CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel men's tennis team opened a 15-match homestand Thursday afternoon with a hard-fought, 6-1 loss at the hands of Toledo at the Earle Tennis Center.

Match Information
Location: Charleston, S.C. (Earle Tennis Center)
Final Score: Toledo 6, The Citadel 1
Records: Toledo (7-7), The Citadel (6-15) 

• The match was a long, grueling affair that featured a two-hour matchup at No. singles between freshman Phillip Quinn and Toledo's Serjen Olmedo. Quinn ultimately won 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 to claim the Bulldogs' lone point on the afternoon.
• Toledo claimed the doubles point behind a clean sweep, including matching 6-3 wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles and a 6-1 victory at No. 3.
• Gavin Stewart and Willem van Zyl managed to win three games at No. 1, while Noah Nawabi and Quinn took three games at No. 2.
• In singles action, Jack Pyritz forced his No. 2 singles matchup with Danilo Vukotic to three sets. After dropping the first set, 6-2, Pyritz jumped all over Vukotic to win the second set, 6-3. Pyritz then pushed the third set to a tiebreaker, ultimately falling 7-6.
• At No. 3 singles, van Zyl took five games from Vince Anzalone in a 6-2, 6-3 loss.
• Roy Hobson fell 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles to Luka Vitozevic, and Will Graham fell 6-1, 6-1 to Thawin Suksathaporn at No. 5 singles.
• Stewart fell 6-2, 6-0 to Omar Espinosa at No. 4 singles to wrap up the day.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Omar Espinoza / Luka Vitosevic (Toledo) def. Gavin Stewart / Willem van Zyl (Citadel) 6-3
2. Vince Anzalone / Danilo Vukotic (Toledo) def. Noah Nawabi / Phillip Quinn (Citadel) 6-3
3. Juan Carranza / Cole Shoults (Toledo) def. Will Graham / Josiah Schainblatt (Citadel) 6-1

Singles
1. Vitosevic (Toledo) def. Hobson (Citadel 6-1, 6-2
2. Vukotic (Toledo) def. Jack Pyritz (Citadel) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
3. Anzalone (Toledo) def. van Zyl (Citadel) 6-2, 6-3
4. Espinosa (Toledo) def. Stewart (Citadel) 6-2, 6-0
5. Thawin Suksathaporn (Toledo) def. Graham (Citadel) 6-1, 6-1
6. Quinn (Citadel) def. Serjen Olmedo (Toledo) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0

QUOTABLES FROM COACH KRIESE
"I give a lot of great credit to Toledo. The job that they did was very good," said head coach Chuck Kriese. "Usually, we are able to push teams who have played a lot of indoor tennis into tough long matches. (Toledo's) ball striking was excellent at the top, but they also played some very tough tennis. I liked that Jack Pyritz neutralized his player and pushed him to a third set tiebreaker. Philip Quinn's match took two whole hours of tough play before he took the lead and turned the match. Toledo played tough when they had to and it was a good win for them today. Our team is making great strides and we will see if we can continue to make some strides before we go into the homestretch and the important conference matches that are coming up."

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will next host Methodist, Lehigh and Richmond for four matches over the weekend. The 'Dogs and Methodist will play a 9 a.m. doubleheader on Saturday, March 9. On Sunday, March 10, The Citadel will host Richmond at 9 a.m. and Lehigh at 2:30 p.m.

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