Men's Tennis 1-1 For Day Against Junior College Opponents

SPARTANBURG - The SMC Pioneers men's tennis team picked up its second win of the season on Saturday during a set of matches against NJCAA opponents.

SMC vs. Oxford of Emory

The Pioneers picked off Region 17 junior college Oxford of Emory, with an 8-1 win.

Five out of six of the Pioneer players won their respective matches.

Results:
Matheus Barcela -  6-1 win, 6-2 win
Corey White - 6-1 win, 6-0 win
Troy Lanford - 6-2 win, 6-2 win
David Manley - 6-1 win, 6-1 win
Stephen Higginbotham - 6-1 win, 6-0 win
CJ Freeman - 3-6 loss, 1-6 loss

Doubles - 3-0, 8-3

SMC vs. Harford Community College

SMC fell later in the afternoon 7-2 to Harford Community College, a Region 20 junior college out of Maryland.

Both Higginbotham and White put points up for SMC against Harford in what coach Marcus Sarstrand described as "great matches."

Results:
Matheus Barcela - 3-6 loss, 2-6 loss
Corey White - 3-6 loss, 7-5 win, 10-8 win
Troy Lanford - 3-6 loss, 3-6 loss
David Manley - 1-6 loss, 2-6 loss
Stephen Higginbotham  - 7-5 win, 6-2 win
Jonathan Connor - 5-7 loss, 2-6 loss

Doubles - 0-3

The Pioneers men's tennis team next plays on Tuesday, Mar. 22 at 2 pm when it will host Benedict College at SMC's Buchheit Tennis Complex.

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The College is in its 100th academic year of providing a quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.
 
For more information please contact athletic director Mark Perdue at (864) 587-4237.