Presbyterian Wins 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men’s Tennis Title

MARS HILL, NC - Top-seeded Presbyterian College defeated No 2 seed Tusculum College, 5-0 to win the 2007 Food Lion SAC Tournament Crown. The event was played at the Hart Tennis Complex on the campus of Mars Hill College. Michael Nicol was named the SAC Tournament Most Valuable Player. PC improved to 17-5 on the season while the Pioneers fell to 15-6 on the season.

PC swept doubles play after first team All-SAC pick Aaron Chapman (Mount Pleasant, Australia) and Matthew Martin (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) defeated Second team All-SAC member Carlos Garcia (Caracas, Venezuela) and Sergio Espinosa (Caracas, Venezuela), 8-5. Zach Glankler (Highland Village, TX) and Andrew Lee (Myrtle Beach, SC) beat Leo Guaycurus (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Henrique Rodrigues (Salvador-Bahia, Brazil), 8-6, before Patrick Fediuk (Kimberly, British Columbia, Canada) and Michael Nicol (Spartanburg, SC) completed the doubles sweep with a 9-7 victory over Julien Jacob (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) and Nicolas Bigler (Chernex, Switzerland).

Tournament MVP Michal Nicol receive his award from SAC Commissioner Doug Echols.

Nicol and Lee won their singles matches to seal the win. Nicol defeated Henrique Rodrigues (Salvador-Bahia, Brazil) in straight sets (6-1, 6-3) and then Lee beat Hunter Beal (Heiskell, TN) 6-3, 6-1.

Presbyterian 5, Tusculum 0

Singles
#1 Aaron Chapman (PC) vs. Sergio Espinosa (TC), DNF
#2 Matthew Martin (PC) vs. Nicolas Bigler (TC), DNF
#3 Ruan Olivier (PC) vs. Carlos Garcis (TC), DNF
#4 Michael Nicol (PC) def. Henrique Rodrigues (TC) 6-1, 6-3
#5 Patrick Fediuk (PC) vs. Leo Guaycurus (TC), DNF
#6 Andrew Lee (PC) def. Hunter Beal (TC) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
#1 Chapman/Martin (PC) def. Velazquez Garcia/Espinosa (TC) 8-5
#2 Zach Glankler/Lee (PC) def. Guaycurus/Rodrigues (TC) 8-6
#3 Fediuk/Lee (PC) vs. Julien Jacob/Bigler (TC) 9-7

Final Score: 5-0
Records: Presbyterian (17-5); Tusculum (15-6)