Wofford 5, Georgia Southern 2
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Wofford men's tennis team garnered its fourth win in five tries, including the third straight, by posting a 5-2 victory in Southern Conference action Sunday afternoon against Georgia Southern at the Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C. The Terriers rebounded with five singles triumphs after falling behind early when they lost the doubles point.
Wofford's (8-4, 3-1 SoCon) closest score in doubles play came at the No. 1 slot where senior Alex Fridzon and junior Andrew Stubbs dropped a 9-7 decision to Joris De Weerdt and Emmanuel Nkoueleue.
Both Terriers were joined by three teammates in winning straight-set singles matches to clinch the victory. Stubbs tallied a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at the No. 1 position against De Weerdt, while Fridzon won 6-3, 7-6 over Matthew Sands at the No. 4 slot.
Freshman George Kernodle defeated Greg Bekkers 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 2 meeting and sophomore Scott Collins handed Nkoueleue a 7-6, 6-1 loss at No. 3.
Junior Richard Cahi was the final Wofford player to win in singles. He recorded a 6-0, 6-3 triumph at No. 5 against Georgia Southern's (4-12, 1-4 SoCon) Philip Prins.
"Today's match was very good athletic competition," said head coach Rod Ray. "Georgia Southern came out and took it to us in doubles. We played smart and hit good shots, but I thought they volleyed very well. I am proud of the way we responded after losing the doubles matches. In singles play, we got off to a good start and never let up. We had a very good weekend of tennis by defeating two tough opponents."
The Terriers will continue their five-match homestand with a third-straight league contest at 2 p.m. Friday versus Chattanooga.
Wofford 5, Georgia Southern 2
Singles
No. 1 Andrew Stubbs (WOF) def. Joris De Weerdt (GSU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 George Kernodle (WOF) def. Greg Bekkers (GSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Scott Collins (WOF) def. Emmanuel Nkoueleue (GSU), 7-6, 6-1
No. 4 Alex Fridzon (WOF) def. Matthew Sands (GSU), 6-3, 7-6
No. 5 Richard Cahi (WOF) def. Philip Prins (GSU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 6 Borja Malet (GSU) def. Christopher Williams (WOF), 6-4, 5-7, 10-7
Doubles
No. 1 De Weerdt/Nkoueleue (GSU) def. Fridzon/Stubbs (WOF), 9-7
No. 2 Malet/Prins (GSU) def. Kernodle/Williams (WOF), 8-5
No. 3 Neil Shine/Sands (GSU) def. Jeff Muthig/Collins (WOF), 8-1
Furman 7, UNC Greensboro 0
Greenville, S.C. ? The Furman men’s tennis team did not lose a match as it picked up its fourth straight win with a 7-0 victory over the visiting UNC Greensboro Spartans on Sunday afternoon at Mickel Tennis Center. The Paladins improve to 10-9 overall and 3-1 in the Southern Conference. UNCG (5-11, 0-6) has now dropped six of its last seven matches and has not yet managed a conference victory.
The Paladins picked up the doubles point with wins in all three matches. Chris Gilli and Jordan Walters paired for their third straight victory, defeating Jason Steinhorn and William Adeimy, 8-3, at flight three. Andy Juc and Scott Kahler remained undefeated in league action with an 8-5 win over Ian Conchar and Martin Redelinghuys at number two. Ryan Friend and Andy Sobczyk completed the sweep with an 8-6 mark against Andrey Bubnov and Arsel Kumdereli at the top position.
Furman rolled through singles play in similar fashion, winning all six matches in straight sets. Gilli, who has won his last three matches, cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Conchar at flight three. At number two, Daniel Knause had little trouble with Redelinghuys, posting a 6-2, 6-2 victory for his fourth win in a row. Michal Kociecki won his third consecutive match with a 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Steinhorn. Juc won his tenth match of the year, defeating Bubnov 6-0, 6-4 at number one, and Friend stepped into singles play today and posted a 6-0, 6-2 win over Adeimy.
The Paladins close out their homestand with back-to-back matches against UC Riverside (3 p.m.) and UNC Asheville (7:15 p.m.) on Thursday, March 29.
#58 Furman 7, UNCG 0
Doubles
1. Ryan Friend/Andy Sobczyk (FUR) def. Andrey Bubnov/Arsel Kumdereli (UNCG) 8-6
2. Andy Juc/Scott Kahler (FUR) def. Ian Conchar/Martin Redelinghuys (UNCG) 8-5
3. Jordan Walters/Chris Gilli (FUR) def. Jason Steinhorn/William Adeimy (UNCG) 8-3
Singles
1. #68 Andy Juc (FUR) def. Andrey Bubnov (UNCG) 6-0, 6-4
2. Daniel Knause (FUR) def. Martin Redelinghuys (UNCG) 6-2, 6-2
3. Chris Gilli (FUR) def. Ian Conchar (UNCG) 6-0, 6-1
4. Jordan Walters (FUR) def. Arsel Kumdereli (UNCG) 6-3, 7-5
5. Michal Kociecki (FUR) def. Jason Steinhorn (UNCG) 6-1, 6-3
6. Ryan Friend (FUR) def. William Adeimy (UNCG) 6-0, 6-2
College of Charleston 6, East Carolina 1
Greenville, N.C. ? The College of Charleston men’s tennis team, ranked No. 74 in the nation, earned a 6-1 victory over East Carolina at the ECU Tennis Center in Greenville, N.C. on Sunday.
The win improves CofC’s record to 12-1 overall while East Carolina drops to 6-10.
The Cougars won all three of the doubles matches to earn one team point. The Charleston team of Jimmy Petit/Justin Malina improved to 9-1 on the season with an 8-4 win over Brian Walters/Matt Peeler of East Carolina in the No. 3 doubles match. The Cougars also got a doubles victory from the pairing of Or Dekel/Marcos Digliodo, who improved to 8-1 this season, with an 8-5 victory over Aleksey Kochetov/Stephen Whitwell in the No. 1 doubles match.
CofC won five out of the six singles matches to clinch the victory. Dekel improved to 12-1 in singles matches with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Kochetov in the No. 1 singles match. Omer Abramovich, the reigning SoCon Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, got his 12th singles win of the season and stayed undefeated with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Whitwell in the No. 3 singles match. Digliodo, Malina and Perry Allen grabbed the other singles wins for the Cougars.
CofC will return to action on Apr. 1 against Furman at the Patriots Point Tennis Center in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. beginning at 1 p.m. East Carolina will face Richmond in Richmond, Va. on Mar. 29 beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
College of Charleston vs. East Carolina
Mar. 25, 2007 at Greenville, N.C.
College of Charleston 6, East Carolina 1
Singles competition
1. Or Dekel (COFC) def. Aleksey Kochetov (ECU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Marcos DiGliodo (COFC) def. Bryan Oakley (ECU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Omer Abramovich (COFC) def. Stephen Whitwell (ECU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Justin Malina (COFC) def. Matt Peeler (ECU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Perry Allen (COFC) def. Brian Walters (ECU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Sam McSpadden (ECU) def. Steven Myers (COFC) 6-7, 6-2, 1-0
Doubles competition (for one team point)
1. Or Dekel/Marcos DiGliodo (COFC) def. Aleksey Kochetov/Stephen Whitwell (ECU) 8-5
2. Perry Allen/Omer Abramovich (COFC) def. Sam McSpadden/Bryan Oakley (ECU) 8-4
3. Jimmy Petit/Justin Malina (COFC) def. Brian Walters/Matt Peeler (ECU) 8-4