GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Southwestern University men's tennis team was handed an 8-1 loss in dual-match play by St. Edward's Saturday at the Marvin D. Henderson Sr. Tennis Courts.
The Hilltoppers (1-1), who are ranked 24th nationally at the Division II level, won all matchups, except at No. 1 doubles.
The Pirates (0-1) picked up the top doubles point after Nickoloz Snovely and Grant Gideon earned a 9-7 victory over Ricardo Pineda and Maximo Agoglia.
Meanwhile, Snovely pushed Pineda to a tiebreaker set at No. 1 singles, but was unable to earn the win. Pineda rallied from a set down to win 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8).
Southwestern will resume action next Saturday, as the squad travels to play both Austin College and Texas-Dallas on the road. The Pirates will match up with the 'Roos at 10 a.m. in Sherman and then travel over to Richardson to face the Comets at 4 p.m.
St. Edward's 8, Southwestern 1
Doubles
1. Nickoloz Snovely/Grant Gideon (SU) def. Ricardo Pineda/Maximo Agoglia (SEU) 9-7
2. Charlie Shin/Jared Fellows (SEU) def. Tyler Wilkie/Sam McCready (SU) 8-2
3. Andre Mercado/Mateus de Col (SEU) def. Rod Khansari/Nick Farmen (SU) 8-2
Singles
1. Ricardo Pineda (SEU) def. Nickoloz Snovely (SU) 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8)
2. Logan Buignet (SEU) def. Haluki Nakayama (SU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Maximo Agoglia (SEU) def. Ayinde Hall (SU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Charlie Shin (SEU) def. Rod Khansari (SU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Mateus de Col (SEU) def. David Strong (SU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Andre Mercado (SEU) def. Caleb Rightmer (SU) 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,2,3,1,6,5)
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