BELMONT, NC – Belmont Abbey Men's Tennis defeated Lees-McRae this afternoon 8-1. Lees-McRae falls to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in conference. The Crusaders improve to 3-6 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

The Crusaders started by taking the doubles by storm with a strong 3-0 lead. James Delaney and Juan Baez fought a hard 8-6 victory over Joao Araujo and Gabriel Munez. Young-Jin Kang and Grant Goldin went back and forth to earn a 9-7 win over Garrett Lakey and Sebastian Zuhr. Laine Harrett and Nikhil Reddy would take an 8-3 win over Cole Fields and Tom Deeley.

In singles action the Crusaders would take five of the six matches with wins from Baez, Delaney, Goldin, Kang and Harrett. Goldin would have a comeback victory after dropping the first set 3-6. Goldin would eventually defeat Lakey 6-1 and 6-0 to finalize his win.

The Crusaders will be back in action this weekend as they face Brevard and Armstrong State in Hilton Head, SC for a tournament hosted by Armstrong.

Singles Competition
Juan Baez (BAC) over Joao Araujo (LMC) 6-2, 6-2
James Delaney (BAC) over Gabriel Munez (LMC) 6-1, 6-1
Grant Goldin (BAC) over Garrett Lakey (LMC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
Young-Jin Kang (BAC) over Sebastian Zuhr (LMC) 6-3, 7-6(4)
Cole Fields (LMC) over Eduardo Escobar (BAC) 6-2, 4-6, 10-2
Laine Harrett (BAC) over Tom Deeley (LMC) 8-6

Doubles Competition
James Delaney/Juan Baez (BAC) over Joao Araujo/Gabriel Munez (LMC) 8-6
Young-Jin Kang/Grant Goldin (BAC) over Garrett Lakey/Sebastian Zuhr (LMC) 9-7
Laine Harrett/Nikhil Reddy (BAC) over Cole Fields/Tom Deeley (LMC) 8-3