Eagles Pick up Four Singles Victories at Charleston Challenge

CHARLESTON, S.C.- After the first day at the Charleston Challenge, the Georgia Southern men's tennis team tallied four singles victories, including two in the Flight 1 Singles draw. JC Alcala and Marvin Spiering took down their opponents in straight sets, while Evan Pelavin (Flight 3) and Dani Casablancas (Flight 4) rallied in three, after both winning their first sets in the four-team invite.

On the doubles front, the Eagles weren't as successful as they lost in all four of their matches on Friday. Play continues on Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. beginning with doubles matches followed by singles at College of Charleston.

RESULTS
Singles

Flight 1- JC Alcala, Marvin Spiering
Alcala (GS) def. Ghriskey 6-2, 7-5
Spiering (GS) def. Bruce 6-3, 7-6

Flight 2- Andre Johnson, Nico de Groof
Khan def. Johnson (GS) 6-1, 6-2
Kelley def. de Groof (GS) 7-5, 7-5

Flight 3- Christian Kerrigan, Evan Pelavin
Encinas def. Kerrigan (GS) 6-2, 6-4
Pelavin (GS) def. Lykou 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

Flight 4- Dani Casablancas, Adam Brown, Pradeep Raja
Casablancas (GS) def. Sydow 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
Mills def. Brown (GS) 6-3, 6-2
Baird def. Raja 6-3, 6-2

Doubles

Flight 1- JC Alcala/Christian Kerrigan, Nico de Groof/Andre Johnson
Encinas/Record def. Alcala/Kerrigan (GS) 6-3
Roberts/Kelley def. de Groof/Johnson (GS) 6-3

Flight 2- Dani Casablancas/Marvin Spiering, Adam Brown/Evan Pelavin
Sydow/Khandef. Casablancas/Spiering (GS) 6-3
Manzanas/Bejar def. Brown/Pelavin (GS) 6-0

WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"We came out flat in doubles. I know many of the guys hadn't played much with each other before this weekend, but our overall body language wasn't where it needed to be.

"The guys did much better in singles. They came out with a purpose and showed much more energy. Not everybody got the results, but the effort was much better. I am very pleased with the way Dani Casablancas competed. It was his first match after a long road of recovery and he went through a lot of different emotions. He was able to stay in the process in the end and get the win."

UP NEXT
The Eagles finish up the three-day tournament on Sunday in Charleston and then pack up until the spring season begins in January.

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Schedule

Players Mentioned

Adam Brown

Nico de Groof

Andre Johnson

Christian Kerrigan

Evan Pelavin