ATLANTA, Ga. - Georgia Southern Men's Tennis concluded the final day of the MLK Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech on Monday morning in Atlanta.
The Eagles competed in their final hidden dual match of the preseason, taking on South Carolina. Murphy McCullough started the day off hot, winning the first set of his match 6-4, before falling 6-4, 6-2 in the remaining two sets to drop the match.
Carlos Garcia also started the morning off strong, leveling the match in the second set before dropping the third set 6-0. In doubles play, the No. 1 team of Pascal Wagemaker and Alexandros Roumpis won their doubles match 7-6 in a tiebreaker over the No. 1 team of Jake Beasley and Toby Samuel of South Carolina.
The Eagles will return to the courts to open up the 2021 season at The Wallis Tennis Center. The blue and white will host North Florida at 1 p.m. on Jan. 30.Â
WHAT COACH KONING HAD TO SAY
"I am happy with the fight our guys showed this weekend. Pascal and Alex had a high level in doubles throughout the weekend, which was great to see. In singles, these teams showed us what we can improve and that was the purpose of the weekend. We know where we are and what we need to do before playing our first official dual match in two weeks."
RESULTS
Singles
Toby Samuel (USC) def. Pascal Wagemaker 6-2, 6-0
Thomas Brown (USC) def. Alexandros Roumpis 7-5, 6-0
Thomas Brown (USC) def. Murphy McCullough 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Beau Pelletier (USC) def. Carlos Garcia 6-0, 3-6, 6-0
Carter Morgan (USC) def. Jaap Aaldering 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
Wagemaker/Roumpis def. Beasley/Samuel (USC) 7-6
Brown/Pelletier (USC) def. Morales/McCullough 6-1
Jordan/Morgan (USC) def. Aaldering/Garcia 6-2
