DUE WEST, S.C. -- The Anderson men's tennis team won its second
straight Conference Carolinas road match with a convincing, 8-1,
win past local rival Erskine Tuesday night. With the win Anderson
improved to 10-6 overall and 6-1 in league action, while the Flying
Fleet slipped to 6-4 overall and 2-4 in Conference Carolinas
action. AU's Renato Assuncao, Stephane Murray, Stan Atema and John
Karle all collected two wins on the afternoon, as the Trojans swept
the doubles' action. Assuncao and Ilya Zakharov teamed up to knock
off Erskine's Caleb Barnes and Angelo Ciarrocchi, 8-4, at the No. 1
doubles flight, while the AU tandem of Murray and Atema defeated
EC's Nemanja Brcan and James Hoatson, 8-2, at No. 2. Karle and
Daniel Gonzalez blanked Fabio Ciarrocchi and Vincent Chauvette, at
the No. 3 slot, 8-0. The Trojans closed out by claiming five of the
six singles' matches with Assuncao stretching his win streak to
four matches. Anderson closes out its regular season with a pair of
home matches, as Georgia College and State University visits the
Max Grubbs Courts Thursday and the Trojans celebrate Senior Day
Saturday with Conference Carolinas opponent Barton on campus.
Tennis Match Results Anderson Trojans vs Erskine Apr 06, 2010 at
Due West, C.C. Anderson Trojans 8, Erskine 1 Singles competition 1.
Stephane Murray (AUM) def. Nemanja Brcan (EC) 6-1, 7-6 2. Renato
Assuncao (AUM) def. Caleb Barnes (EC) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 3. Angelo
Ciarrocchi (EC) def. Ilya Zakharov (AUM) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 4. Stan
Atema (AUM) def. Fabio Ciarrocchi (EC) 6-0, 6-0 5. John Karle (AUM)
def. Vincent Chauvette (EC) 6-3, 6-1 6. Deni Mehagic (AUM) def.
Ryan Miller (EC) 6-2, 6-1 Doubles competition 1. Renato
Assuncao/Ilya Zakharov (AUM) def. Caleb Barnes/Angelo Ciarrocchi
(EC) 8-4 2. Stephane Murray/Stan Atema (AUM) def. Nemanja
Brcan/James Hoatson (EC) 8-2 3. John Karle/Daniel Gonzalez (AUM)
def. Fabio Ciarrocchi/Vincent Chauvette (EC) 8-0