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USC Sumter USCS (1-4)
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Winner The Citadel CIT (4-5)
USC Sumter USCS
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Final
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The Citadel CIT
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Currie McFayden

Tennis Earns 8-1 Win vs. USC Sumter

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel bounced back from Saturday's setback against Wofford with an 8-1 victory over USC Sumter at the Earle Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon to collect its first home victory of the 2021 campaign.

Match Information
Location: Charleston, S.C. (Earle Tennis Center)
Final Score: The Citadel 8, USC Sumter 1
Records: The Citadel (4-5), USC Sumter (1-4)

Match Rundown
  • Sunday's match featured non-traditional scoring in which each of the three doubles matches counted as individual points, rather than just one point in a best-of-three scenario. The Citadel came away with victories at the top two spots by identical 8-4 scorelines to carry a 2-1 edge into singles action.
  • The Citadel was dominant in singles play, winning all six matches, including five in straight sets. Josiah Schainblatt dropped only a single game at No. 2, while Phillip Quinn and Sebastian Kamieniecki each lost only three games at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.
  • Hayden Shoemake enjoyed the toughest test of the afternoon at No. 3. After racing out to a lead by claiming the first set 6-3, Ruben Emmerson-Hiini fought back to even the match with a 6-4 win in the second set. Now facing a decisive third set, Shoemake kept his composure and dispatched his opponent in strong fashion with a 6-1 victory.
Match Results
Doubles
1. Josiah Schainblatt / Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Kristen Pavitt / Heimanarii Lai San (USCS) 8-4
2. Will Graham / Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Ruben Emmerson-Hiini / Daniel Mahoney (USCS) 8-4
3. Sabri Laphitz / Hector Romero (USCS) def. Andrew Darby / Phillip Quinn (CIT) 8-7

Singles
1. Will Graham (CIT) def. Heimanarii Lai San (USCS) 6-2, 6-2
2. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) def. Sabri Laphitz (USCS) 6-1, 6-0
3. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Ruben Emmerson-Hiini (USCS) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
4. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Kristen Pavitt (USCS) 6-3, 6-2
5. Phillip Quinn (CIT) def. Hector Romero (USCS) 6-1, 6-2
6. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) def. Daniel Mahoney (USCS) 6-2, 6-1

Up Next
Originally scheduled for a doubleheader at NAIA powerhouse Georgia Gwinnett on Monday, those matches were postponed due to expected inclement weather. The Bulldogs will now be back in action next Saturday at the Earle Tennis Center for a bout with in-state foe South Carolina State at 1 p.m.
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