-1
#4 Helen Goreski (WIN) def. Caroline Crowe (TC) 6-4, 6-3
#5 Blake Thompson (TC) def. Samantha Alschlager (WIN) 6-1, 6-1
#6 Megan Buckmaster (TC) def. Ewa Opala (WIN) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
#1 Stasikelis/Ferguson (WIN) def. Doss/Crowe (TC) 8-4
#2 Conley/Patterson (TC) def. Alberghini/Alschlager (WIN) 8-6
#3 Thompson/Katie Hills (TC) def. Goreski//Opala (WIN) 8-6
RECORDS: Wingate 7-5 overall (3-1 SAC); Catawba 11-1 overall (2-0 SAC)