STATESBORO, Ga.  – For the final time this fall the Georgia Southern men's tennis team hosted their annual Georgia Southern Championships. Play was altered due to weather on Friday, forcing the competitors to play all day Saturday and Sunday. Three Eagles made their official home debut for the Blue and White and freshman Taylor Streda earned his first collegiate win in the first round of his draw.

Streda would go on to be defeated in the second round of his draw, but played an impressive three set match against Tom Russwurm (USCU) in the consolation draw. Carlos Garcia defeated Ksawery Pociej (CofC) in the first round of his draw and matched up against James Finnegan (FTU) in the second. Garcia would win a three set match, winning two straight sets after dropping the first 6-2. Garcia would be defeated in the semifinals by Easton Thomas (CofC) in straight sets.

Martijin Kerssens made his home debut this past weekend defeating Robby Krick (CofC) in three sets. In the second round Kerssens was defeated by Joe Ellis (UNF) 6-2, 7-5. In the first draw of the day the Eagles had five players sprinkled within. Pascal Wagemaker and Antonio Muniz both defeated their opponents in the first round and met on the courts in round two. Muniz would get the upper hand and advance to the semifinals and eventually the finals, where he was defeated by Benny Henning (CofC).

Murphy McCullough battled in his first round, winning a three set match against Ankush Arora (USCU). McCullough would go on to face the eventual champion of the draw Benny Henning and fall in straight sets. Stefano Di Aloy took on Daiki Tanabe (CCU) winning his first round match in straight sets. He continued his streak against Coastal Carolina facing Gonzalo Achondo (CCU). Toto would defeat Achondo in straight sets for the second match in a row. Di Aloy was upended by Benny Henning in the semifinals to end his run.
 
WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"I believe we had a good tournament as a team. Many of the guys got to play the way we practiced and it comes down to a couple of points here and there. Others played the way we want them to play and showed some good habits we have been working on. Antonio and Pascal had the best tournament, while Taylor picked up his first collegiate win. We got better this fall and a lot of it had to do with being more disciplined and committed to what we are doing. We are trying to keep it simple and love the moment, pressure and competition. If we keep working on that we should look forward to a great spring."