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Winner Mercer MER-M (8-9, 1-1 SoCon)
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The Citadel CIT (8-21, 0-4 SoCon)
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Tennis Falls to Mercer, Defeats USC Sumter

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel men's tennis team went 1-1 on Friday, falling, 6-1, to Mercer before bouncing back with an 8-1 win over USC Sumter.

Match Information
Location: Charleston, S.C. (Jack Adams Tennis Center)
Match 1 Final Score: Mercer 6, The Citadel 1
Match 2 Final Score: The Citadel 8, USC Sumter 1
Records: The Citadel (9-21, 0-4 SoCon), Mercer (8-9, 1-1 SoCon), USC Sumter (1-0)

Match 1 – 1:30 p.m., vs. Mercer
  • The Bears swept the Bulldogs in all three doubles matchups to claim the doubles point.
  • In singles action, Gavin Stewart defeated David Georgadze 6-1, 6-4 at No. 5 to earn the Bulldogs' lone point of the match. Stewart went 2-0 on the day, as he won his matchup against USC Sumter later in the afternoon.
  • At No. 6 singles, Phillip Quinn fell behind 6-0 in the first set, but bounced back with a 6-4 win in the second. Piyush Salekar ultimately won the point with a 6-3 win in the final set.
  • At No. 4 singles Noah Nawabi took the first set, 6-3, over Carver Arant, before dropping the final two sets 6-4, 6-2.
  • Willem van Zyl managed to win five games over Stathis Tsiranidis, but Tsiranidis took the No. 3 point 6-4, 6-1.

Match 1 Results
Doubles
1. Olivier Stuart / Nicolas Guillon (Mercer) def. Roy Hobson / Gavin Stewart (Citadel) 6-3
2. David Georgadze / Stathis Tsiranidis (Mercer) def. Phillip Quinn / Noah Nawabi (Citadel) 6-4
3. Carver Arant / Fernando Guardia (Mercer) def. Will Graham / Willem van Zyl (Citadel) 6-3

Singles
1. Stuart (Mercer) def. Hobson (Citadel) 6-0, 6-0
2. Guillon (Mercer) def. Jack Pyritz (Citadel) 6-1, 6-0
3. Tsiranidis (Mercer) def. van Zyl (Citadel) 6-4, 6-1
4. Arant (Mercer) def. Nawabi (Citadel) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Stewart (Citadel) def. Georgadze (Mercer) 6-1, 6-4
6. Piyush Salekar (Mercer) def. Quinn (Citadel) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3


Match 2 – 5 p.m., vs. USC Sumter
  • The Citadel bounced back in the day's second match with an 8-1 win, that included sweeping all three doubles matchups, including an 8-3 win by Stewart and Roy Hobson at No. 1 over Albert Rocard and Israel Rojas.
  • In singles action, van Zyl didn't concede a game in his No. 3 singles win over Jaime Sione, winning 6-0, 6-0.
  • At No. 5 singles, Stewart improved to 2-0 on the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Samuel Cruz.
  • Hobson took the first set of his No. 1 matchup with Rojas, 6-1, before Rojas retired from the match.
  • At No. 2 singles, Jack Pyritz defeated Rocard 6-1, 6-2.

Match 2 Results
Doubles
1. Gavin Stewart / Roy Hobson (Citadel) def. Albert Rocard / Israel Rojas (USC Sumter) 8-3
2. Noah Nawabi / Phillip Quinn (Citadel) def. Lucas Rodrigues / Leonard Zancheta (USC Sumter) 8-4
3. Willem van Zyl / Will Graham (Citadel) def. Jorjay Paladines / Samuel Cruz (USC Sumter) 8-5

Singles
1. Hobson (Citadel) def. Rojas (USC Sumter) 6-1, ret.
2. Jack Pyritz (Citadel) def. Rocard (USC Sumter) 6-1, 6-2
3. van Zyl (Citadel) def. Jaime Sione (USC Sumter) 6-0, 6-0
4. Rodrigues (USC Sumter) def. Nawabi (Citadel) 6-4, 6-0
5. Stewart (Citadel) def. Cruz (USC Sumter) 6-1, 6-1
6. Quinn (Citadel) def. Paladines (USC Sumter) 6-3, 6-4

QUOTABLES FROM COACH KRIESE
"Once again we played a very tough match against a tough Mercer team. I give them credit for coming through in the clutch and running to the finish line better than we did," said head coach Chuck Kriese. "We pushed them and were in a position to have a close victory if we could have closed out some matches, but tennis does not give you anything easy until you are ready to go through the levels that you have to. Our team progresses every time out and we are continuing to go forward. I surely wish our season was two months longer and we had 30 more matches. This is a special group of guys and I hope that we will get a little bit of positive feedback for the hard work that they have put in with the way that they compete. We're very glad to get the victory over USC Sumter. Once again, that was a very well-coached team and they fought for every ball. We are very grateful each day that we have to compete."

UP NEXT
The Citadel will now be off until Sunday, April 7 when the Bulldogs host Davidson and Benedict. The Wildcats will come calling at 10 a.m., while the Tigers will look to tangle with the 'Dogs at 2 p.m.

For more information and score updates on The Citadel men's tennis team, please visit CitadelSports.com and follow @CitadelMten on Twitter and @CitadelSports on Twitter and Instagram.
 
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