DURHMAN, NC—The South Carolina State men's tennis team captured their second straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) win in dominating fashion with a, 6-1, road victory over North Carolina Central at the NCCU Tennis Courts Saturday (Feb.4).
South Carolina State improves to 3-6 overall, 2-0 in the MEAC, while NCCU falls to 2-7 overall, 0-1 in the league.'
The Bulldogs got on the board early capturing the doubles point with Marin Figura/
Jakub Vitek def. Gabriel Cucalon/Maksym Konovalov 7-5 and
Stanislav Baco/
Edgar Diaz winning over Sebastian Bromley/Brooks Campbell 6-2.
In singles action,
Vladyslav Yanchenko def. Theo Kontopoulos (6-4, 6-3) at the No.2 spot;
Jakub Vitek def. Davide Callegari (6-2, 6-3) at the No. 3 spot;
Soufiane Mouline def. Sebastian Bromley (6-3, 6-0) at the No.4 spot;
Aleksander Stupar def. Maksym Konovalov (6-0, 6-1) at the No. 5 spot and
Stanislav Baco def. Brooks Campbell 6-4, 6-0 at the No. 6 spot.
South Carolina State returns to action on Thursday (Mar. 9) on the road against Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC. First serve is 2 p.m.
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www.scsuathletics.com or call the Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 536-7060.
Tennis Match Results
South Carolina St. vs N.C. Central
03/04/17 at Durham, N.C.
(NCCU Tennis Courts)
South Carolina St. 6, N.C. Central 1
Singles competition
1. CUCALON,Gabriel (NCCU) def. FIGURA,Martin (SCSUM) 6-2, 6-4
2. YANCHENKO,Vladyslav (SCSUM) def. KONTOPOULOS,Theo (NCCU) 6-4, 6-3
3. VITEK,Jakub (SCSUM) def. CALLEGARI,Davide (NCCU) 6-2, 6-3
4. MOULINE,Soufiane (SCSUM) def. BROMLEY,Sebastian (NCCU) 6-3, 6-0
5. STUPAR,Aleksander (SCSUM) def. KONOVALOV,Maksym (NCCU) 6-0, 6-1
6. BACO,Stanislav (SCSUM) def. CAMPBELL,Brooks (NCCU) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. FIGURA,Martin/VITEK,Jakub (SCSUM) def. CUCALON,Gabriel/KONOVALOV,Maksym (NCCU) 7-5
2. CALLEGARI,Davide/KONTOPOULOS,Theo (NCCU) def. YANCHENKO,Vladyslav/MOULINE,Soufiane (SCSUM) 6-4
3. BACO,Stanislav/DIAZ,Edgar (SCSUM) def. BROMLEY,Sebastian/CAMPBELL,Brooks (NCCU) 6-2
Match Notes:
South Carolina St. 3-6, 1-0 MEAC
N.C. Central 2-7, 0-1 MEAC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,3,2,1,5,6)
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