The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Tennis Team (0-5, 0-4) fell to Lincoln Memorial (4-1, 3-0), 6-3, Sunday afternoon in a South Atlantic Conference match at Hickory High School.

L-R sophomore John Christian Reid (Claremont, N.C.) won at both fifth singles and third doubles for the Bears despite the loss. Reid defeated Lincoln Memorial's Gabriel Martins (Aracaju, Brazil), 6-3 and 6-2, in singles and combined with senior David Richardson (Wake Forest, N.C.) to prevail at third doubles.
L-R senior Kilian Symalla (Wolfsburg, Germany) defeated Will Sparks (Knoxville, Tenn.) of Lincoln Memorial by scores of 6-1 and 6-0 at No. 2 singles as well.
Lenoir-Rhyne faces Newberry in a league match on Monday on the road in Newberry, S.C., beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Lincoln Memorial plays at Alabama-Huntsville on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m., in its next match.

NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Final
Lincoln Memorial 6, Lenoir-Rhyne 3
March 10, 2013 at Hickory, N.C.
Hickory High School
Singles competition:
1. Philipp Hoffman (LMU) def. David Richardson (L-R), 6-2, 6-2
2. Kilian Symalla (L-R) def. Will Sparks (LMU), 6-1, 6-0
3. Marcelo Alvim (LMU) def. Filip Dobrosavljevic (L-R), 6-1, 6-1
4. Alexey Minevskiy (LMU) def. Jordan Lawson (L-R), 6-1, 6-1
5. John Christian Reid (L-R) def. Gabriel Martins (LMU), 6-3, 6-2
6. Guilherme Rocha (LMU) def. Matthew Ledford (L-R), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition:
1. Philipp Hoffman/Alexey Minevskiy (LMU) def. Filip Dobrosavljevic/Kilian Symalla (L-R), 8-3
2. Will Sparks/Marcelo Alvim (LMU) def. Dylan Millwood/Matthew Ledford (L-R), 8-0
3. David Richardson/John Christian Reid (L-R) def. Gabriel Martins/Michael Koenen (LMU), 8-5

Records: Lincoln Memorial (4-1, 3-0 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (0-5, 0-4 SAC)

Lincoln Memorial Women's Tennis Gets By Lenoir-Rhyne, 5-4

 The Lincoln Memorial Women's Tennis Team (3-1, 2-1) held on to defeat Lenoir-Rhyne (0-5, 0-4), 5-4, Sunday afternoon at Hickory High School in a South Atlantic Conference contest.
L-R sophomore Maggie Brown (Cranford, N.J.) prevailed in both singles and doubles action for the second consecutive match.
Brown downed Summer Robinson (Mosheim, Tenn.) at No. 5 singles by scores of 3-6, 6-2 and 10-7 and was matched with junior Lacey Lapp (Maitland, Fla.) to win at third doubles.
L-R senior Ivey Tant (Lansing, N.C.) also won her second straight match, defeating Lincoln Memorial's Alexandra Granger (Repentigny, Quebec, Canada), 6-3 and 6-1, at second singles and freshman Amanda Bryan (Taylorsville, N.C.) earned her second victory of the year.
Lenoir-Rhyne plays its third match in three days on Monday against Newberry in Newberry, S.C., on Monday afternoon beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Lincoln Memorial, meanwhile, faces Alabama-Huntsville on the road on Wednesday. Match time is set for 3:00 p.m.

NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Final
Lincoln Memorial 5, Lenoir-Rhyne 4
March 10, 2013 at Hickory, N.C. (Hickory High School)
Singles competition:
1. Leah Donoff (LMU) def. Kelsey Love (L-R), 6-1, 6-1
2. Ivey Tant (L-R) def. Alexandra Granger (LMU), 6-3, 6-1
3. Aura Penalosa (LMU) def. Lacey Lapp (L-R), 5-7, 6-3, 10-8
4. Jessica Baker (LMU) def. Meaghan Liner (L-R), 6-1, 6-1
5. Maggie Brown (L-R) def. Summer Robinson (LMU), 3-6, 6-2, 10-7
6. Amanda Bryan (L-R) def. Erica Stephens (LMU), 6-2, 4-6, 14-12

Doubles competition:
1. Leah Donoff/Aura Penalosa (LMU) def. Kelsey Love/Ivey Tant (L-R), 8-0
2. Jessica Baker/Alexandra Granger (LMU) def. Amanda Bryan/Meaghan Liner (L-R), 8-4
3. Maggie Brown/Lacey Lapp (L-R) def. Summer Robinson/Kelsey Vinsant (LMU), 8-2

Records: Lincoln Memorial (3-1, 2-1 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (0-5, 0-4 SAC)