Wingate, N.C. :The Lenoir-Rhyne men's tennis team fell to No. 22 Wingate 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon in a SAC showdown. The Bears dropped the doubles point but looked to build momentum in singles play with Zeno Godi securing the team's lone point at No. 6 singles. Despite the effort, Lenoir-Rhyne was unable to close the gap and fell in close matches in the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 spots. Godi's point was Lenoir-Rhyne's first point vs. Wingate since Zach Cox earned one in 2022.

The Bears now sit at 8-4 overall and 7-3 in conference play as they look to bounce back in their final regular season match before postseason play.

Doubles Results
1.Vitor Ferreira / Vadym Rogynskyi  (LR) def. Carlo Rosellini / Rodrigo De La Torre (WU) 6-1
2. Riku Ogasawara / Martino Colabella (WU) def. Lucas Galy / Paul Daniel Meyer (LR) 6-4
3. Emil Remsted / Jashan Joachim (WU) def. Elijah Blackshaw / Samuil Sivinov (LR) 6-2

Singles Results
1. Carlo Rosellini (WU) def. Vitor Ferreira  (LR)  7-6, 7-5
2. Ruben Puerta Lebron (WU) def. Paul Daniel Meyer (LR) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
3. Rodrigo De La Torre (WU) vs.Vadym Rogynskyi  (LR)  6-7, 7-6, 1-3, UNFINISHED
4. Riku Ogasawara (WU) def. Elijah Blackshaw (LR) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2
5. Emil Remsted (WU) vs. Samuil Sivinov (LR) 7-6, 5-7, UNFINISHED
6. Zeno Godi (LR) def. Martino Colabella (WU) 6-3, 6-4

Lenoir-Rhyne will honor their seniors on Saturday against No. 24 Lincoln Memorial. The Railsplitter's are 13-8 on the year and take on Carson-Newman tomorrow. First serve is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. with senior day taking place in between the men's and women's matches.