Men’s Tennis Defeated By Mountaineers

Tuesday, March 17

Boone, N.C.

10 a.m.

Georgia Southern University

Appalachian State

3/17/2015 8:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Erika Brennan

Boone, Nc. – The Eagles suffered defeat at the hands of rival Appalachian State Tuesday 0-7. The lone victory on the day came at No. 1 doubles, however, to earn the 1 doubles point at stake, teams must win 2 out of 3 matches.

"We had another tough contested doubles point," said Head Coach Alexander Koning. "It came down to 1 or 2 points and unfortunately, they went the other way today. In singles, we fought hard as a team, but App State handled the adversityon and off the court better than us today. We will learn from this and use it to our advantage in our next match."

At No. 1 doubles, Ristomatti Lanne and Albert Codina Sala defeated Zach Bost and Jan-Willem Kleynhaus 8-4. The No. 2 tandem of Kyle Hoffman and Jose Landin fell to Jack Maddocks and Scott Webster 4-8. Christian Kerrigan and Joan Carles Alcala fell to Oliver Casey and Trey Morris 7-9 at No. 3.

Lanne was setback by Casey 6-7, 7-6 (5-7) while Codina Sala fell to Maddocks 6-7 (4-7), 5-7.

Hoffman was bounced by Webster 1-6, 4-6 and Kerrigan lost to Bost 4-6, 6-3, 2-6.

Alcala was defeated by Kleynhaus 3-6, 4-6 and teammate Nico de Groof fell to Morris 2-6, 6-2, 5-7.

The Ealges (5-8) will return to action Wednesday when they challenge the University of North Carolina-Charlotte beginning at 2 p.m. from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Singles competition
1. Oliver Casey (APP) def. Ristomatti Lanne (GS) 7-6, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Jack Maddocks (APP) def. Albert Codina Sala (GS) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
3. Scott Webster (APP) def. Kyle Hoffman (GS) 6-1, 6-4
4. Zach Bost (APP) def. Christian Kerrigan (GS) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
5. Jan-Willem Kleynhans (APP) def. Joan C. A. Llinares (GS) 6-3, 6-4
6. Trey Morris (APP) def. Nico de Groof (GS) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Ristomatti Lanne/Albert Codina Sala (GS) def. Zach Bost/Jan-Willem Kleynhans (APP) 8-4
2. Jack Maddocks/Scott Webster (APP) def. Kyle Hoffman/Jose E. Landin Lopez (GS) 8-4
3. Oliver Casey/Trey Morris (APP) def. Christian Kerrigan/Joan C. A. Llinares (GS) 9-7

Match Notes:
Georgia Southern 5-8
Appalachian State 6-8

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,3,4,6,2,1)

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