CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina State men's tennis team split a double header match up against The Citadel, 3-4 and 4-3, on Saturday afternoon.
 
Match # 1   (4 SCSU, The Citadel 3)
Doubles

• Benjamin Niv/Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) def. Hayden Shoemake/Lucas Robins (CIT) 7-5
• Bankou/Ivan Pauluychenko (SCST) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 6-4
• Pedro Sasso/Selim Ben Ali (SCST) def. Ted Bagwell/Tucker Hendrix (CIT) 6-3

Singles

• 1. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Bankou (SCST) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
• 2. Benjamin Niv (SCST) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
• 3. Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 6-4, 7-5
• 4. Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Ivan Pauluychenko (SCST) 6-7, 6-2, 6-1
• 5. Pedro Sasso (SCST) def. Ted Bagwell (CIT) 7-5, 7-5
• 6. Bradey Minnich (CIT) def. Selim Ben Ali (SCST) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

Match # 2     (3 SCSU, The Citadel 4)
Doubles

• Benjamin Niv/Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) d3ef. Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 7-6
• Hayden Shoemake/Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Bankou/Ivan Pauluychenko (SCST) 6-1
• Tucker Hendrix/Ted Bagwell (CIT) def. Pedro Sasso/Selim Ben Ali (SCST) 6-3

Singles

• 1. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Benjamin Niv (SCST) 6-2, 6-3
• 2. Bankou (SCST) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 7-5, 6-2
• 3. Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) def. Lucas Robins (CIT) 6-1, 6-4
• 4. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Pedro Sasso (SCST) 6-4, 6-3
• 5. Ivan Pauluychenko (SCST) def. Bradey Minnich (CIT) 6-4, 6-3
• 6. Ted Bagwell (CIT) def. Selim Ben Ali (SCST) 6-2, 6-2

Up Next
The Bulldogs host Benedict Thursday (Jan.19^th) at the Hardeep Judge Tennis Center. First serve is 1 p.m.

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