GAFFNEY, S.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis team (10-12, 1-7 SAC) fell on the road to the Limestone Saints by a final score of 5-2 on Saturday.

The Saints would strike first in doubles play by claiming the No. 2 doubles position, but Mateo Bivol (Bordeaux, France) and Leo Zancheta (Assis, Brazil) were able to take care of business with a 6-4 victory at the top doubles position. With the doubles point on the line, Enzo Blavignat (Bordeaux, France) and Stratas Anastopoulo (Charleston, S.C.) were able to put together a strong performance to apply pressure, but the Saints were able to just hold them off to claim the No. 3 doubles match by a score of 6-4, taking the doubles point.

The Saints were able to extend their lead to 2-0 in singles play by taking the No. 6 singles position, but Bivol would continue his impressive true campaign with a 6-1 6-3 win at the top singles position. However, Limestone was able to secure victories at the No. 2 and No. 4 singles positions to clinch the match. With the match decided, the remaining singles matches would play eight-game pro-sets in lieu of full matches, but they would prove to be very competitive. Anastopoulo was able to go blow-for-blow with his opponent before ultimately falling by a narrow margin of 8-6, but Blavignat forced a tiebreaker and secured a 9-8 victory at the No. 5 singles position to close out the match on a positive note. 

The Wolves return to action on Tuesday, April 5 when they host the Carson-Newman Eagles at the Oakland Tennis Center with the first serve scheduled for 10:30 a.m.