Box Score ATLANTA, Ga.—The Southeastern men's tennis team came away with an upset win over SCAD-Atlanta by the count of 6-3 Saturday afternoon.
SCAD is receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25.
The Fire controlled two of the three doubles matches, winning at #1 8-4 behind
David Veliz & Hugo Pires, and won 8-5 with Tomas Ortega and
Felipe Barbosa.
Southeastern was dominant in singles play, even with a rare loss by
David Veliz at the top of the lineup. The Fire won the other five singles matches, dropping just two total sets. Tomas Ortega scored a 7-6, 6-4 win, taking a first-set tiebreaker 7-3.
The Fire return to action next Saturday against St. Thomas.
SOUTHEASTERN 6, SCAD-ATLANTA 3
Doubles
#1
David Veliz & Hugo Pires (SEU) def. Runac & Menendez 8-4
#2 Saunders & DuSart (SCAD) def.
Lucca Marcheschi &
Noah Rawls 8-4
#3 Tomas Ortega &
Felipe Barbosa (SEU) def. Toren & Tewes-McCoy 8-5
Singles
#1 Alberto Menendez (SCAD) def.
David Veliz 6-4, 6-4
#2
Lucca Marcheschi (SEU) def. Marcel DuSart 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
#3 Chandler Sanders (SCAD) def. Hugo Pires 6-1, 6-4
#4 Tomas Ortega (SEU) def. Palvic Toren 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
#5
Felipe Barbosa (SEU) def. Jonah Tewes-McCoy 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
#6
Noah Rawls (SEU) def. Joe Jackson 6-0, 6-1
