Men's Tennis' Lanne 'Rises' to the Top
10/19/2015 12:05:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Senior Rise Lanne makes it to the consolation finals at the ITA Regionals
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Georgia Southern's Rise Lanne had another successful day at the ITA Regionals on Sunday, sweeping both his opponents in the quarter-final and the semi-final to make it to the consolation championships on Monday.
The senior knocked out Natan Rakkitt of Georgia Tech 6-4, 6-2 and beat USF's Roberts 6-2, 6-4. On Monday, Lanne take on Whitehurst (FSU) at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Florida.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Singles- Sunday (Consolation Round)
Lanne (GS) def. Rakkitt (GT) 6-4, 6-2
Lanne (GS) def. Roberts (USF) 6-2, 6-4
Singles- Saturday (Consolation Round)
Lanne (GS) def. Okungbowa (FAMU) 6-3, 6-0
Lanne (GS)def. Valencia (KSU) 6-1, 7-5
Duncan (UGA) def. Landin(GS) 6-1, 6-4
Singles- Friday
Lomacki (UM) def. Lanne (GS) 6-2, 6-3
Alfonzo (FGCU) def. Landin (GS) 6-1, 6-3
Singles- Thursday (Qualifying Round)
Goldberg (UNF) def. Alcala (GS) 6-1, 6-2
Spierling (GS) def. Chaffin (FGCU) 6-2, 6-2
Tefel (UM) def. Spierling(GS) 6-2, 7-6(5)
Doubles- Friday
Wood/Duncan (UGA) def. Lanne/Landin (GS) 8-3
Roberts/CID (FSU) def. Alcala/Spierling (GS) 8-7-1
WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"Rise started well in his first match today. He was able to make it tough on the service games of his opponent early in the match, and this helped Rise later on. His opponent has a tricky game; he uses a lot of different shots and likes to come to the net. It is really unorthodox in today's game. Rise managed to keep his mind together and strike at the right times.
In the second match Rise got another quick start going up 4-0. His opponent is a very athletic guy and has the ability to get in the match quickly so it was key for Rise to keep the pressure on him. He did this by mixing up his serve and stepping up with his forehand consistently on short balls.
Overall, Rise played very solid today, and tomorrow's final will be another tough match against Whitehurst of FSU. We have seen him play and he is a good competitor. At this stage in the tournament everybody is battle-tested so I expect it to be a great match."
WHO PLAYS WHO
Rise Lanne faces Whitehurst of FSU for the finals of the consolation round on Monday.
UP NEXT
Next weekend, the Eagles host the Georgia Southern Championships from October 23-25 at the Wallis Tennis Complex.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
The senior knocked out Natan Rakkitt of Georgia Tech 6-4, 6-2 and beat USF's Roberts 6-2, 6-4. On Monday, Lanne take on Whitehurst (FSU) at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Florida.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Singles- Sunday (Consolation Round)
Lanne (GS) def. Rakkitt (GT) 6-4, 6-2
Lanne (GS) def. Roberts (USF) 6-2, 6-4
Singles- Saturday (Consolation Round)
Lanne (GS) def. Okungbowa (FAMU) 6-3, 6-0
Lanne (GS)def. Valencia (KSU) 6-1, 7-5
Duncan (UGA) def. Landin(GS) 6-1, 6-4
Singles- Friday
Lomacki (UM) def. Lanne (GS) 6-2, 6-3
Alfonzo (FGCU) def. Landin (GS) 6-1, 6-3
Singles- Thursday (Qualifying Round)
Goldberg (UNF) def. Alcala (GS) 6-1, 6-2
Spierling (GS) def. Chaffin (FGCU) 6-2, 6-2
Tefel (UM) def. Spierling(GS) 6-2, 7-6(5)
Doubles- Friday
Wood/Duncan (UGA) def. Lanne/Landin (GS) 8-3
Roberts/CID (FSU) def. Alcala/Spierling (GS) 8-7-1
WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"Rise started well in his first match today. He was able to make it tough on the service games of his opponent early in the match, and this helped Rise later on. His opponent has a tricky game; he uses a lot of different shots and likes to come to the net. It is really unorthodox in today's game. Rise managed to keep his mind together and strike at the right times.
In the second match Rise got another quick start going up 4-0. His opponent is a very athletic guy and has the ability to get in the match quickly so it was key for Rise to keep the pressure on him. He did this by mixing up his serve and stepping up with his forehand consistently on short balls.
Overall, Rise played very solid today, and tomorrow's final will be another tough match against Whitehurst of FSU. We have seen him play and he is a good competitor. At this stage in the tournament everybody is battle-tested so I expect it to be a great match."
WHO PLAYS WHO
Rise Lanne faces Whitehurst of FSU for the finals of the consolation round on Monday.
UP NEXT
Next weekend, the Eagles host the Georgia Southern Championships from October 23-25 at the Wallis Tennis Complex.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
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