SCORE: Wheaton 5 - Emerson 4

LOCATION: Winchester, Mass. (Winchester Indoor Tennis Court)

THE RUNDOWN:  

• The Wheaton College men's tennis team returned to New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action Saturday morning, defeating Emerson College 5-4 on the road. 
• Wheaton fell behind 2-1 after doubles with the Lyons only point coming from Jeremiah Ryser and Jorge Aguirre Martinez who took down their competitors 8-4 from the No. 2 spot. 
• David Hernaez Sanz tied the match at 2-2 with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Dan Okin at the No. 3 position. 
• Ryser picked up his second win of the day, this time in singles, handing Wheaton its first lead, after taking down Brock Higley 6-1, 6-3 (No. 5). 
• Emerson tied the match at 3-3 after earning a win from the No. 2 position but quickly saw that lead fade away courtesy of a 6-3, 6-2 win from Zach Strempel (No. 6). 
• Aguirre Martinez followed with a win of his own, taking down Mateus Tinoco 6-4, 7-5 as the Lyons four. 

UP NEXT: Wheaton returns to action on Wednesday, April 17 at home against Clark University for a 4 p.m. NEWMAC match.