EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Men's Tennis Team (2-1) earned a 5-2 win over border rival King (Tenn.) University (0-2) Monday afternoon at home.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 5, King (Tenn.) 2
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (2-1, 0-0 SAC); King (Tenn.) (0-2, 0-0 Carolinas)

How It Happened
- Emory & Henry started the match with a 2-0 lead after King defaulted the No. 5 and No. 6 singles flights.
- In doubles action, E&H started won at No. 2 by a 7-6 score on the efforts of freshman Diego Alvarez (Bogotá, COLOMBIA) and sophomore Branson Smith (Fletcher, N.C.). With King's default at No. 3 doubles, E&H pushed its advantage to 3-0 with the doubles point.
- In singles, the Wasps captured the match as freshman Kartik Parhar (Ludhiana, INDIA) won by a 6-0, 6-2 margin at No. 3 and sophomore Juan Alvarez (Metepec, MEXICO) claimed a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 4.

The Results

Singles Competition
1. Alex Sodre (KING) def. Branson Smith (E&H) 6-3, 7-6
2. Rhys Halcrow (KING) def. Diego Alvarez (E&H) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
3. Kartik Parhar (E&H) def. Andre Schiabel (KING) 6-0, 6-2
4. Juan Alvarez (E&H) def. Mat Vieira (KING) 6-2, 6-4
5. Brandon McGuire (E&H) win by default
6. Corey Garrity (E&H) win by default

Doubles Competition
1. Rhys Halcrow/Andre Schiabel (KING) def. Juan Alvarez/Kartik Parhar (E&H) 6-1
2. Diego Alvarez/Branson Smith (E&H) def. Alex Sodre/Mat Vieira (KING) 7-6
3. Brandon McGuire/Tristan Hicks (E&H) win by default

Up Next
- Emory & Henry will host Averett University in a scrimmage on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. The Wasps' next official match will be on Saturday, October 22 when they close out the fall season against Salem (W.Va.) University at 2:00 p.m.

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