ANDERSON, S.C. -- The Anderson men's tennis team made Senior Day
a success by downing Barton in convincing fashion, 7-2, Saturday
afternoon at the Max Grubbs Tennis Courts. Anderson (11-6, 7-1)
clinched at least the second seed at the conference tournament with
its third straight win, while the Bulldogs fell to 11-5 overall and
5-4 in league action. The Trojans gained an early 2-1 lead by
winning the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles flights, then claimed five of
six singles' matches, with senior Renato Assuncao winning his fifth
consecutive singles' match and the Trojan tandem of Stephane Murray
and Stan Atema claiming their fourth straight on the doubles side.
The Trojans close out the regular season at Francis Marion on
Wednesday before heading to the Conference Carolinas Tournament
that begins on Friday, April 16. Tennis Match Results Barton
College vs Anderson Trojans Apr 10, 2010 at Anderson, S.C. (Max
Grubbs Courts) Anderson Trojans 7, Barton College 2 Singles
competition 1. Stephane Murray (AUM) def. Cesar Grobel (BC) 6-4,
7-5 2. Renato Assuncao (AUM) def. Roman Mendoza (BC) 6-4, 6-4 3.
Matthew Jackman (BC) def. Ilya Zakharov (AUM) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 4. Stan
Atema (AUM) def. Pier-Alexandre Desil (BC) 6-0, 6-1 5. John Karle
(AUM) def. Diego Salinas (BC) 6-0, 6-1 6. Deni Mehagic (AUM) def.
Eduardo Stefani (BC) 6-4, 4-6, 10-4 Doubles competition 1. Cesar
Grobel/Roman Mendoza (BC) def. Renato Assuncao/Ilya Zakharov (AUM)
8-6 2. Stephane Murray/Stan Atema (AUM) def. Matthew
Jackman/Pier-Alexandre Desil (BC) 8-2 3. John Karle/Daniel Gonzalez
(AUM) def. Diego Salinas/Eduardo Stefani (BC) 8-1 Match Notes: