WISE, Va. – The Newberry College men's tennis team earned their first win of the season against UVA-Wise on Monday afternoon.
 
The Wolves were back to full strength, playing all nine matches for the first time since their 6-1 loss to Southern Wesleyan on Feb. 6.
 
Newberry started out strong in doubles play and grabbed wins on all three courts. All three pairings were playing with new partners, but the Wolves wasted no time building chemistry on the doubles courts. Senior Ignacio Garcia de Sola and sophomore Marcel Schomburg won 6-2 at first doubles, junior Stratas Anastopoulo and junior Luke Layton won 6-3 at second doubles, and freshman Enzo Blavignat and junior Adam Black won 6-0 at third doubles.
 
Blavignat kept the momentum going by winning at first singles in three sets. Schomburg won his second singles match 6-1, 6-0. Garcia de Sola and Anastopoulo also won 6-1, 6-0 at third and fourth singles respectively. Layton won his match 8-3 at sixth singles for his first win of the season. Black lost at fourth singles, but the Wolves had already claimed victory in Virginia.
 
FAST FACTS

• Schomburg is 3-2 at second singles this season. Garcia de Sola is 3-2 at second singles. The German-Spanish connection teamed up in their first #1 doubles match of the season and earned a win.
• The Wolves won 36-39 (.92%) of the games played across second, third, and fourth singles.
• Monday marked the first time all season the Wolves swept doubles play.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
Newberry (1-5, 1-2 SAC) hosts Mars Hill (0-5, 0-4 SAC) on Wednesday, Mar. 10 at 2 p.m. in Newberry.