Men's Tennis | 1/28/2016 4:10:00 PM

STATESBORO, Ga.- On the road once again, the men's tennis team heads up to North Carolina to take on East Carolina and Winthrop this weekend in Greenville. On Friday, the ECU Pirates and GSU face off at 2 p.m. while on Saturday, it's a battle of the Eagles at 11 a.m.

"We had two good weeks of practice, where we emphasized a lot on how to play better indoors which is the trick since we only practice outdoors," head coach Sander Koning said. "I believe we are ready for the weekend, and the guys are ready to compete."

Two weeks prior, the Eagles secured two wins against Gardner-Webb and Davidson in the Old North State to start off the spring season.

Senior Rise Lanne and sophomore Eddie Landin kept a perfect record during the Blue and White's opening weekend, each winning two singles and two doubles matches. Lanne held his own at the top spot in singles and came through in doubles with the help of Christian Kerrigan. On the other hand, Landin found success at No.3 in singles and No.2 in doubles with partner Nico de Groof.

So far this year, only one Eagle has played either Winthrop or East Carolina. At the Wolfpack Invitational in October, Kerrigan dropped to fellow England native Will Bissett (ECU) but later earned redemption by topping the Pirates' Ronny Georgi 6-4, 6-4.

QUOTABLES FROM COACH KONING
"Both ECU and Winthrop are good programs. Last year we played ECU and it came down to the last match. I expect a similar match this season. The main difference will be playing indoors instead of outdoors.

"Winthrop have a very talented group of players and they have a good win over Wofford this week. We look forward to the battle."

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