NEWBERRY, S.C. - Newberry's Scott Gates (Atlanta, Ga.) and Daryl Van Vuuren (Durban, S. Africa) collaborated for a hard-fought 9-8 win in number one singles, but that was the Indians' only point of the afternoon as they fell, 8-1, to Carson-Newman this afternoon in NCAA men's tennis action.

Carson-Newman improves to 9-2 and 2-1 in the South Atlantic Conference.  Newberry falls to 5-6 and 1-2.

Two singles matches went to three sets, but both went the Eagles' way. Van Vuuren took Ricardo Gutierrez to three sets but lost the third 7-5. Felipe Sobrinho also took his opponent in to three sets.  After dropping the first 6-4, C-N's Rafael Soares prevailed 6-1 and 6-2.

Newberry will play tomorrow afternoon in its final home match of the year against Tusculum College at 1 p.m. At this match, Coach Staniford and his team will recognize both seniors. Carson-Newman will face Presbyterian College tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Clinton, S.C.

Carson-Newman 8, Newberry 1
Singles
#1 Ricardo Gutierrez (C-N) def. Daryl Van Vuuren (NEW), 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
#2 Rafael Soares (C-N) def. Felipe Sobrinho (NEW), 6-4, 1-6, 2-6
#3 Giuseppe Schwartz (C-N) def. Toby Rawlings (NEW), 6-1, 6-4
#4 Michael Swanson (C-N) def. Scott Gates (NEW), 6-1, 6-3
#5 Preston Sneed (C-N) def. Oliver Elston (NEW), 6-4, 7-6
#6 Travis Bauguess (C-N) def. Christian Kotanen (NEW), 7-5, 7-5

Doubles
#1 Van Vuuren/Gates (NEW) def. Soares/Swanson (C-N), 9-8
#2 Gutierrez/Bauguess (C-N) def. Kotanen/Sobrinho (NEW), 8-3
#3 Schwartz/Sneed (C-N) def. Rawlings/Elston (NEW), 8-3