Wingate, N.C.----Number 13 Augusta State defeated Wingate 7-1 in NCAA Division II men’s tennis action Wednesday. Bulldog senior Matt Lichtenstein won a battle of nationally-ranked players, as he defeated ASU’s Bernardo Fernandes 6-4, 6-3. Lichtenstein is number 46 in the NCAA Division II top 50, while Fernandes is number 30.

NCAA Division II
Men’s Tennis Match Results
#13 Augusta State vs Wingate
Feb 01, 2012 at Wingate, N.C.
(WU Tennis Complex)
 
#13 Augusta State 7, Wingate 1
 
Singles competition
1. #46 Matt Lichtenstein (WIN) def. #30 Bernardo Fernandes (ASU) 6-4, 6-3
2. #36 Henrique Boturao (ASU) def. Flavio Rathsam (WIN) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
3. Victor Cabellos (ASU) def. Drew Owen (WIN) 6-2, 6-0
4. Jan Labas (ASU) def. Neal Towlson (WIN) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
5. Victor Guimaraes (ASU) def. Diego Martinez (WIN) 6-4, 6-3
6. Jenner Stevenson (ASU) def. Ryan Forbes (WIN) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. #20 Fernandes/Boturao (ASU) def. Rathsam/Forbes (WIN) 8-4
2. Cabellos/Guimaraes (ASU) def. Owen/Towlson (WIN) 8-3
3. Lichtenstein/Martinez (WIN) vs. Stevenson/Maxime Coulomb (ASU) 6-6, (did not finish)
 
Match Notes:
Augusta State 1-0; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #5
Wingate 2-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,5,3,4,1,2)
Augusta State is the #13 team in the NCAA Division II top 25 poll
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