TIGERVILLE, S.C. – After sweeping through the doubles round, Anderson University men's tennis continued its winning ways in the singles portion, as the Trojans closed their fall schedule with an 8-1 victory over North Greenville Wednesday afternoon at the Vance Tennis Complex.

With the victory, AU moves to 3-0 on the season while North Greenville falls to 1-2.

Playing at the No. 1 position, freshman Ignacio Bidegain and Jeffrey Dayton defeated Jose Gomez and Dion Nijboer, 8-4, while senior Nicolas Ascarrunz and freshman Preston Morpath won over Edmundo Torres and Alex de la Torre, 8-1. Earning the third point for the Trojans was veterans Juan Carracedo and Ramiro Urreta winning over Austin Schlarb and Lucas Siva, 8-2.

The Black and Gold narrowly missed blanking North Greenville losing the No. 2 slot by a slight margin of 6-4, 7-6(3).

Anderson returns to action when it begins its spring season on Saturday, Feb. 4 when it hosts Columbus State. First serve is slated for 2 p.m.

Anderson University 8, North Greenville 1
Singles competition

1. Ignacio Bidegain (AU) def. Jose Gomez (NG) 6-2, 6-1

2. Dion Nijboer (NG) def. Jeffrey Dayton (AU) 6-4, 7-6, 3-0

3. Nicolas Ascarrunz (AU) def. Alex de la Torre (NG) 6-4, 6-1

4. Juan Carracedo (AU) def. Edmundo Torres (NG) 6-4, 6-0

5. Preston Morpath (AU) def. Austin Schlarb (NG) 6-4, 6-2

6. Ramiro Urreta (AU) def. Lucas Siva (NG) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. I. Bidegain/J. Dayton (AU) def. J. Gomez/D. Nijboer (NG) 8-4

2. N. Ascarrunz/P. Morpath (AU) def. E. Torres/A. de la Torre (NG) 8-1

3. J. Carracedo/R. Urreta (AU) def. A. Schlarb/L. Siva (NG) 8-2