Lawrenceville, GA – The 19^th-ranked UC men's tennis team won two doubles and four singles matches to defeat (RV) Olivet Nazarene 6-2 Tuesday morning.  With the win the Patriots improve to 4-3, while the Tigers move to 3-4.  

The Patriots struck first as Martin Barbier teamed with Eric Banoub for an 8-3 win over Francisco Faria and Jose Castro at #1 doubles.  With the win the duo improves to 5-2 on the season.  UC extended their lead as Aatu Merenheimo and Luis Montull posted an 8-6 win at #2 doubles.  Olivet cut the lead to 2-1 with an 8-3 win at #3 doubles.

Cumberlands pushed their lead back to two points as Barbier post a 6-1, 6-1 win over Jose Castro at #1 singles.  Luis Montull and Sjoerd Nijssen recorded straight sets wins at #3 and #6 singles to clinch the match for the Patriots and extend their lead to 5-1.  The Tigers earned the point at #4 singles, before Merenheimo defeated Faria 7-6, 7-6 at #2 singles to give UC a 6-2 lead.  Eric Banoub faced Tyler Cannon at #5 singles, however their match was halted.

The Patriots will return to the court Wednesday, March 20, as they host Lindsey Wilson in their Mid-South Conference opener.  The match is slated for 1 p.m. at the UC Tennis Complex.

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