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Men's Tennis Finishes Fall Schedule Strong at Home
11/3/2019 11:18:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Georgia Southern Begins Regular Season Jan. 12
STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern men's tennis team completed its fall schedule over the weekend as hosts of the Georgia Southern Championship Tournament at the Wallis Tennis Center.
The tournament was highlighted by Diego Finkelstein's and Chase Arevalo's run to the semifinals of the blue and white singles draws respectively. Additionally, freshmen Neil Kandhai and Jaap Aaldering won the consolation bracket of the blue and white singles draws.
In doubles play, Finkelstein and Alexandros Roumpis made it all the way to the finals of the gold draw doubles before falling to Ellis/Kotan (UNF) 6-2.
What coach Sander Koning said:
"We played a lot of tennis this weekend and saw some guys really step up. I was very pleased with how the second and third day went. We had some tough losses but got right back on the horse and competed hard. Our true character showed Sunday and how hard we could still go."
"Murphy picked up his 50th career win in singles and Chase got his first collegiate win. Almost everyone had a winning record in singles this weekend."
"It was great to see Diego and Alex play in their second final of the fall. They both showed great energy and compliment each other well. They just fell short."
"I believe we got better overall this fall and now we have to continue to pound the rock and work on little improvements every day."
The team opens the regular season Jan.12 at Georgia Tech.
The tournament was highlighted by Diego Finkelstein's and Chase Arevalo's run to the semifinals of the blue and white singles draws respectively. Additionally, freshmen Neil Kandhai and Jaap Aaldering won the consolation bracket of the blue and white singles draws.
In doubles play, Finkelstein and Alexandros Roumpis made it all the way to the finals of the gold draw doubles before falling to Ellis/Kotan (UNF) 6-2.
What coach Sander Koning said:
"We played a lot of tennis this weekend and saw some guys really step up. I was very pleased with how the second and third day went. We had some tough losses but got right back on the horse and competed hard. Our true character showed Sunday and how hard we could still go."
"Murphy picked up his 50th career win in singles and Chase got his first collegiate win. Almost everyone had a winning record in singles this weekend."
"It was great to see Diego and Alex play in their second final of the fall. They both showed great energy and compliment each other well. They just fell short."
"I believe we got better overall this fall and now we have to continue to pound the rock and work on little improvements every day."
The team opens the regular season Jan.12 at Georgia Tech.
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