Wingate sweeps Catawba in SAC action Wednesday
Thursday, 03/29/2012
Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University men’s tennis teams remains undefeated in the South Atlantic Conference Wednesday, claiming an 8-1 league triumph over visiting Catawba College at the WU Tennis Complex. The Bulldogs are 11-5 overall and 5-0 in the SAC. The Catawba Indians are 14-8 overall and 3-5 in the SAC.
The Bulldogs swept the doubles matches to take an early 3-0 lead. Four Bulldogs won two matches each. Senior Flavio Rathsam earned a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Catawba’s Alex Macdonald at the number one singles flight. Earlier in the day, Rathsam and freshman Neal Towlson defeated Catawba’s Thomas Mitchell and Uri Yarkoni 8-2 in the number one doubles contest.