SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On Wednesday afternoon the USC Upstate men's tennis squad defeated Presbyterian College, 4-3, the Upstate Tennis Complex.

The Spartans picked up the doubles point as the teams of Ramiro Blanco and Matias Di Pasquale and Gonzalo Blanco and Edgar Rodriguez claimed victories.  Blanco/Di Pasquale won 8-6 in doubles number one, while Blanco/Rodriguez won 8-3 in doubles number two.

In singles play the Spartans and Blue Hose each claimed three wins, but Upstate claimed the 4-3 victory.  Edgar Rodriguez defeated Andrew Brigham, 6-1, 6-3, in singles number one.  Ramiro Blanco claimed a 6-4, 6-0 victory in singles number two as he defeated Grayson Mills.

Marco Linconir claimed the victory in singles number four as he downed Kenneth Mooney, 6-0, 6-1.  The Spartans nearly picked up a fifth point on the day but Gonzalo Blanco fell in three sets to Rafael Berghaus, 6-2, 3-6, 5-10.

The Spartans will return to action on Sunday when they travel to Columbia, S.C., to battle the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Tennis Match Results

Presbyterian College vs USC Upstate

Feb 16, 2011 at Spartanburg, S.C.

(Upstate Tennis Complex)

USC Upstate 4, Presbyterian College 3

Singles competition

1. Edgar Rodriguez (UPSTM) def. BRIGHAM, Andrew (PC-M) 6-1, 6-3

2. Ramiro Blanco (UPSTM) def. MILLS, Grayson (PC-M) 6-4, 6-0

3. BERGHAUS, Rafael (PC-M) def. Gonzalo Blanco (UPSTM) 2-6, 6-3, 10-5

4. Marco Linconir (UPSTM) def. MOONEY, Kenneth (PC-M) 6-0, 6-1

5. ASIS, Gonzalo (PC-M) def. Gianluca Paino (UPSTM) 7-5, 7-6

6. SPROUSE, Zachary (PC-M) def. Andres Sanchez (UPSTM) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Ramiro Blanco/Matias Di Pasquale (UPSTM) def. BRIGHAM, Andrew/BERGHAUS, Rafael (PC-M) 8-6

2. Gonzalo Blanco/Edgar Rodriguez (UPSTM) def. MILLS, Grayson/ASIS, Gonzalo (PC-M) 8-3

3. CROCKER, Nathan/MOONEY, Kenneth (PC-M) def. Marco Linconir/Ignacio Velez (UPSTM) 8-5

Match Notes:

Presbyterian College 4-3

USC Upstate 2-7