HARROGATE, TENN. – Anderson men's tennis (8-4, 1-2 SAC) suffered their second loss of their conference schedule on Saturday afternoon against the 22nd-ranked Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (12-1, 1-0 SAC) by a 4-0 score.

LMU got on the board first in doubles by taking a tight point. AU's No. 2 team of Mathis Collignon and Sky Thavornchaisophon scored a solid 6-2 win in their match, but the Railsplitters notched victories at the other two positions.

In singles, the Trojans fought hard but Lincoln Memorial was just too much. Junior Hampton Goldman returned to the singles lineup after a two-match absence, but was defeated at the No. 6 spot. When LMU had clinched the match with a trio of wins, Wynn Shioi, Vicent Mico, and Sky Thavornchaisophon were all locked in third-set battles, but those matches went unfinished.

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AU returns home to tangle with the Tusculum Pioneers on Thursday, March 6th at approximately 2:30 p.m. at the Trojan Tennis Complex. The men's match will begin about 30 minutes following the completion of the women's match. Last season Tusculum defeated the Trojans 6-1 in Greeneville, Tennessee.

#22 Lincoln Memorial 4, Anderson 0

Singles results:

1. Alexandru Giurea (LMU) def. Mathis Collignon (AU) 6-3, 6-2

2. Wynn Shioi (AU) vs. Radu Florea (LMU) 5-7, 6-3, 4-3 unf.

3. Vicent Mico (AU) vs. Harper Mills (LMU) 5-7, 6-0, 1-1 unf.

4. Sky Thavornchaisophon (AU) vs. Kai Miyatake (LMU) 5-7, 6-3, 0-0 unf.

5. Sergio Sebastian Aranzeta Boneta (LMU) def. Poojith Reddy (AU) 6-4, 7-5 

6. Ethan Hirons (LMU) def. Hampton Goldman (AU) 6-0, 6-1

Order of Finish: 6, 1, 5

Doubles results:

1. Alexandru Giurea/Hugo Ruiz Espejo (LMU) def. Jackson Lucas/Wynn Shioi (AU) 7-5

2. Mathis Collignon/Sky Thavornchaisophon (AU) def. Sergio Sebastian Aranzeta Boneta/Harper Mills (LMU) 6-2

3. Radu Florea/Ethan Hirons (LMU) def. Patrick Cronin/Vicent Mico (AU) 6-3

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Match Notes:

Anderson 8-3, 1-1 SAC

#22 Lincoln Memorial 12-1, 1-0 SAC

T - 2:44

Att: 45

Written by AU student-athlete Drew Cagle