CLEVELAND, Ga.— The Montreat men's tennis team traveled to Georgia to take on a pair of NAIA foes in the Truett McConnell University Bears and the Indiana Wesleyan University Wildcats on Saturday. In a true road matchup against first-year program and Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) member, TMU, the Cavaliers cruised to a 7-0 victory before falling 4-0 versus non-conference squad, IWU. With the results, the Cavs moved to 5-3 (5-2 AAC) on the year.
 
Montreat dominated the Bears, doing so without dropping a single team point or set in singles play. Luigi Moretti and Elisey Kalashnikov recorded a 6-0 win to start doubles action before the duos of Jovan Slijepcevic and Daniel Sanchez de Pedro (6-3) as well as Jose Tomala and Jim Warren (6-2) both collected wins to give the visitors a 1-0 edge heading into singles competition.
 
Sanchez de Pedro lost just one game to his opposition at No. 4 and Slijepcevic and Tomala each conceded only two games at No. 3 and No. 5, respectively. Moretti earned a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at the top spot, Kalashnikov won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2, and Jim Warren closed out the sweep with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6.
 
After defeating TMU (1-6, 1-5 AAC), the Cavaliers competed against IWU (14-10). Though Montreat led 5-3 at No. 3, the Wildcats notched victories in the top two doubles slots to lead 1-0 with six points up for grabs going into singles matches.
 
In singles action, Indiana Wesleyan collected triumphs at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 to take the contest via the 4-0 score.
 
Men's tennis looks toward its next contest on March 25, a matchup versus Union College (Ky.), who is also receiving votes in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll. First serve in Barbourville, Ky. is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

 
(RV) Montreat College 7, Truett McConnell University 0
Doubles:
1. Luigi Moretti/Elisey Kalashnikov (MONT) def. Luke Davidson/Cameron Lewis (TMU) 6-0
2. Jovan Slijepcevic/Daniel Sanchez de Pedro (MONT) def. Ike Dixon/Landon Guthrie (TMU) 6-3
3. Jose Tomala/Jim Warren (MONT) def. Ethan Carlson/Jake Floyd (TMU) 6-2
Singles:
1. Luigi Moretti (MONT) def. Luke Davidson (TMU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Elisey Kalashnikov (MONT) def. Cameron Lewis (TMU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jovan Slijepcevic (MONT) def. Ike Dixon (TMU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Daniel Sanchez de Pedro (MONT) def. Landon Guthrie (TMU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Jose Tomala (MONT) def. Ethan Carlson (TMU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Jim Warren (MONT) def. Jake Floyd (TMU) 6-2, 6-4
 
Indiana Wesleyan University 4, (RV) Montreat College 0
Doubles:
1. Isaac Steiner/Trey Thixton (IWU) def. Luigi Moretti/Elisey Kalashnikov (MONT) 6-4
2. Alex Serwatka/Lennart Bengtsson (IWU) def. Jovan Slijepcevic/Daniel Sanchez de Pedro (MONT) 6-0
3. Jose Tomala/Jim Warren (MONT) vs. Ethan Gray/Riley Fuqua (IWU) 5-3, unf.
Singles:
1. Issac Steiner (IWU) def. Luigi Moretti (MONT)
2. Alex Serwatka (IWU) def. Elisey Kalashnikov (MONT) 6-4, 6-1
3. Lennart Bengtsson (IWU) vs. Jovan Slijepcevic (MONT) unf.
4. Ethan Gray (IWU) vs. Daniel Sanchez de Pedro (MONT) unf.
5. Trey Thixton (IWU) def. Jose Tomala (MONT) 6-1, 6-1
6. Grant Wayner (IWU) vs. Jim Warren (MONT) unf.