Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SUMTER, S.C. – The Citadel tennis team defeated Benedict and USC Sumter to start the USC Sumter Invitational on Friday.  
 
The Bulldogs (3-8) won 8-1 over the Benedict Tigers (0-3), giving head coach Chuck Kriese his 700th career win. Coach Kriese has an average of 37.5 wins in 35 full seasons.  
 
The Tigers had an early win in the doubles competition at the No. 1 position, but doubles duo senior Connor Grady and freshman Noah Nawabi defeated Armando Flores and Juan Hernandez 8-0 at the No. 2 position. The Bulldogs regained momentum to take the last doubles set with a walk over.
 
In the singles competition sophomore Michael Anzalone won 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 1 position, sophomore Matthew Henson won 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 2 position, Nawabi won at the No. 3 position 6-0, 6-0 and sophomore Roy Hobson won 6-1, 6-4 at the No. 4 position.
 
The Citadel then faced USC Sumter and swept the doubles competition. Hobson and Henson won 8-4 at the No. 1 spot, Grady and Nawabi won 8-0 in the second position and freshman Isaac Stolar and Anzalone won 8-5 at the No. 3 position.
 
Henson won 6-4, 6-0 at the No. 2 position in the singles competition, Nawabi won 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot, Hobson won 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 position, sophomore Trey Davis won 6-2, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot and senior Joe Bove took the No. 6 position with a score of 7-6, 7-6. This gave the Bulldogs the edge to win 8-1 over the Fire Ants.
 
The Bulldogs will continue the invitational on Saturday against Coker at 9:30 a.m. and Spartanburg Methodist at 1:30 p.m. Results for the matches will be available at CitadelSports.com.
 
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