Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Men's Tennis Team (3-1) swept a pair of matches, 9-0, over Johnson C. Smith and Brevard on Saturday at Hickory High School.

Lenoir-Rhyne will next compete in the 2017 ITA Fall Regionals in Sumter, S.C., from Thursday, September 28, through Sunday, October 1.

NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Final
Lenoir-Rhyne 9, Johnson C. Smith 0
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Hickory, N.C. (Hickory High School)

Singles competition:
1. Tales Miranda (LR) def. Desire Johnson (JSCU), 6-4, 7-6
2. Alex Ayguavives (LR) def. Marlowe Anderson (JSCU), 6-1, 6-0
3. Paul Lenz (LR) def. Cameron Hyman (JSCU), 6-0, 6-0
4. Rory Murchland (LR) def. Gerald Miller (JSCU), 6-0, 6-1
5. William Hewett (LR) def. Anthony Jefferson (JSCU), 6-0, 6-0
6. Camden Tucker (LR) def. Eric Lopez (JSCU), 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition:
1. Tomas Hons/Shane O'Dea (LR) def. Desire Johnson/Marlowe Anderson (JSCU), 8-2
2. Alex Crespo Sanchez/Tales Miranda (LR) def. Cameron Hyman/Anthony Jefferson (JSCU), 8-0
3. Paul Lenz/William Hewett (LR) def. Gerald Miller/Eric Lopez (JSCU), 8-0

Records:  Johnson C. Smith (0-1), Lenoir-Rhyne (2-1)

NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Final
Lenoir-Rhyne 9, Brevard 0
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Hickory, N.C. (Hickory High School)

Singles competition:
1. Shane O'Dea (LR) def. Tom Mittring (BC), 8-5
2. Alex Ayguavives (LR) def. Tim Hengst (BC), 8-4
3. Alex Crespo Sanchez (LR) def. Jaume Reig (BC), 8-0
4. Camden Tucker (LR) def. Nick Schuch (BC), 8-2
5. Paul Lenz (LR) def. No player (BC), by forfeit
6. William Hewett (LR) def. No player (BC), by forfeit

Doubles competition:
1. Tomas Hons/Shane O'Dea (LR) def. Tim Hengst/Tom Mittring (BC), 8-4
2. Rory Murchland/William Hewett (LR) def. Jaume Reig/Nick Schuch (BC), 8-1
3. Camden Tucker/Paul Lenz (LR) def. No player/No player (BC), by forfeit

Records:  Brevard (0-2), Lenoir-Rhyne (3-1)