WILSON, N.C. – Longwood men's tennis earned a tough road win at Barton College, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon. The shorthanded Lancers were missing some key players, but the team found a way.

Singles

Men's Tennis

No. 1 BARTON Tylehed over LWU Guillermo Cagigas 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 LWU Timeo Puech over BC Holgersson 4-6, 7-5, 7-5

No. 3 BARTON Mioch over LWU Luis Reis 6-2, 7-6(7-3)

No. 4 BARTON Busquets Brau over LWU Lukas Krause 6-2, 6-2

No. 5 LWU Alejandro Uribe over BC Nordberg 6-2, 6-3

No. 6 LWU Gary Huang over BC Beck 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

Doubles

Men's Tennis

No. 1 LWU Cagigas/Reis over Mioch/Karlsson 6-4

No. 2 BARTON Tylehed/Holgersson over Puech/Weinberg 6-3

No. 3 LWU Huang/Uribe over Beck/Forsberg 6-2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Longwood got off to a great start by winning the doubles point.Duo Guillermo Cagigas and Luis Reis pulled out the first win in doubles to set the lead, while No. 3 Gary Huang and Alejandro Uribe finished strong for Longwood in a 6-2 win over Beck and Forsberg to earn the point. 

At No. 2 singles, Timeo Puech battled back after falling in the first set 6-4. The freshman won sets two and three 7-5. 

Alejandro Uribe took care of business at No. 5 singles for the Lancers. He cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win over Nordberg.

At No. 6 singles, Gary Huang helped the Lancers in a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win as the Lancers clinched the match.

 WHAT THEY SAID:

"Even with a few injured guys out of the lineup, the guys played hard at every position and were able to pull out the win," said Longwood Director of Tennis Adam Jackson. "It was nice to see some new faces step up and compete."

UP NEXT:

Longwood men's and women's tennis will host Hampton on Wednesday, Feb 22 for their home opener. 

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