NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis team (10-11, 1-6 SAC) earned their first South Atlantic Conference victory of the season by defeating the Cavaliers of UVA Wise by a score of 7-0 on Friday morning. 

"I am pleased with how we were able to come out and take care of business today," said head coach Mark Gardiner. "The guys really played well today."

The Wolves would come out hot in doubles play with Leo Zancheta (Assis, Brazil) and Mateo Bivol (Bordeaux, France) wasting no time to earn a 6-0 win at the No. 1 doubles position. Luke Layton (Columbia, S.C.) and Adam Black (Saluda, S.C.) were not far behind, securing the doubles point with a 6-0 victory at No. 3 doubles. With the doubles point already in hand, Lawrence Friedland (Cary, N.C.) and Marcel Schomburg (Bingen, Germany) would keep fighting to earn a 6-4 win to complete the sweep of the doubles matches.

The momentum from doubles would carry over into singles play with Stratas Anastopoulo (Charleston, S.C.) and Bivol each coming away with perfect scores of 6-0 6-0 to put the Wolves one win away from clinching the match overall. Zancheta would then answer the call with a 6-0 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles. With the match already decided, the remaining matches would play eight-game pro-sets in lieu of full matches. Schomburg quickly asserted his dominance for a 8-1 win at No. 2 singles, and Enzo Blavignat (Bordeaux, France) would earn an 8-2 victory of his own shortly after at the No. 4 singles position. Layton would then defeat his opponent in the No. 6 singles match by a score of 8-2 to complete the 7-0 sweep of the Cavaliers.

The Wolves return to action on Saturday, April 2 when they travel to take on the Limestone Saints with the first serve scheduled for 1 p.m.