Wingate Gets By Railsplitters 5-4
March 12, 2011
HARROGATE, TN -- The LMU men's tennis team dropped their first South Atlantic Conference match of the season as Wingate picked up the 5-4 win on the LMU tennis courts Saturday afternoon.
LMU falls to 4-4, 1-1 in the SAC with the loss.
LMU's Philipp Hoffmann and Tom Goossens picked up the win at number one doubles while Michael Koenen and Stefan Hall won at number three doubles.
In singles play, Hoffman won at number one and Goossens won at number five.
LMU will host Newberry next Friday.
Tennis Match Results
Wingate vs Lincoln Memorial
Mar 12, 2011 at Harrogate, TN
(LMU Tennis Courts)
#38 Wingate 5, Lincoln Memorial 4
Singles competition
1. Philipp Hoffmann (LMU) def. Matthew Lichtenstein (WIN-M) 6-2, 6-4
2. Andrew Owen (WIN-M) def. Alexey Minevskiy (LMU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Flavio Rathsam (WIN-M) def. Marcelo Alvim (LMU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Braeden Patchell (WIN-M) def. Michael Koenen (LMU) 7-5, 6-3
5. Tom Goossens (LMU) def. Fernando Montemurro (WIN-M) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
6. Greg Machado (WIN-M) def. Stefan Hall (LMU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #29 Philipp Hoffmann/Tom Goossens (LMU) def. Flavio Rathsam/Andrew Owen (WIN-M) 8-4
2. Matthew Lichtenstein/Braeden Patchell (WIN-M) def. Alexey Minevskiy/Marcelo Alvim (LMU) 8-5
3. Michael Koenen/Stefan Hall (LMU) def. Fernando Montemurro/Ryan Forbes (WIN-M) 9-7
Match Notes:
Wingate 8-3, 2-0 SAC; National ranking #38; Regional ranking #11
Lincoln Memorial 4-4, 1-1 SAC; Regional ranking #20
