HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis team (8-10, 0-5 SAC) earned a 6-1 victory over the LeTourneau Yellow Jackets on Thursday at the PTR Spring Tennis Fest.

The Yellow Jackets came out strong in doubles play by taking the No. 3 doubles match against Adam Black (Saluda, S.C.) and Luke Layton (Columbia, S.C.). The Wolves were able to respond by Enzo Blavignat (Bordeaux, France) and Stratas Anastopoulo (Charleston, S.C.) earning a tough 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles. However, despite a tightly contested match, the Yellow Jackets were able to secure the doubles point by taking the No. 1 doubles position by a score of 7-5.

LeTourneau may have won the doubles point, but it was all Newberry throughout singles play as the Wolves came out on top in all six singles matches. Mateo Bivol (Bordeaux, France) got things started by continuing his outstanding freshman season with a dominant 6-1 6-1 win at the top singles position, and Lawrence Friedland (Cary, N.C.) was not far behind, putting the Wolves up 2-1 with a 6-1 6-2 win at No. 3 singles. Blavignat was able to continue the strong singles play with a 6-4 6-1 victory at No. 4 singles, and then the senior captain, Anastopoulo, was able to clinch the match overall with a 7-5 6-1 win at No. 2 singles. Leo Zancheta (Assis, Brazil) and Layton then completed the sweep of singles play with respective wins of 9-8 (8-6) and 6-3 3-6 [10-6] to round out the 6-1 Newberry win over LeTourneau.

The Wolves are set to finish off their trip to the PTR Spring Tennis Fest on Friday, March 18 when they take on Shepherd with the first serve scheduled for 9 a.m.