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Josiah Schainblatt and Sebastian Kamieniecki vs Davidson
Tom Thompson
6
Winner Davidson DAVM (3-7)
1
The Citadel CIT (4-8)
Winner
Davidson DAVM
(3-7)
6
Final
1
The Citadel CIT
(4-8)
7
Winner Chattanooga UTC (4-5 (1-0))
0
The Citadel CIT (4-9 (0-2))
Winner
Chattanooga UTC
(4-5 (1-0))
7
Final
0
The Citadel CIT
(4-9 (0-2))

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Currie McFayden

Tennis Falls to Davidson, Chattanooga in Weekend Matches

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel dropped a pair of matches at the Earle Tennis Center this weekend, falling to Davidson in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon before dropping a decision to Southern Conference foe Chattanooga on Sunday.

Match 1 Information (Saturday)
Location: Charleston, S.C. (Earle Tennis Center)
Final Score: Davidson 6, The Citadel 1
Records: The Citadel (4-8), Davidson (3-7)

Match 1 Rundown
  • The Citadel jumped out to an early lead on the Wildcats by taking the doubles point with victories by Josiah Schainblatt and Sebastian Kamieniecki at No. 2 and Leo du Plooy and Lucas Robins at No. 3. The Bulldogs captured their first doubles point against a Division I opponent in a traditionally-scored match since claiming the point against North Carolina Central on March 14, 2017.
  • In singles play, Kamieniecki forced a third set after battling back from dropping his opener before falling 6-7, 6-4, 3-6.
  • Will Graham also forced a third set at No. 1 singles, but due to the match already being decided, a 10-point tiebreaker was played in lieu of a full set, with Davidson's Maxwell Kachkarov coming out on top, 10-6.

Match 1 Results
Doubles
1. Maxwell Kachkarov / Alejandro Solares (DAVM) def. Will Graham / Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-1
2. Josiah Schainblatt / Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) def. Yash Parikh / William Clark (DAVM) 6-3
3. Leo du Plooy / Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Douglas Macintosh / Camden Mazzoni (DAVM) 6-4

Singles
1. Maxwell Kachkarov (DAVM) def. Will Graham (CIT) 6-7, 6-3, 10-6
2. Yash Parikh (DAVM) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 7-5, 6-4
3. Sam Kavarna (DAVM) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-2, 6-3
4. William Clark (DAVM) def. Phillip Quinn (CIT) 6-1, 6-4
5. Alejandro Solares (DAVM) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
6. Ogden Timpson (DAVM) def. Andrew Darby (CIT) 7-6, 6-2

Match 2 Information (Sunday)
Location: Charleston, S.C. (Earle Tennis Center)
Final Score: Chattanooga 7, The Citadel 0
Records: The Citadel (4-9, 0-2), Chattanooga (4-5, 1-0)

Match 2 Rundown
  • Will Graham and Hayden Shoemake battled hard at No. 2 doubles for the Bulldogs, taking the match to a tiebreaker before narrowly falling in a 7-6 (3) decision.
  • Both Graham and Shoemake also forced an extra game in their opening sets in singles action at No. 1 and No. 3, respectively. Both fell 7-5 in competitive first sets.
  • Shoemake and Sebastian Kamieniecki each won a team-best six games on the afternoon.

Match 2 Results
Doubles
1. Tomas Rodriguez / Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. Josiah Schainblatt / Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-0
2. Turner Voges / Simon Labbe (UTC) def. Will Graham / Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Kerim Hyatt / Jeffrey Dewald (UTC) def. Leo du Plooy / Lucas Robins (CIT) 6-4

Singles
1. Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Will Graham (CIT) 7-5, 6-0
2. Turner Voges (UTC) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 6-1, 6-2
3. Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 7-5, 6-1
4. Jeffrey Dewald (UTC) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-3, 6-2
5. Simon Labbe (UTC) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-2, 6-4
6. Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. Phillip Quinn (CIT) 6-4, 6-1

Up Next
The Citadel will be back in action for a midweek bout at SoCon foe Samford in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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