Harrogate, Tenn. — The 9th-ranked Catawba College men's tennis team earned a top-20 team to continue its unbeaten run to begin South Atlantic Conference play on Saturday, 4-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

DOUBLES

- Luca Bergonzi and Agustin Mastri won the top-ranked doubles match 6-4

- Alen Bill and Santiago Passoni helped clinch the doubles point with a 6-4 win at #2s

SINGLES

- Passoni picked up a straight-set win, 6-4, 6-2 at #2 singles

- Bergonzi won 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 at #4 singles for a 2-0 afternoon

- Bill came back from a 4-6 loss in the opening set to win the final two sets 6-3, 6-4 to help clinch the match

- Mateo Berne led 4-3 in the third set when the clinch match was reached

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns home to the Johnson Tennis Center on Wednesday, hosting Newberry at 11 a.m.