No. 3 TWU hands men's tennis first AAC defeat

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - The depth of third-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan was too much for Union to overcome, as the Bulldog men's tennis team suffered its first Appalachian Athletic Conference loss of the season by the count of 7-0 Sunday.

Playing against a TWU squad more than two years removed from its last AAC loss, Union looked primed to compete early and nearly stole the doubles point.

Santiago Diaz-Lopez and Harry Jordan earned UC a 6-3 win at No. 3. Luke Geduldt and Sebastiano Zorzi then took Wesleyan's No. 1 team of Nicholas Cortes and Octavio Volpi all the way to a tie-break, but couldn't close the deal, losing 7-6.

Tennessee Wesleyan had an easier time in singles play, winning five of six matches in straight sets. Victor Lopes had the best showing for Union, winning the first set 6-1 before falling 6-3, 6-2 in the final two against Zoilo Rios at No. 3.

Wesleyan and Reinhardt are now tied atop the league standings at 8-0 with Union one match back (4-1) in the loss column.

Union travels to face 14th-ranked Reinhardt at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

DOUBLES

1. Nicholas Cortes and Octavio Volpi (TWU) def. Luke Geduldt and Sebastiano Zorzi 7-6
2. Ruben Busch and Gabriel Ortiz (TWU) def. Kacper Gorecki and Victor Lopes 6-4,
3. Santiago Diaz Lopez and Harry Jordan (UC) def. German Delcanto and Zoilo Rios 6-3

SINGLES

1. Ortiz (TWU) def. Zorzi 6-4, 6-2
2. Cortez (TWU) def. Niccolo Chiriatti 6-2, 6-4
3. Rios (TWU) def. Lopes 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Sabi Roi (TWU) def. Harry Jordan 6-3, 6-4
5. Jesus Fernandez (TWU) def. Henning Ebersohn 6-2, 6-2
6. Volpi (TWU) def. Luke Geduldt 6-4, 7-6