NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis team defeated Wingate University, 7-2, in South Atlantic Conference action here Wednesday.

The Indians pick up their first SAC win of the spring and move to 3-6 overall and 1-1 in the league. Wingate drops to 3-11 overall and 0-4 in the SAC.

Jeremy Smith (Durban, South Africa) won both of his matches for the Indians, as he defeated Jose Valarezo, 6-3, 6-2 in No. 3 singles and teamed up with Daryl Van Vuuren (Durban, South Africa) for an 8-6 win over Hendrik Ternieden and Brendan Molan in No. 1 doubles.

Smith, Scott Gates (Atlanta, Ga.), Lucas Mattos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Felipe Sobrinho (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) have each recorded two consecutive singles wins.

In No.1 singles, Maxim Sukharev (Vilnius, Lithuania) came back from being down a set and 0-5 in the second set to defeat Brandon Thornton, 2-6, 7-5, 4-1, with Thornton retiring in the third set.

The Indians hit the road for two SAC matches this weekend, with the first coming at 2 p.m. Friday against Carson-Newman. Newberry plays at 11 a.m. Saturday at Tusculum.

Singles competition
1. Maxim Sukharev (NEW) def. Brandon Thornton (WU) 2-6, 7-5, 4-1, retired
2. Hendrik Ternieden (WU) def. Daryl Van Vuuren (NEW) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. Jeremy Smith (NEW) def. Jose Valarezo (WU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Felipe Sobrinho (NEW) def. Luis Ortiz (WU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Lucas Mattos (NEW) def. Brendan Molan (WU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Scott Gates (NEW) def. Kyle Harding (WU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Daryl Van Vuuren/Jeremy Smith (NEW) def. Hendrik Ternieden/Brendan Molan (WU) 8-6
2. Maxim Sukharev/Felipe Sobrinho (NEW) def. Jose Valarezo/Kyle Harding (WU) 8-3
3. Brandon Thornton/Luis Ortiz (WU) def. Scott Gates/Mikael Jurkovic (NEW) 8-5