Tennis Earns Point at Presbyterian

Sunday, March 7

Clinton, S.C.

2 p.m.

The Citadel

Presbyterian

Box Score (.PDF)

Photo by: Clemson Athletics

3/7/2021 8:07:00 PM | Tennis

Box Score

By: Currie McFayden

CLINTON, S.C. – The Citadel posted several strong showings at Presbyterian on Sunday afternoon, including a dramatic come-from-behind victory by Sebastian Kamieniecki at No. 5 singles, as the Bulldogs fell 6-1 at the Templeton Tennis Courts.

Match Information
Location: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Tennis Courts)
Final Score: Presbyterian 6, The Citadel 1
Records: The Citadel (4-7), Presbyterian (3-1)

Match Rundown

Presbyterian took a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point with victories at all three positions, but the team of Phillip Quinn and Andrew Darby nearly took their opponents to a tiebreaker at the No. 3 position with a strong showing.
In singles play, Sebastian Kamieniecki claimed his first singles victory over a Division I opponent in style, taking down Daniel Martens in three sets. Despite dropping the first set, Kamieniecki rallied with a dominant showing over the final two, dropping only five games the rest of the way en route to the victory.
Hayden Shoemake nearly made it two singles victories for the Bulldogs at the No. 3 spot. Like Kamieniecki, Shoemake also fell behind after the opening set before staging a strong rally. The freshman forced a decisive third-set tiebreaker against Teo Cariov but fell just short, dropping the tiebreaker 7-1.
Kamieniecki's point for The Citadel was its first against a Division I opponent since taking two points off Samford on March 8, 2020, in last year's pandemic-shortened campaign.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Max Benson / Daniel Stenger (PC) def. Will Graham / Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-2
2. Teo Cariov / Alberto Conde (PC) def. Josiah Schainblatt / Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-1
3. Vance Mercer / Daniel Martens (PC) def. Phillip Quinn / Andrew Darby (CIT) 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles
1. Max Benson (PC) def. Will Graham (CIT) 6-2, 6-1
2. Daniel Stenger (PC) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-2, 6-4
3. Teo Cariov (PC) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)
4. Alberto Conde (PC) def. Phillip Quinn (CIT) 6-3, 6-3
5. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) def. Daniel Martens (PC) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Vance Mercer (PC) def. Lucas Robins (CIT) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 2, 6, 5, 3

Up Next
The Citadel will be back at the Earle Tennis Courts for a weekend doubleheader next week as the Bulldogs welcome Davidson on Saturday at 1 p.m. before returning to Southern Conference play against Chattanooga on Sunday at 10 a.m.