ANDERSON, S.C. - Anderson University men's tennis was defeated by No. 5 seed Newberry at the South Atlantic Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon, 5-2, to end the Trojans 2016 campaign.
The Trojans finish the year with a 13-7 overall record while Newberry improves to 19-5 moving on to face No. 1 seed Tusculum at 1 p.m. on Friday.
Newberry jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the doubles portion with the Wolves tandem of Fernado Espana and Fernando Tous earning the first point, defeating Aljaz Cajzek and Mateo Rivas, 8-2, at the No. 1 position. Newberry earned point number two with duo Richard Zeh and Logan Adkins winning, 8-5, over Juan Carracedo and Inaki Iriberri at the No. 3 spot. Trojan pairing Nicolas Ascarrunz and Paul Michael Calhoun battled hard but fell, 9-8, to Gustavo D'Ascenzi and Guillermo Ortega at the No. 2 flight.
In singles action, Iriberri defeated Angel Pizarro, 7-5, 6-2, to earn Anderson's first point of the match at the No. 5 spot to keep the Trojans alive. Newberry earned its fourth point of the day at the No. 3 flight with Jordan Monosky defeated Ascarrunz, 6-1, 6-4. Trojan senior Calhoun picked up Anderson's second point by defeating Richard Zeh, 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 6 spot, giving the Black and Gold a chance with three matches to play. However, playing in the No. 1 spot, end Espana ended the match by defeating Cajzek, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 earning the fifth and final point needed to move on to the semi-finals.
No. 5 Newberry 5, No. 4 Anderson 2
Singles competition
1. Fernando Espana (NBY) def. Aljaz Cajzek (AU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
2. Mateo Rivas (AU) vs. Fernando Tous (NBY) 6-4, 5-6, unfinished
3. Jordan Monosky (NBY) def. Nicolas Ascarrunz (AU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Juan Carracedo (AU) vs. Jacob Svantesson (NBY) 7-5, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
5. Inaki Iriberri (AU) def. Angel Pizarro (NBY) 7-5, 6-2
6. Paul Michael Calhoun (AU) def. Logan Adkins (NBY) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Fernando Espana/Fernando Tous (NBY) def. Aljaz Cajzek/Mateo Rivas (AU) 8-2
2. Jordan Monosky/Jacob Svantesson (NBY) def. Ascarrunz/Calhoun (AU) 9-8 (9-7)
3. Richard Zeh/Logan Adkins (NBY) def. Juan Carracedo/Inaki Iriberri (AU) 8-5
