Jefferson City, TN – The 18^th-ranked UC men's tennis team swept all three doubles and won four of the first five single matches to notch an 5-2 win over NCAA DII Carson-Newman Wednesday afternoon at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex. With the win the Patriots improve to 9-4 on the season and extends their win streak to five straight matches, marking the longest win streak since 2014.   

Luis Montull and Aatu Merenheimo struck first with a 6-2 win over Rintaro Oka and Victor Ireno at #2 doubles. The tandem of Martin Barbier and Eric Banoub extended their win streak to seven straight matches with a 6-2 win at #1 doubles to clinch the doubles point and give UC a 1-0 lead.  The Patriots completed the doubles sweep though as the duo of Jan Dietrich and Anthony Kwok posted a 6-3 win at #3 doubles.

Cumberlands strong play continued into singles marches as Banoub defeated Marc Bantel 6-1, 7-6 (7-0), to extend the lead to 2-0.  The Eagles (3-14) cut the lead to 2-1 before Kwok and Montull each tallied a straight set wins to clinch the match for UC.  Barbier added an insurance point as he defeated Hernan Toledo 6-4, 6-2 at #1 singles to give Cumberlands a 5-1 advantage.  Carson-Newman added a point at #5 singles for the 5-2 final. 

Barbier and Montull extend their singles win streak to seven straight matches, while Kwok has won five straight.  Cumberlands also improves to 3-0 against NCAA DII opponents this season. 

The Patriots will return to the court Saturday, April 6, when they travel to Portsmouth, OH to face Shawnee State in a Mid-South Conference match.  First serve is set for 1 p.m.

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