The Wingate University Women's Tennis Team (4-1, 1-0), ranked No. 30 in NCAA Division II, defeated Lenoir-Rhyne (0-2, 0-2) by an 8-1 score Tuesday afternoon in a South Atlantic Conference match at

Hickory High School. The contest was the 2013 home opener for the Bears.
L-R junior Nateesha Hurtt (Jacksonville, Fla.) defeated Wingate's Morgan Winston (Lawrenceville, Ga.) at fourth singles by a score of 6-2, 3-6 and 10-6.
Lenoir-Rhyne next hosts Carson-Newman in a South Atlantic Conference match on Sunday at 12:30 p.m., at Hickory High School. Wingate, meanwhile, faces Belmont Abbey on Thursday in Belmont, N.C., beginning at 2:30 p.m.

NCAA Division II
Women's Tennis Final
No. 30 Wingate 8, Lenoir-Rhyne 1
February 12, 2013 at Hickory, N.C.
(Hickory High School)

Singles competition
1. Ali Evers (WU) def. Kelsey Love (L-R), 6-1, 6-0
2. Caroline Holland (WU) def. Lacey Lapp (L-R), 6-3, 6-0
3. Becca Thomas (WU) def. Ivey Tant (L-R), 6-0, 6-3
4. Nateesha Hurtt (L-R) def. Morgan Winston (WU), 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
5. Tiffany Williams (WU) def. Maggie Brown (L-R), 6-1, 6-1
6. Helen Goreski (WU) def. Amanda Bryan (L-R), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Ali Evers/Becca Thomas (WU) def. Nateesha Hurtt/Kelsey Love (L-R), 8-0
2. Tiffany Williams/Caroline Holland (WU) def. Lacey Lapp/Ivey Tant (L-R), 8-3
3. Morgan Winston/Sarah Martin (WU) def. Amanda Bryan/Meaghan Liner (L-R), 8-2
Records: No. 30 Wingate (4-1, 1-0 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (0-2, 0-2 SAC)

Wingate Men's Tennis Shuts Out Lenoir-Rhyne, 9-0

The 26th-ranked Wingate Men's Tennis Team (4-3, 1-0) shut out Lenoir-Rhyne (0-2, 0-2), 9-0, Tuesday afternoon in the Bears' 2013 home opener at Hickory High School in a match between two league foes.
Lenoir-Rhyne remains at home to face South Atlantic Conference-foe Carson-Newman on Sunday at 12:30 p.m., at Hickory High School. Wingate next plays at Belmont Abbey on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Final
No. 26 Wingate 9, Lenoir-Rhyne 0
February 12, 2013 at Hickory, N.C. (Hickory High School)

Singles competition
1. Kennedy Cancelado (WU) def. David Richardson (L-R), 6-2, 5-7, 10-7
2. Neal Towlson (WU) def. Kilian Symalla (L-R), 4-6, 6-2, 11-9
3. Roberto Hennis (WU) def. Filip Dobrosavljevic (L-R), 6-1, 6-0
4. Sebastian Hall (WU) def. Jordan Lawson (L-R), 6-0, 6-0
5. Ryan Forbes (WU) def. John Christian Reid (L-R), 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
6. Josh Eardley (WU) def. Matthew Ledford (L-R), 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Neal Towlson/Roberto Hennis (WU) def. Filip Dobrosavljevic/Kilian Symalla (L-R), 9-7
2. Kennedy Cancelado/Ryan Forbes (WU) def. Jordan Lawson/David Richardson (L-R), 8-1
3. Josh Eardley/Sebastian Hall (WU) def. Matthew Ledford/John Christian Reid (L-R), 8-0
Records: No. 26 Wingate (4-3, 1-0 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (0-2, 0-2 SAC)