TIGERVILLE, S.C. | Young Harris men's tennis dominated North Greenville and won 6-1 on Monday afternoon. The Mountain Lions took the doubles point and strong wins from Jamie Bixby and Rodrigo Mendoza in singles paved the way to victory.

QUOTING HEAD COACH MARCY O'CONNOR:
"The guys came out strong in a tough environment and swept the doubles point. The team continued the hot start, and Jamie and Rodrigo won convincingly. Gregor gave us the win at #6 singles."

O'Connor added, "Caleb and Eric won their matches in two close battles as we improved to 6-0 in conference play."

Young Harris improves to 11-6 overall and a perfect 6-0 in Conference Carolinas. North Greenville falls to 3-12 and 1-5.

INSIDE THE MATCH:

• Mason Harmon and Michael Schut won 7-5 in doubles for the Mountain Lions. Caleb McCurry and Rodrigo Mendoza convincingly earned the doubles point with a 6-1 victory.
• The Mountain Lions won three singles matches to increase their lead to 4-0.
• Eric DelValle beat Will Hernandez (4-6, 7-6, 10-3) in #4 singles, which increased the lead for Young Harris.
• Gregor Gottein wrapped up a dominant performance from the Mountain Lions with his (6-1, 6-4) singles win.

UP NEXT:

• The Mountain Lions return home for a noon match on Friday against Barton College at the Bob & Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex.

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