Appalachian State 4, Georgia Southern 2
April 7, 2007 - BOONE--Appalachian State University's men's tennis team improved to 5-3 in SoCon play with a 4-2 win over Georgia Southern at the Yohnalossee Racquet Club in Boone on Saturday.
ASU clinched the win by jumping up 4-0 on the Eagles. The No. 6 match was not played due to time constraints.
The Mountaineers (13-7) won the doubles point 3-0, but it was hardly easy. The Trent Constance-Peter Jacobs team gutted out a 9-7 win at No. 2 to improve to 7-1 in conference play. David Doverspike and Lee Floyd paired up for a 9-8 win at No. 3. Dimitar Dimitrov and Ryan Brookshaw drew first blood at No. 1 doubles with an 8-3 victory.
Dimitrov started the Mountaineers off in singles competition with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3, his eleventh-straight victory in singles play. The senior from Sofia, Bulgaria is 16-3 overall and has outscored his opponents 36-13 in games over his past three matches.
Brookshaw put ASU up 3-0 with another straight-set win at No. 2. While Constance battled Joris De Weerdt to three sets on court one, freshman Peter Jacobs clinched the win for ASU with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory over Matthew Sands.
Constance and Lee Floyd would both end up dropping heartbreakers that afternoon, giving Georgia Southern two points too late.
Appalachian State will have a week's rest before their next contest. ASU will face Wofford in Boone on April 14 looking to earn their sixth conference win. Match time is scheduled for noon.
Appalachian State 4, Georgia Southern 2
Singles competition
1. Joris De Weerdt (GSU) def. Trent Constance (ASU) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6
2. Ryan Brookshaw (ASU) def. Emmanuel Nkoueleue (GSU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Dimitar Dimitrov (ASU) def. Greg Bekkers (GSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Peter Jacobs (ASU) def. Mattew Sands (GSU) 6-3, 7-6 (6)
5. Borja Malet (GSU) def. Lee Floyd (ASU) 5-7, 7-5 (6)
6. Neil Shine (GSU) vs. David Doverspike (ASU) no result
Doubles competition
1. Ryan Brookshaw/Dimitar Dimitrov (ASU) def. Emmanuel Nkoueleue/Joris De Weerdt (GSU) 8-3
2. Trent Constance/Peter Jacobs (ASU) def. Borja Malet/Philip Prins (GSU) 9-7
3. David Doverspike/Lee Floyd (ASU) def. Mattew Sands/Neil Shine (GSU) 9-8
UNC Greensboro 4, The Citadel 3
GREENSBORO, NC ? Winning at the bottom three slots of the singles order,
UNC Greensboro earned its first conference win of the season on Saturday,
defeating The Citadel, 4-3, in men’s tennis action.
The Spartans (6-13, 1-7 SoCon) got commanding straight-set singles wins
from Arsel Kumdereli, Jason Steinhorn and William Adeimy at the Nos. 4, 5
and 6 slots to notch their first league win of the season. Kumdereli topped
Derek Jose, 6-1 and 6-2, while Jason Steinhorn handled Frederic Petrilli,
6-3 and 6-1. Adeimy was just as impressive, beating Jerry Graham, 6-0 and
6-1.
Redelinghuys also teamed up with Ian Conchar to win a doubles pro-set, as
did Adeimy and William John, to give the Spartans the doubles point.
UNCG returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts in-state rival UNC
Wilmington at 3 pm.
AGATE
UNC Greensboro 4, The Citadel 3
Singles competition
1. Daniel Dossetor (CIT) def. Andrey Bubnov (UNCG) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0
2. James Eason (CIT) def. Martin Redelinghuys (UNCG) 6-4, 6-0
3. Alberto Diaz (CIT) def. Ian Conchar (UNCG) 6-4, 7-6
4. Arsel Kumdereli (UNCG) def. Derek Jose (CIT) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jason Steinhorn (UNCG) def. Frederic Petrilli (CIT) 6-3, 6-1
6. William Adeimy (UNCG) def. Jerry Graham (CIT) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Daniel Dossetor/James Eason (CIT) def. Andrey Bubnov/Arsel Kumdereli
(UNCG) 9-7
2. Ian Conchar/Martin Redelinghuys (UNCG) def. Alberto Diaz/Derek Jose
(CIT) 8-6
3. William John/William Adeimy (UNCG) def. Frederic Petrilli/Jerry Graham
(CIT) 8-3
Elon 5, Boston College 0
GREENSBORO, N.C. Damon Gooch, Anuwat Dalodom, Sebastian Bredberg, Gustaf
Asplund and Austin Fenn all captured singles wins as No. 44 Elon downed
Boston College 5-0 in men?s tennis action Saturday morning at Barber Park.
Along the way, the Phoenix (19-2 overall) moved within one victory of
becoming only the sixth Elon men?s tennis team to ever claim 20 victories
and first in 11 seasons. The Phoenix finished 22-3 in 1990, 21-4 in 1937,
21-6 in 1996, 20-3 in 1988 and 20-4 in 1994. The 2006 Phoenix narrowly
missed that plateau, going 19-5 following a 5-17 campaign in 2005.
Elon?s current 10-match winning streak marks the program?s longest streak
since the 1993 squad won 17 matches in a row. The longest such streak since
then until now was nine consecutive victories, achieved three times by the
1994, 1995 and 2006 Phoenix teams.
Gooch dispatched Soma Kesthely 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1, Dalodom upended Sam Wagner
6-4, 6-2 at No. 2, Bredberg beat Alex Rastorgouer 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4, Asplund
ousted Brian Garber 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 and Fenn dropped Geoff Mueller 6-1,
6-4 at No. 6. Elon?s Mason Schermerhorn led Thomas Nolan 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 when
the match ended. Doubles were not contested.
The Eagles (4-15) visit No. 5 North Carolina (18-0) at 4 p.m. Saturday. The
Phoenix will return to action when East Carolina (8-11) stops by the Jimmy
Powell Tennis Center at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Chattanooga 6, Mercer 1
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--The Chattanooga men's tennis team improved to 14-5 on the season
with a 6-1 win over Mercer at the UTC Tennis Complex.
The Mocs won two of the three doubles matches and five of six singles matches to
claim the win.
Mercer's Tobias Ohrstrom defeated Mark Fynn in three sets, 3-6, 7-5, 10-7 for the
lone singles win for the Bears. Fynn, playing in the top position for the second
time this season, had won eight of his last nine matches while playing in the No. 2
spot.
Badr Bouabdellah, Peter Sauska, Razvan Axente, Tim Mittiga and Michael Hangstefer
all claimed singles wins for the Mocs. Bouabdellahs win was his first at No. 2
position after playing all season at the No. 1 spot.
Mercer won the opening match in doubles play with the tandem of Ohrstrom and Patrick
Russo defeating Fynn and Mittiga, 8-5. Wins by Axente and Bouabdellah at No. 2 as
well as Hangstefer and Sauska at No. 3 rallied the Mocs to claim the doubles point.
Chattanooga will return to Southern Conference play tomorrow, hosting Georgia
Southern at Noon.
Chattanooga men 6, Mercer 1
UTC Tennis Complex
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Doubles (for one team point)
1. Ohrstrom-Russo (MER) def. Fynn-Mittiga (UTC), 8-5
2. Bouabdellah-Axente (UTC) def. Starr-Poleon (MER), 8-3
3. Hangstefer-Sauska (UTC) def. Gil-Mitchell (MER), 8-4
Singles
1. Tobias Ohrstrom (MER) def. Mark Fynn (UTC) 3-6, 7-5, 10-7
2. Badr Bouabdellah (UTC), def. Patrick Russo (MER), 6-4, 6-0
3. Peter Sauska (UTC) def. Mario Gil (MER), 6-0, 3-0 (retired)
4. Tim Mittiga (UTC) def. Nathan Starr (MER), 6-3, 6-2
5. Razvan Axente (UTC) def. Matthew Poleon (MER), 6-1, 6-1
6. Michael Hangstefer (UTC) def. Chapman Mitchell (MER), 6-2, 7-5
Team Records: UTC (14-5, 4-3 SoCon), Mercer (5-12, 2-5 A-Sun)