LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Citadel men's tennis team dropped pair of 6-1 decisions to NAIA #1 ranked Georgia Gwinnett College on Sunday afternoon.
The Grizzles have won 10 straight National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championships and are currently on a 45-match win streak.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORES
- Ted Bagwell earned the lone point for the Bulldogs in the first match, winning his top-flight singles match in a lengthy third set tiebreaker, 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10).
- In the second match, Reece Beckendorf won the only point for The Citadel, also in a third set tiebreaker, taking his 5-singles match, 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7).
- Freshmen Anthony Osipov and Nick Stroumpis got the chance to play 1-doubles in the second match of the day for the first time in their young collegiate careers, falling 1-6.
COACHES CORNER
- "This is a very good team", said Head Coach Chuck Kriese. "Georgia Gwinnett has won several NAIA National Championships in a row (10 straight). These are necessary reps we need to get in to get ready for Southern Conference play."
UP NEXT
The Citadel wraps up its Peach State trip on Monday with a match at the University of Georgia at 5 p.m.
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