WINGATE, N.C. - The Newberry College men’s and women’s tennis teams both won South Atlantic Conference matches at Wingate University Wednesday afternoon. The Newberry women defeated Wingate 6-3, while the NC men topped Wingate 8-1.

Newberry (5-5, 1-1 SAC) won the three doubles matches en route to the 8-1 league win over Wingate (3-8, 0-3 SAC). In number one doubles, Indian freshman Daryl Van Vuuren (Durban, South Africa) and junior Scott Gates (Atlanta, Ga.) defeated Wingate senior Joe Kanekar (Maharashtra, India) and freshman Christoph Voelkel (Buchholz, Germany) 9-7.
 
At the number one singles flight, Van Vuuren won a highly-contested match with Kanekar 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3).  Pavle Popovich (Belgrade, Serbia) claimed a 6-7, 6-0, 11-9 (super tie-breaker) decision over
Wingate freshman Jose Valarezo (Guayaquil, Ecuador).

Both Wingate teams return to action Friday, hosting Queens University of Charlotte in a non-conference twin bill. The Bulldog men will play the Royals at 2 p.m., with the women’s match to follow at 3 p.m. Both Newberry squads entertain Carson-Newman College for a SAC match Friday at 2 p.m.

Newberry 8, Wingate 1
Singles
#1 Daryl Van Vuuren (NEW) def. Joe Kanekar 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3)
#2 Brandon Thornton (WIN) def. Felipe Sobrinho 7-5, 6-0
#3 Toby Rawlings (NEW) def. Christoph Voelkel 6-3, 6-1
#4 Pavle Popovich (NEW) def. Jose Valarezo (WIN) 6-7, 6-0, 11-9 (ST)
#5 Scott Gates (NEW) def. Felipe Fidalgo (WIN) 6-2, 6-0
#6 Oliver Elston (NEW) def. Mark Stern (WIN) 6-4, 6-1
 
Doubles
#1 Van Vuuren/Gates (NEW) def. Kanekar/Voelkel 9-7
#2 Sobrinho/Christian Kotanen (NEW) def. Valarezo/Fidalgo 8-2
#3 Rawlings/Elston (NEW) def. Thornton/Stern 8-3
 
Records: Newberry 5-5, 1-1 SAC; Wingate 3-8, 0-3 SAC