Sumter, S.C.----The third-seeded and 35th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs cruised to a 4-0 victory over sixth-seeded and 33rd-ranked Carson-Newman University in the opening round of the 2022 South Atlantic Conference men's tennis tournament Thursday morning. The Bulldogs improve to 12-7 overall, while the Eagles fall to 14-8 on the season.

DOUBLES

- The first team All-SAC duo of Edis Nokic and Matteo Gostoli rolled to a 6-1 in at one doubles
- Petar Basic Palkovic teamed with Luka Brown for a 6-3 victory at three doubles
- Hugo Nossler and Florian Walcher were tied 5-5 at two doubles when WU clinched the point
- The Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead into singles play

SINGLES

- The SAC Freshman of the Year Walcher won 6-1, 6-3 at one singles
- Jonas Gasmueck rolled to a 6-0, 6-3 victory at three singles
- Gabriel Constantino cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win at four singles
- Brown won the first set 6-3 at two singles before dropping set two; he led 2-1 in the third when the match ended
- Nokic won set two 6-2 at five singles after dropping the opener; the third set had just started when the match was clinched
- Gostoli dropped a tight 7-6 opening set at six singles and trailed 3-2 in set two

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday in the SAC Tournament semifinals
- The Bulldogs will take on second-seeded Anderson at 9 a.m. in Sumter
- The championship match will take place Saturday at 9 a.m.