ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson University men's tennis team continued its solid play defeating South Atlantic Conference opponent Carson-Newman, 6-3, on Tuesday afternoon at the AU Tennis Complex.

The victory moves the Trojans to 11-4 overall and 5-1 in conference action while the Eagles fall to 2-10 overall and 0-6 in SAC play.

Fighting back from a 2-1 deficit after the doubles portion, the Trojans earned five out of six singles points to win their sixth match in a row.

Doubles tandem Ignacio Bidegain and Preston Morpeth picked up the doubles point while also winning their singles match at the No. 1 and No. 4 spot, respectively. Sophomore Jeffrey Dayton and juniors Tomas Depiaggio and Hufelder Duarte won each won to set the final score at 6-3.

Anderson will travel to SAC opponent Catawba on tomorrow. First-serve is slated for 1 p.m.

#23 Anderson University 6, Carson-Newman 3

Singles competition

1. Ignacio Bidegain (AUM) def. Gabriel Dabdab (C-N) 6-2, 6-2

2. Jeffrey Dayton (AUM) def. Rodolfo Schwarz (C-N) 6-7, 6-1, 6-1

3. Tomas Depiaggio (AUM) def. Marc Bantel (C-N) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1

4. Preston Morpeth (AUM) def. Taylor Barie (C-N) 6-3, 6-3

5. Kevin Mendes (C-N) def. Simon Wilson (AUM) 6-2, 6-3

6. Hufelder Duarte (AUM) def. Jesus Bacete (C-N) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Rodolfo Schwarz/Kevin Mendes (C-N) def. Tomas Depiaggio/Hufelder Duarte (AUM) 8-4

2. Gabriel Dabdab/Jesus Bacete (C-N) def. Jeffrey Dayton/Hank Sartain (AUM) 8-5

3. Ignacio Bidegain/Preston Morpeth (AUM) def. Marc Bantel/Taylor Barie (C-N) 8-6

Match Notes:

Carson-Newman (2-10, 0-6 SAC)

Anderson University (11-4, 5-1 SAC); National ranking #23