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STATESBORO, Ga. – The Citadel men's tennis team dropped a hard-fought match, 6-0, to Georgia Southern Sunday afternoon at the Wallis Tennis Center. The Bulldogs pushed the Eagles to the brink in every singles matchup, but didn't have a chance to compete in doubles due to rain in the area.

The Bulldogs were also supposed to play Morgan State, but the match was cancelled due to the weather.

Match Information
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Wallis Tennis Center)
Final Score: Georgia Southern 6, The Citadel 0
Records: GS (2-1), The Citadel (0-3)

The Bulldogs were led by Noah Nawabi at No. 3 singles and Willem van Zyl at No. 4 as both claimed a set from their opponents. Nawabi fell 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 to Diego Finkelstein, while van Zyl dropped his match 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Pascal Wagemaker.

Roy Hobson and Phillip Quinn also had strong performances at No. 1 and No. 5 singles. Hobson fell 6-2, 6-4 to JC Alcala and Quinn fell 6-3, 6-4 to Murphy McCullough.

Jack Pyritz took on Antonio Muniz in No. 2 singles, falling 6-1, 6-0, and Will Graham rounded out the match with a 7-6, 6-0 loss to Santiago Suarez at No. 6.

QUOTABLE FROM COACH KRIESE
"We waited most of the day because of the rain and finally got to play singles against Georgia Southern," said head coach Chuck Kriese. "I am extremely disappointed because this was a match we could have won, but we faltered at critical threshold moments. They basically out-roughed us at those times, and it was not because we were not good enough or tough enough to win. We basically got reactive instead of proactive for about 10 minutes. We will work to correct this every day at practice and in every match that we play. Bottom line, we have a very good team this year and we can play toe-to-toe with just about anyone; however, just like in any other sport, you must be clutch at threshold moments. That is a skill set that must be earned. This is a great group of guys and they are competitors. I cannot ask for more than that, but we must learn how to execute when the time to win comes."

UP NEXT
The Citadel will next travel to Clemson on Saturday, Jan. 19 for a 10 a.m. doubleheader against the Tigers. The Bulldogs will then head to Greenville, North Carolina to face James Madison and East Carolina on Monday, Jan. 21.

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