SALISBURY, N.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis team (11-13, 2-8 SAC) were able to earn a tough 4-3 South Atlantic Conference victory on the road at Catawba on Saturday. 

The Wolves started off hot as Marcel Schomburg (Bingen, Germany) and Lawrence Friedland (Cary, N.C.) were able to pick up a 7-5 victory at the top singles position. Mateo Bivol (Bordeaux, France) and Leo Zancheta (Assis, Brazil) were then able to secure the doubles point with an impressive 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles, but the Wolves were not done yet as Enzo Blavignat (Bordeaux, France) and Stratas Anastopoulo (Charleston, S.C.) were able to pick up a 6-4 win of their own to sweep doubles play.

Zancheta would open up singles play by giving the Wolves a 2-0 lead with a 6-0 6-1 win at No. 6 singles. However, Catawba was able to strike back, tying up the match at 2-2 after earning victories at the No. 2 and No. 4 singles positions. Bivol would then continue his impressive freshman season by answering with a dominant 6-1 6-1 win at the top singles position, and the senior captain Anastopoulo was able to clinch the match overall with a 6-2 6-2 victory in the No. 3 singles match to give the Wolves their second win in league play. 

The Wolves return to action on Monday, April 11 when they travel to take on Mars Hill with the first serve scheduled for 2 p.m.