NEWBERRY, S.C. - Newcomer Maxim Sukharev helped lead the Newberry College men's tennis team to a 6-3 win over North Georgia College and State University here Thursday.

Sukharev, a freshman from Vilnius, Lithuania, won in No. 2 singles, over NGCSU's Cornelis Bal, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, while teaming up with Jeremy Smith (Durban, South Africa) in No. 2 doubles to beat Bal and Vlad Lumezanu, 8-6.

Lucas Mattos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) defeated Lumezanu, 6-2, 6-2, in No. 4 singles, and Felipe Sobrinho (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) beat William Davis, 6-1, 6-2 in No. 5 singles. The Indians won two matches by default to help the winning cause.

The Indians return to action on Monday, hosting USC Aiken for a 2 p.m. start at the Newberry College Tennis Complex.

Newberry College 6, NGCSU 3
Singles
1. Eastwood, Ronald (NGCSU) def. Van Vuuren, Daryl (NEW) 7-5, 6-3
2. Sukharev, Maxim (NEW) def. Bal, Cornelis (NGCSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
3. Carballal, Gustavo (NGCSU) def. Smith, Jeremy (NEW) 5-7, 6-4, 10-6
4. Mattos, Lucas (NEW) def. Lumezanu, Vlad (NGCSU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Sobrinho, Felipe (NEW) def. Davis, William (NGCSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Gates, Scott (NEW) def. No Player (NGCSU), by default

Doubles
1. Eastwood, Ronald/Carballal, Gustavo (NGCSU) def. Van Vuuren, Daryl/Gates, Scott (NEW) 9-7
2. Sukharev, Maxim/Smith, Jeremy (NEW) def. Bal, Cornelis/Lumezanu, Vlad (NGCSU) 8-6
3. Mattos, Lucas/Sobrinho, Felipe (NEW) def. No Player/No Player (NGCSU), by default