EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Men's Tennis Team (4-7, 0-4 SAC) and Women's Tennis Team (4-5, 0-4 SAC) each fell to Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference play on Wednesday afternoon. LMU won by a 6-1 score in the men's match while the No. 41-ranked Lady Railsplitters took their match by a 7-0 margin. 

The Basics

MEN'S SCORE - Lincoln Memorial 6, Emory & Henry 1
WOMEN'S SCORE - No. 41 Lincoln Memorial 7, Emory & Henry 0
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - Richardson Tennis Courts
MEN'S RECORDS - Emory & Henry (4-7, 0-4 SAC); Lincoln Memorial (9-5, 2-1 SAC)
WOMEN'S RECORDS - Emory & Henry (4-5, 0-4 SAC); Lincoln Memorial (7-4, 2-1 SAC) 

Men's Match
- The Railsplitters picked up a sweep in the doubles portion of the match to take the 1-0 lead.
- Fifth-year Brandon McGuire (Christiansburg, Va.) picked up a win at the No. 6 singles spot, as he downed his opponent by an 8-5 scoreline. Freshman Kartik Parhar (Ludhiana, INDIA) split the first two sets of his match at No. 2 singles 0-6, 6-2 before falling 10-2 in a deciding tiebreak.

Women's Match
- The duo of sophomore Sabina Chernega (Odesa, UKRAINE) and freshman Natalie Bergmann (Forest Hills, N.Y.) combined for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles, but the Lady Railsplitters took the other two matches of the doubles portion for the 1-0 lead.
- Junior Emma Charlton (Newcastle upon Tyne, ENGLAND) battled but fell by a 1-6, 2-6 score at No. 1 singles and Bergmann dropped a tough 3-6, 1-6 decision at No. 3 singles. 

Up Next
- Emory & Henry returns to action on Friday when they play host to the Bulldogs of Wingate University. First serve is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at the Bristol Sportsplex in Bristol, Tennessee.

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