Sumter, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Men's and Women's Tennis Teams had an outstanding performance at the 2017 ITA Southeast Regional Championships this past weekend at the Palmetto Tennis Center.

The women's team earned 19 victories, up from nine last year while the squad had its first-ever main draw final in junior Marta Escanero Funes (Guardamar del Segura, SPAIN) and freshman Lucy Whelan (Aberdeen, SCOTLAND).

On the men's side, junior Alex Crespo Sanchez (Valencia, SPAIN) advanced to the finals for the Bears.

The Lenoir-Rhyne Tennis Teams next compete in the Belmont Abbey Invitational on Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14, in Belmont, N.C.

2017 ITA NCAA Division II
Southeast Regionals
Sumter, S.C. – Palmetto Tennis Center
Thursday, September 28 – Sunday, October 1

LENOIR-RHYNE'S RESULTS
Men - Singles
Tomas Hons – Division A – 1-2 (Round of 16 consolation)
Tales Miranda – Division A – 3-1 (Quarterfinals consolation)
Shane O'Dea – Division B – 2-1 (Quarterfinals consolation)
Alex Crespo Sanchez – Division B – 2-2 (Finals consolation)

Men – Doubles
Crespo Sanchez/Miranda – Division B – 3-1 (Semifinals)

Women – Singles
Iulia Ponomareva – Division A – 1-1 (Round of 32)
Sara Kalkenova – Division A – 1-1 (Round of 32)
Marta Escanero Funes – Division A – 2-2 (Quarterfinals consolation)
Lucy Whelan – Division B – 1-1 (Round of 32)

Women – Doubles
Ponomareva/Kalkenova – Division A – 0-1 (Round of 32)
Escanero Funes/Whelan – Division B – 3-1 (Finals)