ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The South Carolina State men's tennis team is off to one its best starts after knocking off visiting Furman 6-1 Saturday afternoon at the Hardeep Judge Tennis Center.
Furman drops to 5-9 on the season while South Carolina State improves to 6-3 overall.
The Bulldogs captured the doubles point following wins at No. 1 and No. 3.
Mikalai Bankou and
Novak Novakovic topped
Cole Burnam and
Connor Laymon at the top spot, 6-4, while the No. 3 contest saw
Iliyas Maratuly and
Ivan Pauliuchenka defeat
Theophile Joly and
Matt Kandel, 6-2.
South Carolina State would clinch the victory after winning five of the six singles matches at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 6.
Playing at No. 1, Bankou won in three sets over Joly, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8, and Novakovic earned a 6-4, 6-1 victory against Dispas at No. 2. In the No. 3 match, Benchakroun registered a 6-3, 0-6, 7-6(3) victory versus
Walker Allen, while Augunas recorded a 6-2, 6-2 win over Laymon at No. 4. Maratuly defeated Burnam at the No. 6 position, 6-4, 6-3.
NEXT UP: South Carolina State host Jacksonville State Thursday (March. 20) inside Hardeep Judge Tennis Center in a 1 pm start.
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