Men's Tennis | 11/13/2016 4:20:00 PM

STATESBORO, Ga. – In their final tournament of the fall, the Georgia Southern men's tennis team traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, to compete in the Charleston Invitational. The tournament was cut short due to rain in the area and Flight Champions and Co-Champions were crowned based on record. Eddie Landin, Diego Finkelstein, Adam Brown, and Murphy McCullough all were crowned Co-Champions with a 2-0 record on the weekend. Santiago Suarez was named Champion of his flight with a 2-0 record as well. The Eagles will now return home and begin preparation for their first spring match against Clemson and The Citadel, on January 14.
 
"We had a good tournament this past weekend. We played against some good competition and it was good to see that our focus was where it needed to be," said head coach Sander Koning. "We started off slow in doubles and had a tough time getting energized, but after the first doubles matches we played very well. The freshmen really stepped it up this weekend and it is a good way to end the fall. All three freshmen won their flight and they did it the right way. They have come a long way from the beginning of the semester until now and I am looking forward to seeing them grow and improve as players and people."
 
"In general I believe we had a good fall. The intention was to do better than last year and in many ways we have accomplished that. I am proud of the mentality of our guys and the mindset they embraced. It isn't always easy to come out with the same mindset, but we were very consistent with it this fall. We also had multiple guys win flights, draws, or a tournament and that is a good sign for the program. Just because we had a good fall, doesn't guarantee we will have a good spring. We have laid the groundwork this semester and it is up to us to continue to improve and get better. Our journey doesn't stop here, and we will keeping working to prepare ourselves for a tough and exciting spring season."

SINGLES RESULTS:
 
JC Alcala
Semifinals, Alcala def. Anghel (ECU) 6-4, 6-2
Finals, Vitek (SCS) def. Alcala 6-2, 6-3

Eddie Landin
Semifinals, Landin def. Georgi (ECU) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Finals, Landin def. Yanchenko (SCS) 6-1, 6-1
Co-Champion

Diego Finkelstein
Semifinals, Finkelstein def. Countee (ECU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Finals, Finkelstein def. Stupar (SCS) 6-4, 6-1
Co-Champion
 
Santiago Suarez
Semifinals, Suarez def. Mcgheehan (ECU) 5-7, 7-6, 6-1
Finals, Suarez def. Figura (CoC) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
Champion
 
Adam Brown
Semifinals, Brown def. Bissett (ECU) 6-4, 6-2
Finals, Brown def. Schenk (SCS) 6-0, 6-1
Co-Champion
 
Artemie Amari
Semifinals, Ling (ECU) def. Amari 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Extra Match, Amari def. Mouline (SCS) 6-4, 6-1
 
Chris Kerrigan
Semifinals, Allen (ECU) def. Kerrigan 7-6, 6-7, 6-2
 
Murphy McCullough
Semifinals, McCullough def. Lehfeldt (ECU) 6-3, 6-3
Finals, McCullough def. Owczarz (SCS) 6-3, 6-1
Co-Champion
 
DOUBLES RESULTS:

Kerrigan/Landin
Semifinals, Kerrigan/Landin def. Countee/Mcgheehan (ECU) 6-2
Finals, Vitek/Figura (SCS) def. Kerrigan/Landin 6-4
 
Amari/McCullough
Semifinals, Ling/Lehfeldt (ECU) def. Amari/McCullough 6-4
Finals, Amari/McCullough def. Mouline/Owczarz (SCS) 6-3
 
Alcala/Finkelstein
Semifinals, Bissett/Georgi (ECU) def. Alcala/Finkelstein 6-3
Finals, Alcala/Finkelstein def. Stupar/Yanchenko (SCS) 6-3
 
Suarez/Brown
Seminfinals, Ling/Anghel (ECU) def. Suarez/Brown 6-1
 
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