Furman 6, Georgia Southern 1
Greenville, S.C. ? After sweeping all three doubles matches to take the early advantage, the Furman men’s tennis team took five of the six singles matches en route to a 6-1 victory over the visiting Georgia Southern Eagles in Saturday afternoon Southern Conference tennis action. Furman’s (9-1, 2-1) Jordan Walters won his fourth consecutive match, needing a tiebreaker to beat GSU’s Philip Prins. With the loss, the Eagles fell to 4-12 overall, 1-4 in the league.
The Paladins opened the day with three doubles wins. Walters and Chris Gilli teamed up for an 8-3 win over Matthew Sands and Neil Shine at flight three. Andy Juc and Scott Kahler won their 11th match of the season with an 8-4 defeat of Joris De Weerdt and Borja Malet at number two. Ryan Friend and Andy Sobczyk secured the doubles sweep with an 8-5 mark against Emmanuel Nkoueleue and Philip Prins.
Furman continued to dominate play in the singles matches. At number one, Juc defeated De Weerdt, 6-1, 6-0 to remain undefeated in conference action. Gilli breezed by Sands, 6-1, 6-2, at number four. Mike Kociecki posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Malet at flight six. Daniel Knause also pulled out a straight-set win over Nkoueleue, 6-3, 7-6 (5) at number two.
The Paladins will be right back in action tomorrow afternoon when they challenge UNC Greensboro at Mickel Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
#58 Furman 6, Georgia Southern 1
Doubles
1. Ryan Friend/Andy Sobczyk (FUR) def. Emmanuel Nkoueleue/Philip Prins
(GSU) 8-5
2. Andy Juc/Scott Kahler (FUR) def. Joris De Weerdt/Borja Malet (GSU) 8-4 3. Jordan Walters/Chris Gilli (FUR) def. Neil Shine/Mattew Sands (GSU) 8-3
Singles
1. #68 Andy Juc (FUR) def. Joris De Weerdt (GSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Greg Bekkers (GSU) def. Andy Sobczyk (FUR) 5-7, 6-4, 10-2
3. Daniel Knause (FUR) def. Emmanuel Nkoueleue (GSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Chris Gilli (FUR) def. Mattew Sands (GSU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jordan Walters (FUR) def. Philip Prins (GSU) 5-7, 6-3, 12-10
6. Michal Kociecki (FUR) def. Borja Malet (GSU) 6-3, 6-0
College of Charleston 4, Davidson 3
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson gave nationally ranked College of Charleston all it could handle before coming up one point short, 4-3, in their upset bid of the No. 74 Cougars on Saturday afternoon at Covington Tennis Courts.
Davidson saw its overall mark drop to 6-12 and fell to 1-5 in Southern Conference play. College of Charleston ran its overall record to 11-1 and upped its SoCon mark to 5-1.
For only the second time in the past seven matches, Davidson started the match down 1-0 after dropping two of the three doubles matches. The Wildcats, who as a team are 34-17 in doubles matches this season, lone win was at No. 2 as the duo of sophomore Ethan Jaffee (Indianapolis, Ind.) and freshman Sam Burns (Banner Elk, N.C.) won by the score of 8-6 over Perry Allen and Omer Abramovich. The duo improved their mark as a doubles team to 5-2 at the No. 2 spot and 2-1 in league play.
Davidson fell behind 3-0 as the Cougars took wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles in straight sets. Jaffee and freshman Eric Noble (Fayetteville, N.C.) brought the 'Cats back within one with two solid wins at No. 4 and 5 singles. Jaffee earned a 7-6, 6-4 win over Justin Malina and Noble secured a straight set, 6-4, 6-4, win over Steven Myers.
Junior Flaviu Simihaian (Nasaud, Romania) gave the Cougars No. 1 Ork Dekel all he could handle, nearly taking out Dekel to tie things up. In the end though, Dekel earned a hard fought three-set win by the score of 6-3, 3-6,
6-2 for the Cougars last point.
Davidson's last point came from Burns as he won a super tie-breaker over Allen 10-6 for the final score of 4-3.
The Wildcats take a seven-day break before playing host to Stetson on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 1:30 p.m.
#74 College of Charleston 4, Davidson 3
Doubles
1. Dekel/Digliodo (CofC) def. John Bolton/Flaviu Simihaian (DAV), 8-5 2. Sam Burns/Ethan Jaffee (DAV) def. Allen/Abramovich (CofC), 8-6 3. Malina/Petit (CofC) def. Phillip Compeau/Eric Noble (DAV), 8-2
Singles
1. Ork Dekel (CofC) def. Flaviu Simihaian (DAV), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2. Marcus Digliodo (CofC) def. John Bolton (DAV), 6-4, 6-2
3. Omer Abramovich (CofC) def. Scott Myers (DAV), 6-2, 6-2
4. Ethan Jaffee (DAV) def. Justin Malina (CofC), 7-6, 6-4
5. Eric Noble (DAV) def. Steven Myers (CofC), 6-4, 6-4
6. Sam Burns (DAV) def. Perry Allen (CofC), 6-4, 5-7, 10-6
Charlotte 5, The Citadel 2
Charlotte, N.C. ? For the first time in over six weeks, The Citadel was able to win the doubles point but the early 1-0 lead was not enough to propel the Bulldogs Saturday, falling 5-2 at the D.L. Phillips Tennis Complex in Charlotte. The 49ers avenged last season’s 6-1 loss to The Citadel, their first loss to the Bulldogs in the series history.
52nd-ranked Daniel Dossetor and James Eason finally found the elusive 20th victory of the season as they topped Ryan Johnson and Felix Bernhoerster at No. 1 doubles, 8-1. At No. 3 doubles, Frederic Petrilli and Martin King recorded their first win of the season as they edged Brad Clinard and Aljoscha Jelinek, 8-6, to give The Citadel its first doubles point victory since Feb. 10.
Ricky Cuellar tied the match for Charlotte at 1-1 as he notched a 6-1, 6-1 win over Petrilli at No. 6 singles. The 49ers pulled ahead as Jelinek defeated King at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-0. The Bulldogs dropped to a 3-1 deficit in the match as Derek Jose fell at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 6-0.
Dossetor fell to 2-3 against ranked opponents this season as he dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to No. 80 Roy Sichel at No. 1 singles as Sichel clinched the match victory for Charlotte. At No. 3 singles, Johnson won a 7-6, 6-4 match over The Citadel’s Alberto Diaz.
The Citadel’s second point on the day came at the end as James Eason recorded a 6-3, 7-5 win over Darren Mansell at No. 2 singles.
Charlotte (14-7) returns to action on March 29 as they host UNC Greensboro at 2 p.m. in the 49ers final home match of the year. The Citadel (2-13, 0-3 Southern) heads to the coast to play at UNC Wilmington on Monday, March 26 at 1 p.m.
Wofford 5, UNC Greensboro 2
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Wofford men's tennis team earned its second-straight victory with a 5-2 Southern Conference win Saturday afternoon against UNC Greensboro at the Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C. The triumph improves the Terriers' home record this spring to 5-1, including 2-0 in league action.
"Our team did a great job today defeating a talented UNCG team," said head coach Rod Ray. "I could tell before today's warmup we were focused, excited and ready."
Wofford (6-4, 2-1 SoCon) began the contest by sweeping all three doubles positions. Senior Alex Fridzon and junior Andrew Stubbs earned an 8-4 victory at No. 1 against Ian Conchar and Martin Redelinghuys. The other two wins were each by an 8-3 score. Junior Richard Cahi and freshman George Kernodle picked up the victory during the No. 2 match versus Andrey Bubnov and William John, while senior Jeff Muthig and sophomore Scott Collins defeated Jason Steinhorn and Arsel Kumdereli at the No. 3 slot.
The Terriers momentum continued in singles play, as they claimed triumphs in four of the six matches against UNCG (5-9, 0-5 SoCon). Stubbs tallied a 6-3,
6-2 decision versus Bubnov at the No. 1 position with Kernodle matching his score for a straight-set victory against Redelinghuys in the No. 2 contest.
Collins and Fridzon were also victorious. Collins posted a 6-2, 6-4 win against Kumdereli in the No. 3 slot. Fridzon recorded Wofford's other victory of the match, knocking off the Spartans' Conchar 6-3, 6-1.
"Our doubles play was solid and we played with enthusiasm. We need to have another great effort tomorrow against Georgia Southern."
Wofford will continue its five-match homestand with a Noon Sunday meeting against Georgia Southern. UNC Greensboro returns to the court at 2 p.m. Sunday at Furman in Greenville, S.C.
Wofford 5, UNC Greensboro 2
Singles
No. 1 Andrew Stubbs (WOF) def. Andrey Bubnov (UNCG), 6-3, 6-2 No. 2 George Kernodle (WOF) def. Martin Redelinghuys (UNCG), 6-3, 6-2 No. 3 Scott Collins (WOF) def. Arsel Kumdereli (UNCG), 6-2, 6-4 No. 4 Alex Fridzon (WOF) def. Ian Conchar (UNCG), 6-3,
6-1
No. 5 Jason Steinhorn (UNCG) def. Richard Cahi (WOF), 6-2, 6-1 No. 6 William Adeimy (UNCG) def. Christopher Williams (WOF), 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 Fridzon/Stubbs (WOF) def. Conchar/Redelinghuys (UNCG), 8-4 No. 2 Cahi/Kernodle (WOF) def. William John/Bubnov (UNCG), 8-3 No. 3 Jeff Muthig/Collins (WOF) def.
Kumdereli/Steinhorn (UNCG), 8-3
Appalachian State 4, Chattanooga 3
March 24, 2007 - BOONE--Appalachian State improved to 3-1 in conference play Saturday afternoon with a 4-3 victory over SoCon rival Chattanooga.
David Doverspike (Deluth, Gla./Northview) clinched the victory for Appalachian (8-5, 3-1) on court No. 6 by battling back from down a set to defeat Pavel Yostrikov 2-6, 6-3, 6-1. The freshman improved to 7-6 in singles play and ruined Yostrikov's perfect record at No. 6 (7-1).
Appalachian got out to a quick start, blitzing Chattanooga (12-4, 3-2) in doubles play and winning on all three courts.
In singles play, freshman Peter Jacobs (Pretoria, South Africa) continued to play above the No. 4 level on that court, posting his eleventh win in twelve matches this season with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Razvan Axente (9-5).
Senior Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia, Bulgaria) won his fourth straight at No. 3, putting the finishing touches on a perfect week in singles. Dimitrov (9-3) has not lost a singles match since March 15 at College of Charleston, a span that includes four wins. Dimitrov's opponent, Peter Sauska, suffered just his third loss (13-2).
Doverspike's win made moot what seemingly would be the match of the day at No. 2, where UTC captain Mark Fynn defeated Ryan Brookshaw (Pretoria, South Africa) in three sets to conclude the match.
Appalachian State 4, Chattanooga 3
Singles competition
1. Badr Bouabdellah (UTC) def. Trent Constance (ASU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Mark Fynn (UTC) def. Ryan Brookshaw (ASU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. Dimitar Dimitrov (ASU) def. Peter Sauska (UTC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Peter Jacobs (ASU) def. Razvan Axente (UTC) 7-5, 6-1
5. Tim Mittiga (UTC) def. Lee Floyd (ASU) 6-1, 6-2
6. David Doverspike (ASU) def. Pavel Vostrikov (UTC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Ryan Brookshaw/Dimitar Dimitrov (ASU) def. Mark Fynn/Tim Mittiga (UTC) 8-3
2. Trent Constance/Peter Jacobs (ASU) def. Razvan Axente/Badr Bouabdellah (UTC) 8-4
3. Lee Floyd/David Doverspike (ASU) def. Michael Hangstefer/Peter Sauska (UTC) 8-4