COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College men's tennis team opened its season winning 2-of-3 doubles matches against Shorter (Ga.) College before losing all four singles matches and the match 5-2 on Thursday at the Lindsey Wilson tennis courts.

Andrews Moraes and Andre Santos outlasted Shorter's Badr Cherradi and Luis Quintero 9-8 (7-5) at No. 1 doubles and Freddy Luciani and Marlon Dalpont defeated Bastien Russo and Joshua Jones 8-2 at No. 2 to give the Blue Raiders a 2-1 advantage after doubles play.

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College men's tennis team doesn't open play until March 9 at Union (Ky.) College, but still dropped one spot from its preseason ranking to No. 13 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday.

The Blue Raiders earned 234 points in the first regular-season poll after finishing last season with an 11-5 record, losing to California Baptist University 5-0 in the second round of the NAIA National Championships.

Lindsey Wilson won the Mid-South Conference Regular and Tournament Championship in 2009 behind the stellar play of Freddy Luciani who returns to lead the team this season.

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson College has received a lead gift to build new tennis courts.

The lead gift from Henry Baughman of Smithfield, Ky., will allow the college to build a $425,000 tennis complex, according to Lindsey Wilson Athletic Director Willis Pooler.

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College men's tennis team is ranked No. 12 in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Preseason Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday. The Blue Raiders received 215 points in the poll.

The Blue Raiders finished last season with an 11-5 record after losing to California Baptist University 5-0 in the second round of the NAIA National Championships.