ANDERSON, S.C. – The Anderson University men's tennis team bounced back after suffering a South Atlantic loss on Thursday beating Peach Belt opponent Young Harris; 6-3 on Saturday afternoon at the AU Tennis Complex.

With the win, Anderson improves to 5-2 overall while Young Harris falls to 2-2 overall on the young season.

Anderson swept the doubles portion to take an early 3-0 advantage. Playing in the No. 1 position, Nicolas Ascarrunz and Jeffrey Dayton (AU) defeated Alex Pavel and Raul Quevedo (YHC), 8-2 while Ignacio Bidegain and Preston Morpeth (AU) won over Mateo Besada and Tim Fleerkemp (YHC), 8-3, at the No. 2 slot. In the No. 3 spot, Juan Carracedo and Jerry Price (AU) fended off Jan-Niklas Graetz and Javier Villar (YHC), 8-5 to earn the third point in the doubles portion.

In the singles action, Ascarrunz, Bidegain and Dayton each earned a point to set the final score at 6-3.

Anderson returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Conference Carolinas opponent Southern Wesleyan. First serve is slated for 3:30 p.m.

Anderson University 6, Young Harris 3

Singles competition

1. Nicolas Ascarrunz (AU) def. Daniel Tiboldi (YHC) 6-3, 6-2

2. Ignacio Bidegain (AU) def. Alex Pavel (YHC) 6-1, 6-4

3. Mateo Besada (YHC) def. Juan Carracedo (AU) 4-6, 6-1, 10-6

4. Jeffrey Dayton (AU) def. Tim Fleerkemp (YHC) 6-3, 6-3

5. Raul Quevedo (YHC) def. Ramiro Urreta (AU) 6-3, 6-2

6. Javier Villar (YHC) def. Preston Morpeth (AU) 9-7

Doubles competition

1. Nicolas Ascarrunz/Jeffrey Dayton (AU) def. Alex Pavel/Raul Quevedo (YHC) 8-2

2. Ignacio Bidegain/Preston Morpeth (AU) def. Mateo Besada/Tim Fleerkemp (YHC) 8-3

3. Juan Carracedo/Jerry Price (AU) def. Jan-Niklas Graetz/Javier Villar (YHC) 8-5

Match Notes:

Young Harris 2-2

Anderson University 5-2