NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After dropping three straight ASUN matches to start the season, including a pair 4-3, the Stetson University men's tennis team finally put its first tally in the win column in conference action with a 7-0 victory over Lipscomb on Friday afternoon at the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center.

The Hatters lost one set across all nine matches (three doubles, six singles). They easily took the doubles' point with wins at flight 1 (Diogo Marques/Clement Hamel) and flight 3 (Josh Laka/Tim Gennes), while Ervin Eminefendic/Sven Thiergard were leading their No. 2 match, 4-3, before it went unfinished.

Marques (No. 1), Tristan Dumas (No. 2), Eminefendic (No. 3) Gennes (No. 5) and Sami Ozzor (No. 6) all won their singles matches in straight sets, while Thiergard dropped his second set but won in a third-set tiebreak, 10-8, to win his match.

"A solid and disciplined performance from the boys today," Stetson men's tennis coach Christophe Noblet said. "We needed a win, and everyone responded very well under the pressure. This will give us a boost of confidence ahead of a challenging contest on Sunday at Jacksonville State."

The Hatters return to the court on Sunday at Jacksonville State, a match scheduled for an 2 pm start.
 

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