ATLANTA – The Georgia Southern men's tennis team had a tough outing to open the 2020 spring season as they fell twice on the road to Georgia Tech Sunday losing 7-0 in the morning match and 4-0 in the afternoon.
 
The Eagles (0-2) were unable to secure a singles win on the day but did have three unfinished athletes in set number three when the match was called in the afternoon. Murphy McCullough and Santiago Suarez teamed up to give Georgia Southern its only taste of victory in the morning round, defeating Cole Gromley and Chris Yun 6-1 in doubles play.
 
What head coach Sander Koning said:
"Today was a great learning opportunity. In the morning, we played indoors and played very well in doubles. Murphy and Santi gave us a good start. Jonathan and Pascal had a close one too. In singles, I have to give credit to Georgia Tech. They played very well, especially in big moments. They were aggressive and really took it to us."

"For the afternoon, I am very pleased with the response of our team. We battled hard in singles and there was good energy on our side. That's what we need going forward. GT is a top-40 team and we had several guys really challenge them. I think that's a good sign of things to come."
 
 
Morning Match
Singles Results
1. Andres Martin (GT) def. Murphy McCullough (GS) 6-0, 6-1
2. Pablo Schelcher (GT) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GS) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-1)
3. Cole Gromley (GT) def. Alexandros Roumpis (GS) 6-2, 6-1
4. Marcus McDaniel (GT) def. Jonathan Morales (GS) 6-1, 6-0
5. Chris Yun (GT) def. Valentin Dun (GS) 6-4, 6-1
6. Keshav Chopra (GT) def. Neil Kandhai (GS) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Murphy McCullough/Santiago Suarez (GS) def. Cole Gromley/Chris Yun (GT) 6-1
2. Marcus McDaniel/Pablo Schelcher (GT) def. Jonathan Morales/Pascal Wagemaker (GS) 6-3
3. Andres Martin/Keshav Chopra (GT) def. Alexandros Roumpis/Carlos Garcia (GS) 6-1
 
Afternoon Match
Singles Results
1. Andres Martin (GT) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GS) 6-2, 6-2
2. Marcus McDaniel (GT) def. Murphy McCullough (GS) 6-4, 6-3
3. Pablo Schelcher (GT) vs. Alexandros Roumpis (GS) 6-4, 4-5, unfinished
4. Chris Yun (GT) vs. Jonathan Morales (GS) 2-6, 6-0, 1-2, unfinished
5. Keshav Chopra (GT) vs. Valentin Dun (GS) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
6. Brandon Freestone (GT) def. Santiago Suarez (GS) 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles Results
1. Brandon Freestone/Chris Yun (GT) def. Murphy McCullough/Santiago Suarez (GS) 6-2
2. Pablo Schelcher/Marcus McDaniel (GT) def. Alexandros Roumpis/Carlos Garcia (GS) 6-1
3. Andres Martin/Keshav Chopra (GT) vs. Pascal Wagemaker/Jonathan Morales (GS) 4-3, unfinished
 
Next Up
The Eagles travel to Florida next weekend for a Friday contest with Florida Gulf Coast and Sunday matchup with Miami.