HARTSVILLE, S.C. – With the SAC Championship lurking just around the corner, The No. 30th ranked Anderson University men's tennis team picked up a huge win over conference foe Coker, 5-4 on Saturday afternoon at the Coker Tennis Courts.
With the win, the Trojans improve to 12-8 overall and 6-4 in SAC play while the Cobras drop to 11-10 overall and 4-6 in conference action.
Coker claimed a 2-1 advantage in the doubles portion with AU's Ignacio Bidegain and Preston Morpeth defeating Felix Schweyer and Dominic Allan, 8-4, for Anderson's lone doubles point.
Anderson regrouped in singles action winning 4-of-6 matches to set the final at 5-4.
With the win, the Trojans finish the regular season in 5th place.
Anderson will begin SAC Championship action as they travel to the #4 seeded Newberry Wolves on Wednesday.
Anderson University 5, Coker College 4
Singles competition
1. Ignacio Bidegain (AUM) def. Mark Watt (COKERM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
2. Hunter Horton (COKERM) def. Jeffrey Dayton (AUM) 7-5, 6-3
3. Tomas Depiaggio (AUM) def. Felix Schweyer (COKERM) 6-0, 6-4
4. Preston Morpeth (AUM) def. Henrik Hellbe (COKERM) 7-6, 6-2
5. Justus Lehman (COKERM) def. Simon Wilson (AUM) 6-3, 6-1
6. Hufelder Duarte (AUM) def. Dominic Allan (COKERM) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Mark Watt/Henrik Hellbe (COKERM) def. Tomas Depiaggio/Hufelder Duarte (AUM) 8-7
2. Hunter Horton/Justus Lehman (COKERM) def. Simon Wilson/Hank Sartain (AUM) 8-6
3. Ignacio Bidegain/Preston Morpeth (AUM) def. Felix Schweyer/Dominic Allan (COKERM) 8-4
Match Notes:
Anderson University 12-8, 6-4 SAC
Coker College 11-10, 4-6 SAC
T-4:00 A-178
