Men's Tennis Closes Out Fall Schedule With Loss to Wingate

SALISBURY, NC -- Catawba dropped an 8-1 non-conference decision to visiting Wingate in men’s tennis action on Wednesday afternoon at the Johnson Tennis Center.  The Bulldogs win their opener, while the Catawba Indians fall to 3-2. 

Catawba’s lone point came at #3 doubles where Jess Goodall (Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA/Northcliff) and Matthew Nicholson (Chawara, ZIMBABWE/Lomabundi) teamed for an 8-6 win.

MEN’S MATCH RESULTS
WINGATE 8, CATAWBA 1
Singles competition
Singles
#1 Diego Martinez (W) d. Alex Macdonald  6-2, 6-1
#2 Roberto Hennis (W) d. Jess Goodall 6-1, 6-4
#3 Kennedy Cancelado (W) d. Pierce Hoover  6-1, 6-2
#4 Sebastian Hall (W) d. Mitchell McDonald 6-3, 6-4
#5 Josh Eardley (W) d. Matthew Nicholson 6-4, 6-3
#6 Westin Bennett (W) d. Jack Mordey 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
#1 Martinez/Hennis (W) d. Macdonald/Mordey 8-4
#2 Cancelado/Hall (W) d. Hoover/McDonald 9-8 (11-9)
#3 Goodall/Nicholson (C) d. Eardley/Bennett 8-6
RECORDS: Catawba 3-2; Wingate 1-0