STATESBORO, Ga. – On Friday the Eagles headed to UNC-Wilmington to complete their 2017 fall schedule at the UNCW Seahawk Invite. On day one the Eagles competed against Presbyterian in Doubles and USC Upstate in Singles.

During the first day of play Diego Finkelstein and Eddie Landin defeated the team from Presbyterian 7-6. JC Alcala and Stefano Di Aloy defeated their opponents from Presbyterian 6-2. In Singles play the Eagles switched gears and competed against USC Upstate. JC Alcala was defeated during his match 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, after forcing a third set.

Stefano Di Aloy would defeat his opponent in straight sets 7-5, 7-6 (5). Eddie Landin and Diego Finkelstein would not finish their matches against USC Upstate and head into the second day of play.

During the second day of play the Eagles would continue their success. Stefano Di Aloy would win his second match of the weekend 7-5, 6-3 and would be the only Eagle to win in singles play. JC Alcala, Eddie Landin, and Diego Finkelstein all took their matches to a third set, but were unable to defeat their opponents.

WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"We played well in doubles again. JC and Stefano seemed to find their groove and show good chemistry. Diego and Eddie like to make it exciting. They had another thriller of a match. They kept putting themselves in good position to go up a break today, but weren't able to finish and run with the lead. They showed great poise in the tiebreak and finished the set well. In singles, we played against a tough UNCW team. They are well coached and today they were able to get the best of us. Stefano kept up his good play of this tournament and was able to win by playing aggressive tennis. Eddie and Diego had similar losses. Both of them battled hard and came back from being a break down twice in the third set. Unfortunately, they got broken for a third time and against good teams you can't let that happen. We have one more day and I expect us to finish strong and conclude the fall in a positive way."

NEXT UP
The Eagles will now prepare for the spring season. The Eagles open up the 2017-18 season in Colorado against Air Force and the University of Incarnate Word.  
 
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