College of Charleston 7, The Citadel 0
The College of Charleston topped The Citadel 7-0 in a cross-town battle on Tuesday afternoon at the Earle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C. No. 60 CofC improves to 15-1 overall and 8-1 in the SoCon, while The Citadel drops to 2-19 and 0-8 in the SoCon. The Cougars have won seven consecutive matches.
The Cougars won two out of the three doubles matches to earn one team point. The Citadel team of Daniel Dossetor and James Eason, which is ranked No. 59 in the nation, defeated Or Dekel and Marcos Digliodo of CofC, 8-1, in the No. 1 doubles match. However, the CofC team of Justin Malina and Jimmy Petit improved to 11-2 on the season with an 8-6 win over Alberto Diaz and Derek Jose of The Citadel in the No. 2 doubles match. Finally, Steven Myers and Perry Allen of CofC won their debut as a team with an 8-2 victory over Frederic Petrilli and Jerry Graham of The Citadel in the No. 3 doubles match.
The Cougars won all six of the singles matches to clinch the victory. Dekel improved to 15-1 on the season and won his seventh straight match with a 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 triumph over Dossetor in the No. 1 singles match. Omer Abramovich capped off an undefeated SoCon singles run with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Diaz in the No. 3 singles match. Abramovich is now 15-0 in overall singles matches and 9-0 in the SoCon this season. DiGliodo, Malina, Myers and Allen notched the rest of the singles victory for the Cougars.
CofC will conclude its regular season with a match against South Carolina State at the Patriots Point Tennis Center in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. on Apr. 13 beginning at 2 p.m. The Citadel will face Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. on Apr. 14 at 1 p.m.
Here are the final results of the match:
Tennis Match Results
College of Charleston vs The Citadel
Apr 10, 2007 at Charleson, S.C.
#60 College of Charleston 7, The Citadel 0
Singles competition
1. #123 Or Dekel (COFC) def. Daniel Dossetor (CIT) 7-6, 2-6, 6-2
2. Marcos DiGliodo (COFC) def. James Eason (CIT) 6-1, 6-0
3. Omer Abramovich (COFC) def. Alberto Diaz (CIT) 6-1, 6-4
4. Justin Malina (COFC) def. Derek Jose (CIT) 6-3, 7-6
5. Steven Myers (COFC) def. Frederic Petrilli (CIT) 6-2, 6-3
6. Perry Allen (COFC) def. Jerry Graham (CIT) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #59 Daniel Dossetor/James Eason (CIT) def. Or Dekel/Marcos DiGliodo (COFC) 8-1
2. Jimmy Petit/Justin Malina (COFC) def. Alberto Diaz/Derek Jose (CIT) 8-6
3. Steven Myers/Perry Allen (COFC) def. Frederic Petrilli/Jerry Graham (CIT) 8-2
Match Notes:
College of Charleston 15-1, 8-1 SoCon; National ranking #60
The Citadel 2-19, 0-8 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (1); Singles (2,5,3,6,4,1)
Furman 6, SC State 1
Greenville, S.C. ? The Furman men’s tennis team closed out its non-conference schedule with a 6-1 victory over the visiting the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Tuesday afternoon at Mickel Tennis Center. The Paladins (14-10) have won eight of their last nine matches.
“South Carolina State has an excellent team,” commented head coach Paul Scarpa. “We were not sure how we would respond coming out of Easter break and a couple days off, but the guys were up to the challenge.”
Wins at number one and three doubles gave Furman the early 1-0 advantage in the match. Bo Ladyman and Brian Crook cruised to an 8-1 victory over Ionut Hurduc and Radek Pivonka at the top position. Andy Juc and Scott Kahler were victorious once again, earning their 17th win of the season with an 8-6 win that clinched the doubles point for the Paladins.
Singles action was highly competitive, with Furman needing three extra-set wins to take home the match. After the Bulldogs earned a quick win at number six, Furman’s Chris Gilli won his eighth consecutive match with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Parantap Chaturvedi at number four to put the Paladins ahead for good. Ladyman posted a 6-1, 6-2 decision over Dimitry Lomakin at number two. Juc rebounded from a loss in the second set to post a 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 win over Hurduc at the top position. Juc has won eight of his last nine matches. Andy Sobczyk and Daniel Knause both overcame first-set losses to post victories at number three and five, respectively.
Furman will head up the road to Wofford for its final regular-season road match of the season on Thursday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m.
#68 Furman 6, South Carolina State 1
Doubles
1. Brian Crook/Bo Ladyman (FUR) def. Ionut Hurduc/Radek Pivonka (SCST) 8-1 2. Dragan Biseric/Parantap Chaturvedi (SCST) def. Ryan Friend/Chris Gilli
(FUR) 8-6
3. Andy Juc/Scott Kahler (FUR) def. Jan Langer/Hector Meyer (SCST) 8-6
Singles
1. #97 Andy Juc (FUR) def. Ionut Hurduc (SCST) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
2. Bo Ladyman (FUR) def. Dimitry Lomakin (SCST) 6-1, 6-2
3. Andy Sobczyk (FUR) def. Dragan Biseric (SCST) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
4. Chris Gilli (FUR) def. Parantap Chaturvedi (SCST) 6-1, 6-0
5. Daniel Knause (FUR) def. Radek Pivonka (SCST) 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-6
6. Ivan Milijocevic (SCST) def. Michal Kociecki (FUR) 6-1, 6-0