Posted by Gene Renfro - Mon, May 12, 2008 - [ Men's Tennis ] - Viewed 231 times

MOBILE, Ala. - No. 9 Union College rolled to an 8-1 first-round victory over the University of Mobile (Ala.) Monday in the first round of the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship in Mobile, Ala.

The win sets up a contest Tuesday between Union and Concordia (Calif.) University, the tournament's No. 8 seed at 2 p.m. The Bulldogs improved to 16-2 on the season and reached the round of 16 at the national tournament for the second-straight season. Mobile ends the season at 9-7.

Union swept all three doubles' points, with the closest being a pair of 8-5 scores at No. 2 and No. 3.

Rafael Millon (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Pablo Costa (San Pedro Sula, Honduras) won convincingly at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively. Millon recorded a 6-0 and 6-1 victory while Costa dropped a total of two games.

To view all first-day results, click here.

Singles

Scores

Ale Vial (UM) def. Anthony Hill (UC)

3-6, 6-2, (10-4)

Gustavo Holz (UC) def. Shaun Wintzell (UM)

6-2, 6-1

Rafael Millon (UC) def. Ricky Weghorst (UM)

6-0, 6-1

Pablo Costa (UC) def. Guilherme Lorencon (UM)

6-1, 6-1

Juan Manuel Lorenzo (UC) def. Gustavo Godoi (UM)

6-4, 6-0

Luka Milicevic (UC) def. Jesus Urmeneta (UM)

6-2, 3-0, ret.

Doubles

Scores

Hill/Holz (UC) def. Vial/Lorencon (UM)

8-1

Milicevic/Millon (UC) def. Weghorst/Wintzell (UM)

8-5

Costa/Lorenzo (UC) def. Godoi/Urmeneta (UM)

8-5