Hickory, N.C. - The Coker College Men's Tennis Team (6-8) beat Lenoir-Rhyne University (1-11), 6-3, Monday afternoon at Hickory High School. Freshman Tommy Brennan (Miami, Fla.) and junior Aroon Khatter (Pune, INDIA) led the Bears with victories at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, and No. 1 doubles.
Brennan downed Leonardo Lima (Sao Paulo, BRAZIL) at first singles, 6-0 and 1-0 (won by default), and was joined at first doubles by Khatter to defeat James Corfield (Auckland, NEW ZEALAND) and Guillermo Aylon (Zaragoza, SPAIN), 8-3.
Khatter also defeated Coker's Manel Estruga (Barcelona, SPAIN) by a score of 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 at No. 2 singles.
Lenoir-Rhyne plays a make-up match at Belmont Abbey on Friday beginning at 3:00 p.m., in Belmont, N.C.
L-R returns to South Atlantic Conference action on Saturday when it hosts Lincoln Memorial beginning at 1:00 p.m., at Hickory High School.
Coker 6, Lenoir-Rhyne 3
April 4, 2011
Hickory, N.C.
Hickory High School
Singles
1. Tommy Brennan (L-R) def. Leonardo Lima (COKER), 6-0, 1-0 (won by default)
2. Aroon Khatter (L-R) def. Manel Estruga (COKER), 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
3. Guillermo Aylon (COKER) def. Graydon Dunn (L-R), 6-3, 7-5
4. Tycho Lamberigts (COKER) def. David Jackson (L-R), 6-3, 7-5
5. Ricardo Perez (COKER) def. Nate Summer (L-R), 6-2, 6-0
6. Evan Schreiner (COKER) def. Matt Gaines (L-R), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
1. Tommy Brennan/Aroon Khatter (L-R) def. James Corfield/Guillermo Aylon (COKER), 8-3
2. Leonardo Lima/Tycho Lamberigts (COKER) def. Robby Blackburn/Matt Gaines (L-R), 8-4
3. Juan Vallejo-Gonzale/Manel Estruga (COKER) def. Nathan Helms/Nate Summer (L-R), 8-5
Records: Coker (6-8), Lenoir-Rhyne (1-11)