Piedmont men's tennis reels in Marlins for fifth win of season

DEMOREST -- The Piedmont men's tennis team reeled off their second straight win after taking down Virginia Wesleyan College 8-1 on Tuesday afternoon in Demorest. <br /> <br /> The visiting Marlins got their only point in the No. 1 singles match. The men swept through their doubles matches and won five of six singles matches.<br /> <br /> Winning matches for the Lions were Joel Silverberg at No. 2 singles, Patrick Steck, Christopher Davidson, Trey Martin and Jay Evans. All three doubles combos fought hard for wins as well, led by Moses Das and Steck. Piedmont moves to 5-4 overall on the season and will next take on Covenant College in Great South Athletic Conference play Thursday at 3:30 pm, again at home. The men are undefeated in GSAC action so far, going 3-0.