Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Tennis Team (13-6, 4-4) prevailed over Coker (10-9, 3-5) by a 7-2 score in a South Atlantic Conference match Sunday at the YMCA of Catawba Valley.

With the victory, Lenoir-Rhyne clinched its first-ever berth to the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship.  The Bears have also won back-to-back contests.

Four players for the Bears – sophomores Tales Miranda (Sao Paulo, BRAZIL) and Paul Lenz (Ratingen, GERMANY), junior Shane O'Dea (Dublin, IRELAND) and senior Tomas Hons (Valasske Mezirici, CZECH REPUBLIC) – earned victories at singles and doubles.  LR also swept all three doubles matches.

Lenoir-Rhyne next faces conference-foe Queens on Senior Day at the YMCA of Catawba Valley at Noon on Wednesday while Coker hosts Catawba in league action Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.