The No. 6 ranked Emory men's tennis team delivered a strong win as they took down the Young Harris Mountain Lions 6-1 in their spring debut.
The Eagles started off solid as the pairings of Ruilin Feng/Matthew Johnstone and Dean Kamenev/Ajay Kartik delivered a pair of 7-6 wins with Feng and Johnstone winning their tiebreaker 7-3 to clinch the doubles point for the Eagles. The duo of Alec Anghel/Daniel Kim delivered one of the Eagles' two losses of the day with a 2-6 score.
In singles competition, Feng swept his opponent, going 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 1 position. Kamenev followed in the No. 2 position, dropping his match 4-6, 3-6. At the No. 3 position, junior Ryan Nash provided a two-set win 7-6 (3), 6-3. At No. 4 position, Kim swept his opponent with a 6-1, 6-2 decision and at the No. 5 spot, Johnstone by winning his match 6-2, 6-3. Kartik rounded things out for the Eagles, taking his match 6-1, 6-3 to end the day and help the Eagles earn their first win of the spring season.