HILTON HEAD, SC-The York College men's tennis team posted their first win of the season as they defeated Augustana 8-1 on Tuesday afternoon in Hilton Head, SC. The Spartans improve to 1-2 for the campaign while Augustana falls to 2-11.
    The green and white carried the play in the singles matches. Sophomore Tim Mowrer (Gordonville, PA/ Pequea Valley) notched a 7-5, 6-2 win at first singles as he improves to 2-1. Sophomore Ryan Fickes (York, PA/ Dallastown) won his second straight with a 6-3, 6-1 win at second singles. Augustana's Greg Ruth won the third doubles match for the Vikings' lone win. Senior Dave Tabachnik (Manalapan, NJ/ Manalapan) recorded a 6-3, 6-4 win at fourth singles while Josh Kulp (Souderton, PA/ Homeschooled) improved to 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 win at fifth singles. Brian Wiesemann (Leonardtown, MD/ Leonardtown) closed out the singles matches with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at sixth singles.
    The Spartans' doubles teams got shuffled after they went a combined 0-6 in their first two team matches. The new number one team of Fickes and Kulp recorded a 9-8 (7-1) win. Mowrer and Joel Trimmer (Hanover, PA/ Hanover) combined to post an 8-6 win while Wiesemann and Jeff Mansfield (Bartonsville, PA/ North Harford) earned an 8-4 win at third doubles.
    The Spartans return to action on Wednesday morning as they face Catholic University in a CAC contest in Hilton Head at 9:00 am.