Sunday, January 26
Clemson, SC
9:00am
Georgia Southern University
7
vs
0
The Citadel
Eagles Split Sunday Matches
1/26/2020 4:58:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Georgia Southern defeats The Citadel but drops a close one to Clemson
CLEMSON, South Carolina – The Georgia Southern men's tennis team split a pair of matches Sunday after defeating The Citadel 7-0 and dropping a narrow 3-4 contest at Clemson.
The Eagles (2-4) dominated the Bulldogs (0-4) in the morning match winning every doubles and singles matchup played. Diego Finkelstein, Murphy McCullough and Neil Kandhai all got their first wins of the season in the victory. The win makes it eighth straight over the Citadel.
The afternoon match with Clemson (3-1) came down to the final two singles matches but was ultimately clinched by the Tigers from the six slot. The Tigers took the doubles point and won the first two singles points to go up 3-0. The Eagles fought back with wins by Pascal Wagemaker and Jonathan Morales to male it 3-2. Clemson's Pierre Louis-Dodens clinched the home team win over Valentin Dun but Georgia Southern added an additional singles win in the end by Alexandros Roumpis.
What head coach Sander Koning said:
"It was a long day of battling. In the morning, the guys played very disciplined and energetic. Against Clemson, we came out a little hesitant in doubles and Clemson took advantage of it."
"In singles, it came down to a couple of points here and there. Pascal and Jonathan played really well and got us back into the match. Valentin got a bit unlucky but fought hard. We are making progress and we will continue to pound the stone and get better."
Next Up
The Eagles will play their first home match next week as they host Mercer Jan. 29 at the Wallis Tennis Center at 2:30 p.m.
The Eagles (2-4) dominated the Bulldogs (0-4) in the morning match winning every doubles and singles matchup played. Diego Finkelstein, Murphy McCullough and Neil Kandhai all got their first wins of the season in the victory. The win makes it eighth straight over the Citadel.
The afternoon match with Clemson (3-1) came down to the final two singles matches but was ultimately clinched by the Tigers from the six slot. The Tigers took the doubles point and won the first two singles points to go up 3-0. The Eagles fought back with wins by Pascal Wagemaker and Jonathan Morales to male it 3-2. Clemson's Pierre Louis-Dodens clinched the home team win over Valentin Dun but Georgia Southern added an additional singles win in the end by Alexandros Roumpis.
What head coach Sander Koning said:
"It was a long day of battling. In the morning, the guys played very disciplined and energetic. Against Clemson, we came out a little hesitant in doubles and Clemson took advantage of it."
"In singles, it came down to a couple of points here and there. Pascal and Jonathan played really well and got us back into the match. Valentin got a bit unlucky but fought hard. We are making progress and we will continue to pound the stone and get better."
Next Up
The Eagles will play their first home match next week as they host Mercer Jan. 29 at the Wallis Tennis Center at 2:30 p.m.
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