Saturday, March 12
Statesboro, Ga.
9:30 a.m.
Georgia Southern University
3
vs
4
UNCG
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Eagles Lose Another Close Match to UNCG
3/12/2016 5:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Eddie Landin's strong play helps push GS to 3-4 against Greensboro
STATESBORO, Ga.- On Saturday, the Georgia Southern men's tennis team dropped another close one to UNC Greensboro at home, falling 3-4. This match marks their second in a row where the Eagles were just one point short of clinching the match—the last time being against Florida Gulf Coast.
"I have to give credit to UNCG today-- they played their hearts out," head coach Sander Koningsaid. "We put ourselves in position multiple times to finish a match and we didn't. UNCG took advantage of that."
Unlike last match, the Eagles gave up the doubles point despite Eddie Landin and JC Alcala's convincing 6-0 win over UNCG's line three duo Walker and Melnik.
Landin also found success in singles, winning his match 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 at line four.
"I want to compliment Eddie-- he played his heart out. He was down 2-5 in the third set, but kept fighting and was able to get a win," Koning said. "I also liked the way Rise (Lanne) and Dani (Casablancas) took care of business on their courts."
Dani Casablancas, who went 2-0 in singles last weekend and clinched the first conference match over Troy, pulled out another win today. He took down Bryan 6-3, 6-2 at the No.5 position. At line one, Rise Lanne defeated Thompson by the same score.
JC Alcala (No.2), Ze Moya (No.3) and Chris Kerrigan (No.6) each had close matches, but UNCG slipped away to pick up the three additional points to push them to 4-3.
RESULTS
UNCG 4, Georgia Southern 3
UP NEXT
The Eagles have a midweek match against Kennesaw State on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Then, they head over to UNC Asheville for a Friday match at 2 p.m. as well.
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. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
"I have to give credit to UNCG today-- they played their hearts out," head coach Sander Koningsaid. "We put ourselves in position multiple times to finish a match and we didn't. UNCG took advantage of that."
Unlike last match, the Eagles gave up the doubles point despite Eddie Landin and JC Alcala's convincing 6-0 win over UNCG's line three duo Walker and Melnik.
Landin also found success in singles, winning his match 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 at line four.
"I want to compliment Eddie-- he played his heart out. He was down 2-5 in the third set, but kept fighting and was able to get a win," Koning said. "I also liked the way Rise (Lanne) and Dani (Casablancas) took care of business on their courts."
Dani Casablancas, who went 2-0 in singles last weekend and clinched the first conference match over Troy, pulled out another win today. He took down Bryan 6-3, 6-2 at the No.5 position. At line one, Rise Lanne defeated Thompson by the same score.
JC Alcala (No.2), Ze Moya (No.3) and Chris Kerrigan (No.6) each had close matches, but UNCG slipped away to pick up the three additional points to push them to 4-3.
RESULTS
UNCG 4, Georgia Southern 3
Singles competition
1. Rise Lanne (GS) def. Connor Thompson (UNCG) 6-3, 6-2
2. Daniel Mack (UNCG) def. JC Alcala (GS) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. William Albright (UNCG) def. Ze Moya (GS) 6-3, 7-6
4. Eddie Landin (GS) def. Gaston Murray (UNCG) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
5. Daniel Casablancas (GS) def. Warren Bryan (UNCG) 6-3, 6-2
6. Ian Melnik (UNCG) def. Christian Kerrigan (GS) 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. William Albright/Warren Bryan (UNCG) def. Christian Kerrigan/Rise Lanne (GS) 7-6
2. Daniel Mack/Connor Thompson (UNCG) def. Daniel Casablancas/Nico de Groof (GS) 6-4
3. JC Alcala/Eddie Landin (GS) def. Logan Walker/Ian Melnik (UNCG) 6-0
Match Notes:
UP NEXT
The Eagles have a midweek match against Kennesaw State on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Then, they head over to UNC Asheville for a Friday match at 2 p.m. as well.
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. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
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