Eagles Conclude Day Two of Georgia Southern Invitational
10/28/2017 7:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Eagles dominate second day of GS Invitational
STATESBORO, Ga. – The second day of the Georgia Southern Invitational featured the Eagles controlling the semifinals in both main draws for singles and doubles. JC Alcala advanced to the final of the singles draw after defeating teammate Eddie Landin in straight sets. Alcala will take on Fermin Calvo Barcelo of Kennesaw State tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for the championship.
In the doubles draw three Eagle teams advanced to the semifinals. Artemie Amari and Santiago Suarez faced off against Eddie Landin and Diego Finkelstein. Landin and Finkelstein would defeat Amari and Suarez 8-4 to advance to the finals. Their opponents for the doubles finals are teammates JC Alcala and Stefano Di Aloy. Di Aloy and Alcala defeated Gerdes and Bustamante from UT-Chattanooga to set up an all Eagles final.
Action will resume tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. and continue throughout the day concluding the Georgia Southern Invitational.
WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"We saw a lot of good tennis today. We had our ups and downs as a team. Overall I am happy with the fight we showed and we never quit. Both freshman, Pascal and Carlos, had tough losses in the morning, but got right back on the horse and win tough three set matches. That's a good sign. Tomorrow we expect to finish the tournament strong and compete hard."
SINGLES RESULTS
Barcelo (KSU) def. Suarez 6-3, 6-4
Barcelo (KSU) def. Di Aloy 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Di Aloy def. Bustamante (UTC) 6-2, 6-4
Landin def. Gerdes (UTC) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Alcala def. McCullough 6-4, 6-4
Alcala def. Landin 6-1, 6-4
DOUBLES RESULTS
Landin/Finkelstein def. Amari/Suarez 8-4
Alcala/Di Aloy def. Gerdes/Bustamante (UTC) 8-3
NEXT UP
The Eagles will conclude the Georgia Southern Invitational Sunday morning with the doubles and singles championship matches, as well as the finale of consolation draws.
The Eagle Tennis teams have launched a crowdfunding campaign to take their programs to the next level. Contributions will benefit the players' overall experience, tennis facilities, recruiting efforts and training. Learn more, give to Eagle Tennis and help spread the word at Give.GSEagles.com/Tennis. But hurry! The fundraising campaign ends on Friday, November 3, 2017.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides current information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, which is fully responsive with any device. Information on Eagle athletics can also be found through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics and Instagram.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
In the doubles draw three Eagle teams advanced to the semifinals. Artemie Amari and Santiago Suarez faced off against Eddie Landin and Diego Finkelstein. Landin and Finkelstein would defeat Amari and Suarez 8-4 to advance to the finals. Their opponents for the doubles finals are teammates JC Alcala and Stefano Di Aloy. Di Aloy and Alcala defeated Gerdes and Bustamante from UT-Chattanooga to set up an all Eagles final.
Action will resume tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. and continue throughout the day concluding the Georgia Southern Invitational.
WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"We saw a lot of good tennis today. We had our ups and downs as a team. Overall I am happy with the fight we showed and we never quit. Both freshman, Pascal and Carlos, had tough losses in the morning, but got right back on the horse and win tough three set matches. That's a good sign. Tomorrow we expect to finish the tournament strong and compete hard."
SINGLES RESULTS
Barcelo (KSU) def. Suarez 6-3, 6-4
Barcelo (KSU) def. Di Aloy 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Di Aloy def. Bustamante (UTC) 6-2, 6-4
Landin def. Gerdes (UTC) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Alcala def. McCullough 6-4, 6-4
Alcala def. Landin 6-1, 6-4
DOUBLES RESULTS
Landin/Finkelstein def. Amari/Suarez 8-4
Alcala/Di Aloy def. Gerdes/Bustamante (UTC) 8-3
NEXT UP
The Eagles will conclude the Georgia Southern Invitational Sunday morning with the doubles and singles championship matches, as well as the finale of consolation draws.
The Eagle Tennis teams have launched a crowdfunding campaign to take their programs to the next level. Contributions will benefit the players' overall experience, tennis facilities, recruiting efforts and training. Learn more, give to Eagle Tennis and help spread the word at Give.GSEagles.com/Tennis. But hurry! The fundraising campaign ends on Friday, November 3, 2017.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides current information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, which is fully responsive with any device. Information on Eagle athletics can also be found through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics and Instagram.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
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