WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The South Carolina State men's tennis team drop a tough, 7-0, decision to 51^st-ranked UNCW Saturday (March.5)  at the UNCW Tennis Courts.
The Bulldogs fall to 1-3 overall 1-0 in the MEAC, while UNCW improves to 6-3 on the season.

UNCW HEAD COACH ON SC STATE
"South Carolina State is a talented team that has been dominant in its conference.  They have made the NCAA tournament 10 of the last 11 years and are always a solid team.  I feel good about our performance today and look forward to some more quality matches next week in Florida."

NEXT UP: South Carolina State returns to action on Tuesday (March.8) at home versus Campbell University at the Hardeep Judge Tennis Courts. First serve is 1 p.m.

UNCW 7, S.C. State 0
March 5, 2016 | UNCW Courts | Wilmington, N.C.
 
Singles competition
1. #120 Santtu Leskinen (UNCW) def. Martin Figura (SCSU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Christiaan Van der Burgh (UNCW) def. Jakub Vitek (SCSU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Javier Restrepo (UNCW) def. Vladyslav Yanchenko (SCSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Agustin Savarino (UNCW) def. Jan Brenk (SCSU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Aviv Ben Shabat (UNCW) def. Aleksander Stupar (SCSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Andres Torres (UNCW) def. Cyprian Owczarz (SCSU) 6-4, 6-2


Doubles competition
1. Xander Veys/Javier Restrepo (UNCW) vs. Jakub Vitek/Martin Figura (SCSU) 4-3, unfinished
2. Aviv Ben Shabat/Christiaan Van der Burgh (UNCW) def. Vladyslav Yanchenko/Salih Gilmutdinov (SCSU) 6-1
3. Santtu Leskinen/Agustin Savarino (UNCW) def. Stanislav Baco/Edgar Diaz (SCSU) 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,5,6,3,1,2)