SUMTER, S.C. – The men's tennis team split a pair of matches on Saturday, beating USC Sumter in the opener, 6-1, and falling to South Carolina State, 7-0, in the latter.

Match #1 Results
Doubles

• Andres Videma/Federico Roman (USCS) def. Hayden Shoemake/Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 9-8
• Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Ruben Emmerson-Hiini/Liam Barry (USCS) 8-1
• Sabri Laphitz/Kristen Pavitt (USCS) def. Lucas Robins/Leo du Plooy (CIT) 9-7

Singles

• Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Ruben Emmerson-Hiini (USCS), 6-1, 6-3
• Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Andres Videma (USCS), 6-0, 6-2
• Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) def. Federico Roman (USCS), 6-2, 6-3
• Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) def. Sabri Laphitz (USCS), 7-5, 6-1
• Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Kristen Pavitt (USCS), 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
• Andrew Darby (CIT) def. Mario Molina (USCS), 6-7, 6-2, 7-6

Inside the Box Score

• The Citadel swept all singles matches against their opponent.
• In the No. 1 singles spot, Hayden Shoemake defeated Ruben Emmerson-Hinni with a 6-1 first-set victory and a 6-3 triumph in the second set.
• Zvonko Bencedic at No. 2 shut out his opponent Andres Videma in the first set, 6-0. Bencedic won the match with a 6-2 victory in the second set.
• Josiah Schainblatt earned his first victory of the 2022 season with a match win over Federico Roman at court three, 6-2, 6-3
• Sebastian Kamieniecki had a close game in the first set against Sabri Laphitz, winning 7-5, but then secured a more decisive 6-1 score in the second set to take the match.
• Lucas Robins lost his first set against Kristen Pavitt, 3-6, but rallied to defeat Pavitt in the second set with a 6-0 victory and a 6-2 victory in the third set.
• Andrew Darby was forced into playing three sets against his opponent Mario Molina. He lost the first set, 6-7, won the second set, 6-2, and had a 7-6 tie break victory in the third set.

Match #2 Results
Doubles

• Niv/Sasso (SCST) def. Josiah Schainblatt/Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-3
• Halfinger/Gorgun (SCST) def. Zvonko Bencedic/Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-3
• Ben Ali/Arzaluz (SCST) def. Leo du Plooy/Will Bush (CIT) 7-5

Singles

• Niv(SCST) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT), 6-3, 6-3
• Halfinger(SCST) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT), 6-1, 6-2
• Gorgun(SCST) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT), 6-1, 6-2
• Sasso (SCST) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 7-6, 6-2
• Arzaluz (SCST) def. Lucas Robins (CIT), 6-3, 6-0
• Stefanovic (SCST) def. Will Bush (CIT), 6-3, 6-4

Inside the Box Score

• Sebastian Kamieniecki went back and forth in his first set against Sasso, forcing a first-set tie-break. Kamieniecki lost 7-6 in the first set and lost the second set 6-2.

Up Next
The Bulldogs travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to compete against Tennessee Wesleyan and Vanderbilt on Saturday, Feb. 13^th