BELMONT, N.C. and COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Belmont Abbey men's tennis team earned two wins in split-squad action in matches against Lenoir-Rhyne and Columbia College. Both matches ended up with 6-1 victories in favor of the Crusaders.
 
The two wins improved The Abbey's record to 5-2 and have won their last three dual matches.
 
RESULTS
Belmont Abbey 6, Lenoir-Rhyne 1
DOUBLES 

1. Alex Turner/Xaveam Van Wijk (BAC) def. Zachary Cox/Rufus Plane (LR) 6-3
2. Mauricio Hernandez/Vadym Rogynski (LR) def. Gabriel Martin/Jai Rowe (BAC) 7-6(5)
3. Charlie Fremaux/Nicolas Scheller (BAC) def. Patrik Alvestrand/Joel Hemmings 6-3

 
Exhibition

1. Connor Gibson/Mattias Selde (LR) def. Renzo Fassioli/Thomas Roberts (BAC) 7-6(3)
2. Sullivan Monteith/Max Fickas (BAC) def. Andres Escalona/Seth Bylund (LR) 6-2
3. Pedro Knippling/Marco Garofalo (BAC) def Joseph Cockman/Jake Dalton (LR) 6-2

 
SINGLES

1. Xaveam Van Wijk (BAC) def Zachary Cox (LR) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
2. Rogynski (LR) def. Charlie Fremaux (BAC) 6-3, 6-0
3. Nicholas Cary (BAC) def Connor Gibson (LR)6-2, 6-1
4. Alex Turner (BAC) def Rufus Plane (LR)  6-3, 7-6(5)
5. Kai Lloveras (BAC) def Mauricio Hernandez (LR) 4-6, 6-2, 3-2 ret
6. Andres Golindano (BAC) def Joel Hemmings (LR) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0(6)

 
Exhibition

1. Matthew Orozco (BAC) def Andres Escalona (LR) 3-6, 6-2, 10-7
2. Francisco Aran Martin (BAC) def John Iacofono (LR) 6-3, 7-5
3. Brooks Berry (BAC) def Seth Bylund (LR) 6-3, 6-1

 
Belmont Abbey 6, Columbia College 1
DOUBLES

1. Lachlan Laner/Peyton Williams (BAC) def. Waldo Bosch/Owen Brumfield (CC), 6-1
2. Matthew Morant/Preston Johns (BAC) def. Conner Dupree/Tiann Jacobs (CC), 6-0
3. Kaleb Burrage/Mason Milner (BAC) def. Ethan Poungthana/Zaire Wardlaw (CC), 6-1

SINGLES

1. Waldo Bosch (CC) def. Lachlan Laner (BAC) 6-4, 3-6, 10-5
2. Peyton Williams (BAC) def. Tiann Jacobs (CC), 6-3, 6-1
3. Preston Johns (BAC) def. Owen Brumfield (CC), 6-2, 6-0
4. Dean Zoglio (BAC) def. Conner Dupree (CC), 6-0, 6-0
5. Tuck Tuttle (BAC) def. Zaire Wardlaw (CC), 6-0, 6-0
6. Jaden Johnson (BAC) def. Ethan Poungthana (CC), 6-2, 6-0

 
UP NEXT

• The Crusaders continue with split-squad action in matches against Wingate at home and Gardner-Webb on the road Wednesday.
• The doubleheader against Gardner-Webb begins at 1 p.m. with the match against Wingate scheduled for a 2 p.m. start at the Reidy Tennis Center.