In a match which had more than just Appalachian Athletic Conference implications, No. 10 Union defeated visiting No. 16 Tennessee Wesleyan Saturday in a NAIA Top 25 showdown.
With the win, Union extends its win streak to seven in improving to 12-5 overall and 4-0 in conference play. Tennessee Wesleyan falls to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in the AAC.
In doubles, Union took two of the three matches with Nicolas Ernst and Pierre Vernin winning 8-4 over Giovanni Santos and Cody Gaby and Bartos Micher and Alvaro Vargas defeating Cuilherme Cervezao and Eric Chastain 8-2.
Tennessee Wesleyan's Juan Estevez and Neal Baldwin won 8-6 over Kyle Shilling and Lucas Oliveira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
In singles, Ernst swept Santos but it was not easy, winning 7-6 (8-6), 6-4. Micher, Vernin and Vargas also won for Union, while Estevez and Chastain posted wins for Tennessee Wesleyan.
The Bulldogs play next on April 10th at Milligan College beginning at 1:00 pm.
Union 6, Tennessee Wesleyan 3
Singles Result
Nicolas Ernst (UC) vs. Giovanni Santos (TWC) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Bartos Micher (UC) def. Cody Gaby (TWC) 6-2, 6-3
Juan Estevez (TWC) def. Kyle Shilling (UC) 6-1, 6-1
Pierre Vernin (UC) def. Neal Baldwin (TWC) 6-2, 6-0
Alvaro Vargas (UC) def. Guilherme Cervezao (TWC) 6-1, 6-7 (7-5), 1-0 (10-5)
Eric Chastain (TWC) def. Lucas Oliveira (UC) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Ernst/Vernin (UC) def. Santos/Gaby (TWC) 8-4
Estevez/Baldwin (TWC) def. Oliveira /Shilling (UC) 8-6
Micher/Vargas (UC) def. Cervezao/Chastain (TWC) 8-2
Doubles Result