ANDERSON, S.C. - Despite cold, blustery conditions, the Anderson men's tennis team won its second straight South Atlantic Conference match in a row, 8-1, against Brevard Thursday evening at the AU Tennis Complex.

With the victory, the Trojans improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the SAC while Brevard falls to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

Anderson quickly gained a 5-0 advantage with the help of a walkover in the doubles portion and in singles play. At No.1 doubles, Mateo Rivas and Aljaz Cajzek earned an 8-6 defeat over David Taggart and Tom Mittring. Tandem Paul Michael Calhoun and Inaki Iriberri made quick work of Tim Hengst and Chris Plasa defeating the Brevard duo, 8-1, at the No. 2 spot.

The Black and Gold rolled in the singles portion with only Cajzek losing a tough battle, (7-6, 6-3) at the No. 1 postion. Seniors Inaki Iriberri and Rivas improve to 4-1 while junior Juan Carracedo is 3-1 on the young season as he works his way back to full strength.

Anderson begins a two match road swing they play SAC opponents Catawba on Saturday and Queens on Sunday. Both matches are slated to begin at 1 p.m.

Anderson 8, Brevard 1
Singles competition
1. David Taggart (BREVARD) def. Aljaz Cajzek (AU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Mateo Rivas (AU) def. Tom Mittring (BREVARD) 6-4, 6-3
3. Paul Michael Calhoun (AU) def. Tim Hengst (BREVARD) 6-2, 6-3
4. Inaki Iriberri (AU) def. Chris Plasa (BREVARD) 6-1, 6-1
5. Juan Carracedo (AU) def. Don Taylor (BREVARD) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ramiro Urreta (AU) def. No player (BREVARD), by walkover
Doubles competition
1. M. Rivas/A. Cajzek (AU) def. D. Taggart/T. Mittring (BREVARD) 8-6
2. P. M. Calhoun/I. Iriberri (AU) def. T. Hengst/C. Plasa (BREVARD) 8-1
3. D. Mostellar/R. Urreta (AU) def. No player (BREVARD), by walkover