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The Lee University Men's Tennis team defeated visiting Emmanuel College 9-0 to hand head coach Tony Cavett his 300th coaching victory. The Flames fell to Gulf South Conference foe Delta State University, 5-1, earlier in the day.

Cavett's record now stands at 300-249 overall. He holds a 146-136 record with the Flames and is 154-113 with the Lady Flames.

The Flames will finish the regular season on April 16 with a home date against former SSAC foe Auburn University at Montgomery. The non-conference match is slated for a 1 p.m. start.


LEE 9, EMMANUEL 0
The Flames (2-12) took little time to build a 3-0 lead following the doubles competition. Alberto Calle and Westley Lemk blanked Austin Spivey and David Forehand at No. 2 doubles. Kevin Tan and Vincent Audy recorded the same result against Cody Norris and Nicholas Martin. Richard Gamble and Daniel Hardesty held off Pasha Zinchenko and Joaquin Marshall to post a 8-5 win at the No. 1 spot.

In 5-of-6 singles matches, Lee tallied straight-set wins. Gamble dropped just two games to Marshall and Hardesty did the same with Spivey. Audy won both sets against Forehand by a score of 6-2. Tan and Lemke did not drop a game in defeating Norris and Black, respectively.

Calle beat Zinchenko 6-4 in their opening set. Zinchenko forced a third and deciding set with a 6-3 second set decision. Calle earned the team point with a 10-7 super-set.


DELTA STATE 5, LEE 1
The Flames finished the GSC season with a 1-7 mark, while No. 43 Delta State improved to 4-3 and 6-6 overall.

Delta State swept the doubles matches with Leon Smart and Arthur Berthiaux defeating Richard Gamble and Daniel Hardesty, 8-2, at the No. 1 spot. Alberto Calle and Westley Lemke fell 8-3 to Florian Mondoloni and Guillaume Lacour. Kevin Tan and Vincent Audy were on the downside of the same margin to Clement Depreeuw and Sebastien Rajaonary.

The Statesmen claimed two of the three finished singles matches. Smart tallied matching 6-1 scores against Calle at the No. 1 position. Mondoloni won his first set 6-1 before an ailing Gamble retired the match.
Audy took down Depreeuw 6-2 and 6-1 at No. 5 singles to give Lee a team point.

In the unfinished matches, Hardesty won 6-2 in the opener and trailed Berthiaux 5-3 in the second set. Tan was down 4-2 after losing the first set 6-3 to Lacour and Lemke had split the first two sets with Rajaonary.


Lee University 9, Emmanuel College 0
Singles competition
1. Alberto Calle (LU) def. Pasha Zinchenko (EC) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
2. Richard Gamble (LU) def. Joaquin Marshall (EC) 6-2, 6-0
3. Daniel Hardesty (LU) def. Austin Spivey (EC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Kevin Tan (LU) def. Cody Norris (EC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Vincent Audy (LU) def. David Forehand (EC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Westley Lemke (LU) def. Hayden Black (EC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Richard Gamble/Daniel Hardesty (LU) def. Pasha Zinchenko/Joaquin Marshall (EC) 8-5
2. Alberto Calle/Westley Lemke (LU) def. Austin Spivey/David Forehand (EC) 8-0
3. Kevin Tan/Vincent Audy (LU) def. Cody Norris/Nicholas Martin (EC) 8-0


#43 Delta State 5, Flames 1
Singles competition
1. Leon Smart (DSU) def. Alberto Calle (LU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Florian Mondoloni (DSU) def. Richard Gamble (LU) 6-1, retired
3. Daniel Hardesty (LU) vs. Arthur Berthiaux (DSU) 6-2, 3-5, unfinished
4. Kevin Tan (LU) vs. Guillaume Lacour (DSU) 3-6, 2-4, unfinished
5. Vincent Audy (LU) def. Clement Depreeuw (DSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Westley Lemke (LU) vs. Sebastien Rajaonary (DSU) 6-3, 3-6, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Leon Smart/Arthur Berthiaux (DSU) def. Richard Gamble/Daniel Hardesty (LU) 8-2
2. Florian Mondoloni/Guillaume Lacour (DSU) def. Alberto Calle/Westley Lemke (LU) 8-3
3. Clement Depreeuw/Sebastien Rajaonary (DSU) def. Kevin Tan/Vincent Audy (LU) 8-3