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Men's Tennis Interrupted by Rain at Georgia State Invite

Albert Codina-Sala
ATLANTA, Ga.- The flighted tournament was not able to be completed because of rain on Saturday that cancelled all of the days matches. The Eagles did take to the courts on Friday and Sunday and were able to post some impressive wins.

On Friday, Albert Codina-Sala tallied one singles win and two doubles wins with partner Rafael Racy in the white flight. Rayane Djouad defeated Georgia State's Thomas Cook 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the blue flight, while Christian Kerrigan defeated GSU's Gochnauer 6-4, 6-2 in the white flight. Rayane Djouad and Oliver Webb partnered in the blue flight, beating the 58th ranked doubles team in the country from Georgia State 8-5.

Sunday play concluded with more wins for the Eagles. Oliver Webb defeated USA's Manuel Belda 6-3, 6-4 in the blue flight. In the singles white flight, the Eagles swept the University of South Alabama Jaguars. Albert Codina Sala overcome Juan Troglia 2-6, 6-3, 10-6, Rafael Racy prevailed over Sean Robinson 7-5, 6-4, Daniel Rush defeated Jan Hellmich 6-2, 4-6, 10-4, and Christian Kerrigan beat Sebastian Kirmse 6-0, 7-5.

Overall, Albert Codina-Sala finished on top for the Eagles, with two singles wins and two doubles wins.

Coach Nick Zieziula said, "We showed some progress through the weekend in our doubles movement, but we have to be much more disciplined from start to finish in every spot in the lineup. We have two weeks to prepare for our home tournament and we need to make the most of that preparation time."

October 4-6 men's tennis will host the Georgia Southern Championships at the Hanner Tennis Complex.

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