Eagles Down Winthrop 4-1
2/16/2013 5:57:21 AM | Men's Tennis
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Georgia Southern Men's Tennis team beat Winthrop 4-1 on Friday night at Memorial Courts in Rocky Hill, S.C. The Eagles clinched the doubles point early on and claimed the victory after singles wins from sophomore Andrew Dromsky, freshman Rayane Djouad and senior Matthijs Verdam.
In a battle of the Eagles, the Georgia Southern Eagles (3-1) took an early lead in the match after the duo of Dromsky and Carson Jones beat Winthrop's Dylan Comerford and Corey Decandia 8-4 on court number one. Verdam started his successful night when he teamed up with Oliver Webb, winning their doubles match against Juan Boada and Steven Patrick 8-4 at the number three spot.
Georgia Southern continued it's momentum during singles, winning the three singles matches necessary for the overall team victory. Verdam beat Peter Nagovnak 6-3, 6-1 on court one, Dromsky earned his win against Yuta Hirokawa 6-1, 6-4 on court two and Rayane Djouad improved his own singles record to 3-0 when he beat Boada 6-4, 6-4 on court four. The freshman stands 5-0 on the year in both doubles and singles.
The Eagles will look to continue their success on the road this Saturday, taking on USC Upstate at 2 p.m. in Spartanburg, S.C.
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Singles Results
1. Matthijs Verdam (GSUM) def. NAGOVNAK, Peter (WUMT) 6-3, 6-1
2. Andrew Dromsky (GSUM) def. HIROKAWA, Yuta (WUMT) 6-1, 6-4
3. ARAMBURU, Ivar (WUMT) vs. A. Codina Sala (GSUM) 6-4, 4-5, unfinished
4. Rayane Djouad (GSUM) def. BOADA, Juan (WUMT) 6-4, 6-4
5. PATRICK, Steven (WUMT) def. Marco Osorio (GSUM) 6-3, 6-2
6. CHEN, Michael (WUMT) vs. Carson Jones (GSUM) 4-6, 6-2, 3-1, unfinished
Doubles Results
1. Andrew Dromsky/Carson Jones (GSUM) def. COMERFORD, Dylan/DECANDIA, Corey (WUMT) 8-5
2. HIROKAWA, Yuta/NAGOVNAK, Peter (WUMT) vs. Rayane Djouad/Marco Osorio (GSUM) 7-6, unfinished
3. Matthijs Verdam/Oliver Webb (GSUM) def. BOADA, Juan/PATRICK, Steven (WUMT) 8-5
