Mars Hill, N.C. – The Anderson University men's tennis team opened its 2021 season with a road South Atlantic Conference win over opponent Mars Hill, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon at Hart Tennis Complex. The Trojans improve to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in conference action, while the Lions drop to 0-2 and 0-1 in SAC play.

"I am very proud of winning on the road this week," said the Director of Tennis Joey Eskridge. "Mars Hill is never an easy place to play because of conditions but we took care of business and got the job done."

"It is always great to get a road win in conference," added Eskridge.

Anderson earned the first point of the match, winning the coveted doubles point. Snow and Wilson won 6-1, while Cruz Moncada and Pudney battled to a 7-5 victory. AU's Kush and Cabo grinded out a 7-6 victory.

The Trojans won five out of the six matches in the singles portion, with Snow losing the only point in a three-set thriller.

Anderson opens its home slate when it host Tusculum on Saturday. First-serve is scheduled for 2 pm.

Anderson University 6, Mars Hill 1

Singles competition

1. Juan Cruz Moncada (AU) def. Rodrigo Ramos (MHUM) 7-5, 7-5 
2. Adam Kush (AU) def. Faris Hadzisadikovic (MHUM) 6-2, 6-4 
3. Marcos Fernandez (MHUM) def. Spencer Snow (AU) 7-5, 1-6, 10-5
4. Thomas Pudney (AU) def. Leo Barnardes (MHUM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Aaron Cabo (AU) def. Youssef Ardouni (MHUM) 8-6
6. Lorenzo Martinetti (AU) def. Tom Farman (MHUM) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Juan Cruz Moncada/Thomas Pudney (AU) def. Rodrigo Ramos/Marcos Fernandez (MHUM) 7-5
2. Adam Kush/Aaron Cabo (AU) def. Youssef Ardouni and Faris Hadzisadikovic (MHUM) 7-6
3. Spencer Snow/Simon Wilson (AU) def. Leo Barnardes and Tom Farman (MHUM) 6-1

Match Notes:
Anderson University 1-0, 1-0 SAC
Mars Hill 0-2, 0-1 SAC