Bulldogs Drop a Pair of Matches on Monday

Monday, March 14

Fayetteville, N.C.

10 a.m.

The Citadel

James Madison

Box Score (.pdf)

Bulldogs Drop a Pair of Matches on Monday

3/14/2022 9:17:00 PM | Tennis

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Citadel men's tennis team dropped a pair of matches Monday afternoon against James Madison, 6-1, and North Carolina A&T, 5-2.

Match #1 Results

Doubles

Holden Koons/Youssef Sadek (JMU) def. Lucas Robins/Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-1
Zvonko Bencedic/Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) def. William Karpinski/Stefan Petrovic (JMU) 6-4
Oscar Hernandez/Mario Pena (JMU) def. Everett Barkley/Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-1

Singles

Holden Koons (JMU) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Youssef Sadek (JMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
William Karpinski (JMU) def. Lucas Robins (CIT) 6-3, 6-3
Oscar Hernandez (JMU) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-0, 6-1
Edson Sanchez (JMU) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-0, 6-1
Mathieu Josserand (JMU) def. Andrew Darby (CIT) 6-2, 6-3

Inside The Box

Zvonko Bencedic took a three-set victory over Youssef Sadek in the No.2 singles spot. Sadek took the first set, 6-4, Bencedic battled in the second set to force a third set with a 6-4 win. Bencedic dominated the third set and took the match with a 6-2 victory.
Hayden Shoemake and Holden Koons played a three-set match in the No.1 singles spot. Koons won the first set, 6-1; Shoemake evened up the match with a 6-3 victory in the second set. Koons won the set and match with a 6-0 win over Shoemake.
The doubles duo of Zvonko Bencedic and Sebastian Kamieniecki won their match, 6-4.

Match #2 Results

Doubles

Vasil Ivanov/Esteban Lopez (NCAT) def. Lucas Robins/Hayden Shoemake (CIT), 6-4
Zvonko Bencedic/Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) def. Jorge Perez/Eder Blanco (NCAT), 6-2
Ethan Baly/Ian Pedersen (NCAT) def. Everett Barkley/Josiah Schainblatt (CIT), 6-3

Singles

Esteban Lopez (NCAT) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Vasil Ivanov (NCAT) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT), 6-0, 6-2
Eder Blanco (NCAT) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT), 6-1, 6-1
Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Ethan Baly (NCAT), 7-6, 6-4
Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) def. Jorge Perez (NCAT), 6-1, 7-5
Ian Pedersen (NCAT) def. Bradey Minnich (CIT), 6-1, 6-4

Inside The Box

Lucas Robins, in the No. 4 singles spot, defeated Ethan Baly. Robins and Baly battled in the first set, which was forced into a tiebreaker set; Robins took the set, 7-6. In the second set, Robins took the match in two sets, defeating Baly, 6-4.
Sebastian Kamieniecki took the match in two sets against Jorge Perez. Kamieniecki dominated the first set, winning 6-1. Kamieniecki and Perez battled in the second set; Kamieniecki came out victorious, winning the second set and the match, 7-5.
Hayden Shoemake forced a three-set match against Esteban Lopez. Shoemake defeated Lopez in the first set, 6-2. Lopez took the second set, 6-2, and won the third set and the match, 6-1.
Zvonko Bencedic and Sebastian Kamieniecki went two-for-two on doubles victories on the day, winning 6-2.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will stay in Fayetteville for doubleheader action against Methodist University on Mar. 15