YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | The Young Harris College men's tennis team recorded an 8-1 Peach Belt Conference victory over Georgia Southwestern State University Saturday (March 5) afternoon at the Bob & Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex.
                                                                               
The 41st-ranked Mountain Lions improved to 6-1 overall and to 1-1 in the Peach Belt while the Hurricanes fell to 2-9 and 0-3. Young Harris returns to action Sunday (March 6) when they face No. 11 Columbus State University in an 11 a.m. Peach Belt match.
 
Raul Quevedo, who has won the most singles matches in the NCAA era for the Mountain Lions with 37, won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.
 
#41 YOUNG HARRIS 8, GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN 1
Singles competition
1. Brecht Vangrinsven (YHC) def. Steven Blythe (GSW) 7-6 (14-12), 6-1
2. Alex Pavel (YHC) def. A. Canovas Ferrando (GSW) 6-1, 6-3
3. Hamed Gandouz (YHC) def. Beau Millwood (GSW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Raul Quevedo (YHC) def. Oliver Marshall (GSW) 6-1, 6-1
5. Jan-Niklas Graetz (YHC) def. Joel Landis (GSW) 6-0, 6-1
6. Jonathan Martin (GSW) def. Joey McCorkle (YHC) 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Alex Pavel/Hamed Gandouz (YHC) def. Steven Blythe/Oliver Marshall (GSW) 8-6
2. Raul Quevedo/Alejandro Ridruejo (YHC) def. A. Canovas Ferrando/Beau Millwood (GSW) 8-6
3. Jan-Niklas Graetz/Brecht Vangrinsven (YHC) def. Jonathan Martin/Andrew Greneker (GSW) 8-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,3,5,2,6,1)