AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta University men's tennis squad won a 5-2 non-conference match over the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters on Sunday at Newman Tennis Center.
The match moved AU to 3-4, while the LMU Railsplitters are now 1-8.
AU sophomore Ricard Rubio won 7-5, 6-2 at the No. 1 slot, before sophomore Gaspard Mathieu won a perfect 6-0, 6-0 match at the No. 2 slot.. The Railsplitters took the next two singles matches, before Jags freshman Herick Isago and sophomore Alvaro Querida delivered wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
Augusta won two doubles matches to get a 5-2 victory. AU is set to host the Emmanuel College Lions on Friday March 6th at 2:00pm in a Peach Belt Conference match at Newman Tennis Center.
Tennis Match Results
LMU vs Augusta University
March 1st, 2020 at Augusta, Ga.
(Newman Tennis Center)
Augusta University 5, LMU 2
Singles competition
1. Ricard Rubio (AU) def. Iker Moure 7-5, 6-2
2. Gaspard Mathieu (AU) def. Fabian Sjokvist 6-0, 6-0
3. Xavier Mrati def. Lucas Bolle (AU) 6-1, 1-0
4. Sebastian Colla def. Martin Hurtado (AU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
5. Herick Isago (AU) def. Jake Tuchmann 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
6. Alvaro Quereda (AU) def. Nic Goslar 7-5, 0-6, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Alvaro Quereda / Ricard Rubio (AU) def. Iker Moure / Sebastian Colla 6-2
2. Martin Hurtado / Gaspard Mathieu (AU) def. Jake Tuchmann / Fabian Sjokvist 6-1
3. Nic Goslar / Xavier Mrati def. Kevin Corenstein / Herick Isago (AU) 6-1
Match Notes:
LMU 1-8
Augusta University 3-4
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