NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Anderson University men's tennis team fell to Newberry, 5-1, in the South Atlantic Conference quarterfinal match on Wednesday afternoon at the Oakland Tennis Center.

The Trojans finish the season 12-9 overall while the Wolves move to 22-6 on the year.

The Black and Gold earned the first and their only point of the match on Ignacio Bidegain and Preston Morpeth win over Jose Navarro and Alex Amble, 8-2. Newberry claimed a point from the No. 1 and No. 2 flights to take the 2-1 advantage heading into singles play.

The Wolves were able to capture the three necessary points to clinch the match and move on to the semifinal round in Cayce, S.C.

#24 Newberry 5, #30 Anderson University 1

Singles competition

1. Edison Ambarzumjan (NBY) vs. Ignacio Bidegain (AUM) 3-6, 7-6, 2-5, unfinished

2. Jose Navarro (NBY) def. Jeffrey Dayton (AUM) 6-7, 6-2, 7-6

3. Nikhil Mannepalli (NBY) vs. Tomas Depiaggio (AUM) 2-6, 6-3, 3-4, unfinished

4. Angel Pizarro (NBY) vs. Preston Morpeth (AUM) 6-3, 5-7, 5-1, unfinished

5. Jordan Monosky (NBY) def. Simon Wilson (AUM) 6-4, 6-0

6. Alex Amble (NBY) def. Hufelder Duarte (AUM) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition

1. Edison Ambarzumjan/Jordan Monosky (NBY) def. Tomas Depiaggio/Hufelder Duarte (AUM) 8-2

2. Nikhil Mannepalli/Angel Pizarro (NBY) def. Jeffrey Dayton/Simon Wilson (AUM) 8-3

3. Ignacio Bidegain/Preston Morpeth (AUM) def. Jose Navarro/Alex Amble (NBY) 8-2

Match Notes:

Anderson University 12-9, 6-5 SAC; National ranking #30

Newberry 22-6, 7-3 SAC; National ranking #24

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,6,2)