Men's Tennis | 4/2/2016 10:09:00 PM

CHARLESTON, S.C.- With a 7-0 win over the Citadel, the Georgia Southern men's tennis team advanced to 14-5 overall this season which is the best record since 1993. Saturday's match held in Charleston, South Carolina marked the final regular season match for the Eagles.
 
"Today we had great team effort across the board," senior Rise Lanne said. "We got the doubles point pretty quickly and in singles everyone got ahead right from the start. We held to that momentum and didn't let that go at any point."

Doubles pairs Chris Kerrigan and Ze Moya (line two) and JC Alcala and Eddie Landin (line three) both swept their opponents 6-0 to pick up coveted doubles point. Lanne and Dani Casablancas also won their doubles match 7-5 at line one.
 
"We played well today as a team. I am very happy with the focus of the guys," head coach Sander Koning said. "The Citadel can be a tough team-- they keep fighting. If you let them back into the match you will be in a dog fight. Fortunately, we were able to keep our level high, and we kept giving ourselves something to gain every point, game and set. That is the kind of mindset we have been working on and today the entire team had it."
 
All six of the Eagles won in straight sets during singles. Moya won at the No.3 position in a clean sweep (6-0, 6-0) which was his second of the day as his doubles match ended in the same result. From there, the rest of the team followed suit to earn five more points and end the match at 7-0.
 
"This is again one step forward and good preparation for the regular season finale, the four-match home stretch," Lanne said.
 
The Eagles only allowed the Bulldogs to win at most three games in a single set, which in total amounted to just 19 games the whole match compared to the Eagles' 72.
 
RESULTS
Georgia Southern 7, The Citadel 0
 
Singles competition
1. Rise Lanne (GS) def. Artemie Amari (CIT) 6-2, 6-1
2. JC Alcala (GS) def. Matthew Henson (CIT) 6-2, 6-3
3. Ze Moya (GS) def. Jackson Pride (CIT) 6-1, 6-0
4. Daniel Casablancas (GS) def. Michael Anzalone (CIT) 6-1, 6-2
5. Eddie Landin (GS) def. Roy Hobson (CIT) 6-2, 6-3
6. Andre Johnson (GS) def. Trey Davis (CIT) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Rise Lanne/Daniel Casablancas (GS) def. Artemie Amari/Matthew Henson (CIT) 7-5
2. Christian Kerrigan/Ze Moya (GS) def. Roy Hobson/Michael Anzalone (CIT) 6-0
3. JC Alcala/Eddie Landin (GS) def. Jackson Pride/Ryan Templet (CIT) 6-0
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles head into a four-match home stretch where they face ABAC and South Carolina State next Saturday. The following weekend, Georgia Southern takes on two conference foes with Georgia State on Friday and Appalachian State on Saturday.
 
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