Harrogate, Tenn.----The Wingate University men’s and women’s tennis teams earned two huge victories over Lincoln Memorial University Saturday afternoon. The number 38 Bulldog men (8-3 overall) survived 5-4, while the number 39 Wingate women (11-1 overall) earned a 6-3 victory.
The Bulldog women took a 2-1 lead after singles and swept the three through six singles matches to take the road victory. Freshmen doubles partners
Morgan Winston (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and
Olivia Poole (Boca Raton, Fla.) started the day with a convincing 8-1 triumph in the number three doubles flight.
Winston defeated LMU freshman
Alexandra Granger 6-2, 6-1 in the number three singles contest. Poole matched her classmate with 6-2, 6-1 triumph over freshman
Shena Joseph at the number four doubles flight. Sophomore
Kelli Ferguson (Charlotte, N.C.) and junior
Helen Goreski (Oakville, Ontario) also won crucial singles matches for the visiting Bulldogs.
In the men’s match, Wingate rallied from a 2-1 doubles deficit to capture the SAC victory. Junior
Greg Machado (Sao Paulo, Brazil) clinched the win for the visiting Bulldogs. In the number six singles flight, Machado topped LMU freshman
Stefan Hall 6-2, 6-2. Both of Machado’s career conference singles wins have been against the LMU Railsplitters.
Wingate senior
Braeden Patchell (Oakville, Ontario) made sure his final Tennessee trip ended on a good note, as the All-SAC performer picked up two crucial victories. In singles, he defeated freshman
Michael Koenen 7-5, 6-3. Earlier in the day, Patchell paired with junior
Matthew Lichtenstein (Darnestown, Md.) to earn an 8-5 victory in the number two doubles match.
Both Wingate teams return to action Wednesday, visiting Catawba College for a 2 p.m. SAC doubleheader. In the fall, the Wingate men defeated Catawba 6-3 in a non-conference match, while the Bulldog women took an 8-1 victory over the Indians.
Tennis Match Results
Wingate vs Lincoln Memorial
3/12/2011 at Harrogate, Tenn. (LMU Tennis Courts)
#39 Wingate 6, Lincoln Memorial 3
Singles competition
1. Leah Donoff (LMU) def. Kara Stasikelis (WIN) 7-5, 6-3
2. Sofia Lopez Mimendi (LMU) def. Ali Evers (WIN) 6-2, 7-5
3. Morgan Winston (WIN) def. Alexandra Granger (LMU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Olivia Poole (WIN) def. Shena Joseph (LMU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Kelli Ferguson (WIN) def. Aura Penalosa (LMU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Helen Goreski (WIN) def. Melanie Smith (LMU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Donoff/Lopez Mimendi (LMU) def. Stasikelis/Ferguson (WIN) 8-1
2. Evers/Samantha Alschlager (WIN) def. Granger/Penalosa (LMU) 8-3
3. Winston/Poole (WIN) def. Joseph/Smith (LMU) 8-1
Match Notes:
Wingate 11-1, 2-0 SAC; National ranking #39; Regional ranking #7
Lincoln Memorial 6-2, 1-1 SAC; Regional ranking #11
Tennis Match Results
Wingate vs Lincoln Memorial
3/12/2011 at Harrogate, Tenn. (LMU Tennis Courts)
#38 Wingate 5, Lincoln Memorial 4
Singles competition
1. Philipp Hoffmann (LMU) def. Matthew Lichtenstein (WIN) 6-2, 6-4
2. Andrew Owen (WIN) def. Alexey Minevskiy (LMU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Flavio Rathsam (WIN) def. Marcelo Alvim (LMU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Braeden Patchell (WIN) def. Michael Koenen (LMU) 7-5, 6-3
5. Tom Goossens (LMU) def. Fernando Montemurro (WIN) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
6. Greg Machado (WIN) def. Stefan Hall (LMU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #29 Hoffmann/Goossens (LMU) def. Owen/Rathsam (WIN) 8-4
2. Lichtenstein/Patchell (WIN) def. Minevskiy/Alvim (LMU) 8-5
3. Koenen/Hall (LMU) def. Montemurro/Ryan Forbes (WIN) 9-7
Match Notes:
Wingate 8-3, 2-0 SAC; National ranking #38; Regional ranking #11
Lincoln Memorial 4-4, 1-1 SAC; Regional ranking #20
