NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Limestone College men's tennis team opened the spring season with a 5-4 loss to non-conference opponent Newberry College on Saturday afternoon at Cannon Courts.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Limestone 4, Newberry 5
Records: Limestone (1-2), Newberry (6-2)
Location: Cannon Courts

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Singles

1. Eddie Ambarzumjan def. Federico Garnier 6-4, 7-6
2. Jose Navarro def. Luka Stanec 7-6, 6-1
3. Nikhil Mannepalli def. Domantas Sadauskas 7-6, 6-4
4. Angel Pizarro def. Guillermo Ortega 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
5. Emilio Samhan def. Jordan Monosky 7-5, 6-2
6. Pierluigi Neri def. Alex Amble 6-0, 6-3

Doubles

1. Sadauskas/Garnier def. Ambarzumjan/Navarro 8-2
2. Mannepalli/Pizarro def. Stanec/Samhan 8-3
3. Ortega/Neri def. Monosky/Amble 8-3

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Saints started the match with a 2-1 advantage after winning at the first and third doubles slots. Needing three singles matches to win, Limestone came up just short as the Wolves won four-of-six matches to win the game by an overall score of 5-4.

UP NEXT
The Saints return to the courts Wednesday, Feb. 21 against NCAA Division I opponent Gardner-Webb University. The non-conference match is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Emmie Evans Rector Tennis Center.