ATLANTA, Ga. – The Citadel tennis team closed out the weekend's three-game road swing with a 7-0 loss at Georgia Tech Sunday afternoon in Atlanta.

Match Information
Location: Atlanta, Ga. (Ken Byers Tennis Complex)
Final Score: Georgia Tech 7, The Citadel 0
Records: Georgia Tech (6-2, The Citadel (2-8)

Match Rundown

• The Yellow Jackets swept doubles competition to claim the doubles point, but not before the Bulldogs did some damage.
• Freshman Leo du Plooy and senior Willem van Zyl took three games from Brandon Freestone and Cole Gromley at No. 3 doubles, while junior Gavin Stewart and freshman Zvonko Bencedic teamed up to take two games from Pablo Schelcher and Marcus McDaniel at No. 1.
• In singles action, Stewart and Martin were the last pairing on the courts. In the first set, Stewart was able to go up on Martin, the 75^th-ranked singles player in the nation, but the Yellow Jacket was able to bounce back for the 6-4, 6-4 win.
• At No. 3, senior Noah Nawabi took five games from Schelcher, and junior Will Graham bounced back from a 6-0 loss in the first set to take five games in set two from McDaniel, falling 6-0, 7-5.
• Senior Jack Pyritz took four games from Carlos Divar at No. 6, and Phillip Quinn and Bencedic each won three games at No. 4 and No. 5 singles.

Match Results
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3)
1. Pablo Schelcher / Marcus McDaniel (GT) def. Gavin Stewart / Zvonko Bencedic (The Citadel) 6-2
2. Keshav Chopra / Andres Martin (GT) def. Noah Nawabi / Phillip Quinn (The Citadel) 6-1
3. Brandon Freestone / Cole Gromley (GT) def. Leo du Plooy / Willem van Zyl (The Citadel) 6-3

Singles (Order of Finish: 3, 5, 4, 2, 6, 1)
1. #75 Martin (GT) def. Stewart (The Citadel) 6-4, 6-4
2. McDaniel (GT) def. Graham (The Citadel) 6-0, 7-5
3. Schelcher (GT) def. Nawabi (The Citadel) 6-2, 6-3
4. Chopra (GT) def. Quinn (The Citadel) 6-1, 6-2
5. Freestone (GT) def. Bencedic (The Citadel) 6-1, 6-2
6. Carlos Divar (GT) def. Jack Pyritz (The Citadel) 6-2, 6-2

QUOTABLES FROM COACH KRIESE
"I felt like we played a very good match, both physically and mentally. We did a lot of the right things at the right times, but the bottom line is that at crunch time we made unforced errors. It had a lot to do with Georgia Tech keeping constant presser on us. They have a great team and are well-coached, and they played very well today.

"The main thing the guys need to take away from today is we were in position to play a much tighter match than earlier in the weekend. The scores were respectable, but we once again, we had trouble taking care of some leads and made unforced errors when we were ahead. If we can correct this, I think this team could get over the hump and show a lot of more progress."

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs are scheduled to be off from outside competition for close to two weeks and are slated to next compete by opening the Southern Conference schedule with a pair of road matches on Friday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 23. The 'Dogs will first travel to Chattanooga on Feb. 21 for a 2:30 p.m. match with the Mocs. The Bulldogs will then return to South Carolina, playing Furman on Feb. 23 in a 3 p.m. match.

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