Augusta, Ga.----The 32nd-ranked Wingate University men’s tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision against 18th-ranked Georgia College Wednesday afternoon. The 34th-ranked Wingate women lost 6-3 against #18 Georgia College. The Bulldog men fall to 8-4 overall, while the women fall to 7-4 on the season.

The Wingate men won two of three doubles matches on Wednesday. Sophomore Neal Towlson (Warwick, Bermuda) and freshman Roberto Hennis (Raleigh, N.C.) registered an 8-6 win in number one doubles. Sophomore Josh Eardley (Newcastle, England) teamed with freshman Sebastian Hall (Lorrach, Germany) for a 9-7 victory at number three doubles.

Freshman Kennedy Cancelado (Miami Springs, Fla.) collected an impressive win in number one singles action, prevailing 7-5, 6-7, 1-0 (10-7) against 47th-ranked Johan Wadstein. Hennis registered a 7-6, 6-4 win at number four singles to notch his second victory of the day.

The Wingate women won one of three doubles matches. Sophomore Tiffany Williams (Cary, N.C.) teamed with senior Helen Goreski (Oakville, Ontario) for an 8-4 win at number three doubles.

Senior Kelli Ferguson (Concord, N.C.) won 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 at number five singles, while Goreski won 6-2, 6-2 at number six singles for the Bulldogs.  

Both teams are in action Thursday, taking on Augusta State at 12 p.m.