Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Men's Tennis Team (1-1) lost to the No. 1-ranked team in NAIA, Georgia Gwinnett (1-0), by a 9-0 score Sunday afternoon at the Lake Hickory Country Club.

The Grizzlies have won 56 straight matches and are the four-time defending NAIA National Champions.

Lenoir-Rhyne hosts Johnson C. Smith (9:00 a.m.) and Brevard (4:00 p.m.) on Saturday, September 23, at Hickory High School while Georgia Gwinnett hosts Tusculum on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.

Collegiate Men's Tennis Final
#1 Georgia Gwinnett 9, Lenoir-Rhyne 0
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Hickory, N.C. (Lake Hickory Country Club)

Singles competition:
1. Kevin Konfederak (GGC) def. Tales Miranda (LR), 6-4, 6-0
2. Gilad Berman (GGC) def. Tomas Hons (LR), 6-2, 6-2
3. Federico Herrera Duran (GGC) def. Shane O'Dea (LR), 6-3, 6-3
4. Mika Kosonen (GGC) def. Alex Ayguavives (LR), 6-0, 6-0
5. Gregor Hutterer (GGC) def. Alex Crespo Sanchez (LR), 6-2, 6-2
6. Patrik Hartmeier (GGC) def. Paul Lenz (LR), 6-2, 7-5

Doubles competition:
1. Kevin Konfederak/Gilad Berman (GGC) def. Tomas Hons/Shane O'Dea (LR), 8-2
2. Mika Kosonen/Federico Herrera Duran (GGC) def. Alex Crespo Sanchez/Tales Miranda (LR), 8-4
3. Gregor Hutterer/Sergio Valinotti (GGC) def. Paul Lenz/William Hewett (LR), 8-1

Records:  Georgia Gwinnett (1-0), Lenoir-Rhyne (1-1)