WALESKA, Ga.— The Montreat men's tennis team earned another Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) victory Thursday evening, taking down the Reinhardt University Eagles in Georgia by a score of 4-3. With the win, the Cavaliers improved to 5-6 overall on the season and remained perfect in AAC competition (2-0).
 
In a tightly contested matchup, the doubles point proved valuable. Though the Cavaliers dropped the top pairing, Denilson Martinez and Marcos Castares notched a victory over their opposition at No. 3 before Ryan Little and Anouar Braham closed out the 1-0 lead with a close 7-6 win.
 
The Cavs continued strong in singles play, picking up a pair of straight-sets triumphs at No. 2 and No. 5. Martinez collected a 6-2, 6-3 victory in the second spot, while Castares captured a 6-3, 7-5 win to give Montreat a 3-0 advantage.
 
The Cavaliers needed a three-set win to claim victory. Despite dropping three of the four remaining matches, Montreat got its clinching point from Moretti, who stormed back with a 7-5 third-set win to give the Cavs the match. The 45^th-ranked player in the country rebounded after winning the first 6-2 and falling 6-4 in the second.
 
Men's tennis will attempt to remain undefeated in AAC play as the team travels to No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan on Thursday. First serve of doubles is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
No. 10 Montreat College 4, No. 20 Reinhardt University 3
Doubles:
1. Jordi Puig/Yunnick Feihle (RU) def. #15 Adam Nagoudi/Luigi Moretti (MONT) 7-5
2. Ryan Little/Anouar Braham (MONT) def. Sam Alexander/Jaiden Watts (RU) 7-6
3. Denilson Martinez/Marcos Castares (MONT) def. Fede Gomez/Pau Pujadas (RU) 6-3
Singles:
1. Jordi Puig (RU) def. #25 Adam Nagoudi (MONT) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
2. Denilson Martinez (MONT) def. Jaiden Watts (RU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Federico Gomez (RU) def. Elisey Kalashnikov (MONT) 7-6, 4-6, 6-4
4. #45 Luigi Moretti (MONT) def. Said Santin (RU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
5. Marcos Castares (MONT) def. Sam Alexander (RU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Pau Pujadas (RU) def. Ryan Little (MONT) 6-4, 6-7, 7-5