Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Tennis Team (10-7, 3-4) returned to South Atlantic Conference action Saturday afternoon with a 6-3 victory over Coker (3-8, 1-5) at Hickory High School.

Three players for the Bears – sophomores Hamed Gandouz (Hammam Sousse, TUNISIA) and Alex Crespo Sanchez (Valencia, SPAIN) and junior Tomas Hons (Valasske Mezirici, CZECH REPUBLIC) – all won at singles and doubles on the day.

In addition, the Bears won their third straight match with the victory over the Cobras.

Lenoir-Rhyne hosts Wingate on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., in a South Atlantic Conference game.  Coker hosts Lincoln Memorial Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m.

NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Final
Lenoir-Rhyne 6, Coker 3
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Hickory, N.C. (Hickory High School)

Singles competition:
1. Hamed Gandouz (LR) def. Mark Watt (COKER), 6-0, 6-3
2. Tomas Hons (LR) def. Henrik Hellbe (COKER), 6-0, 6-1
3. Felix Schweyer (COKER) def. Shane O'Dea (LR), 3-6, 6-3, 10-3
4. Hunter Horton (COKER) def. Alex Ayguavives (LR), 6-2, 7-6
5. Simon Bergbom (COKER) def. Tales Miranda (LR), 8-5
6. Alex Crespo Sanchez (LR) def. Dominic Allan (COKER), 8-3

Doubles competition:
1. Tomas Hons/Shane O'Dea (LR) def. Felix Schweyer/Simon Bergbom (COKER), 8-5
2. Hamed Gandouz/Alex Ayguavives (LR) def. Henrik Hellbe/Hunter Horton (COKER), 8-6
3. Alex Crespo Sanchez/Tales Miranda (LR) def. Mark Watt/Dominic Allan (COKER), 8-2

Records:  Coker (3-8, 1-5 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (10-7, 3-4 SAC)