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Men’s Tennis Earn Pair of Wins at Tri-Match in Tigerville

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Newberry, S.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis program earned a pair of 5-0 and 4-0 wins over Mars Hill and North Greenville, respectively, at a tri-match hosted by the Crusaders in Tigerville, S.C. on Saturday. 

Mars Hill: 

In a match against Mars Hill, the Wolves would hit the ground running with the doubles teams of Leo Zancheta/Stratas Anastopoulo and Mateo Bivol/Enzo Blavignat each earning 6-3 wins to clinch the doubles point for the Wolves. 

In singles Bivol would waste no time moving the overall score to 2-0 after taking the No. 1 singles position 6-2 6-2. Anastopoulo would not be far behind as he took the No. 3 position 6-3 6-4. 

Marcel Schomburg and Blavignat would both require a third set in their matches, but they would each earn wins of 6-0 3-6 [10-6] and 6-1 4-6 [10-3], respectively to clinch the match for the Wolves. 

North Greenville: 

The Wolves would once again start out strong with 6-3 and 6-2 wins by the doubles pairings of Bivol/Blavignat and Zancheta/Anastopoulo, respectively, to take the doubles point. 

In singles, Anastopoulo would quickly take the No. 3 position 6-1 6-1, and Zancheta would claim the No. 6 position 6-2 6-1 not long after. Blavignat would secure the win with a 6-4 6-1 victory at the No. 5 position. 

"Two wins are great for the guys," said assistant coach Elias Fernandez. "Today we dominated every court, and getting the doubles was key." 

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