Golden Eagle tennis team falls at Winthrop, 5-2
Tennessee Tech earned wins at the two top singles posts from Syrym Abdukhalikov and Alejandro Augusto, but the Golden Eagles fell at Winthrop Sunday, 5-2.
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Tennessee Tech tennis team did all it
could to prevent Winthrop from having a successful home opener
Sunday afternoon, but the host Eagles earned a 5-2 victory over the
visiting Golden Eagles at Memorial Courts.
In the doubles round, Winthrop freshmen Steven Patrick and Juan
Pablo Boada took care of business with a quick 8-2 victory at the
No. 3 spot over Golden Eagle freshmen Alvaro Cintas and Othon Lima.
Vasily Eremeev and Artem Tarasov salvaged a win for the Golden
Eagles in the No. 2 position, 8-7, over Dylan Comerford and Corey
Decandia.
The deciding doubles point came down to the close battle on the
No. 1 court, where Syrym Abdukhalikov and Alejandro Augusto put up
a tremendous fight. However, Wintrhop's Peter Nagovnak and Yuta
Hirokawa clinched the point with an 8-7 victory.
The Golden Eagles captured wins in the two top singles positions.
Abdukhalikov remained unbeaten in spring play at 4-0 with a 6-4,
7-5 victory over Comerford in the No. 1 spot, while Augusto
outlasted Nagovnak, 7-5, 6-4, in the No. 2 contes.
At positions three through six, Winthrop was able to post straight
set victories to win the match.
Tennessee Tech vs Winthrop University
Sep 24, 2004 at Winthrop University
(Winthrop Memorial Courts)
Winthrop University 5, Tennessee Tech 2
Singles competition
1. Syrym Abdukhalikov (TTU) def. COMERFORD, Dylan (WUMT) 6-4,
7-5
2. Alejandro Augusto (TTU) def. NAGOVNAK, Peter (WUMT) 7-5, 6-4
3. HIROKAWA, Yuta (WUMT) def. Vasily Eremeev (TTU) 6-1, 6-1
4. BOADA, Juan (WUMT) def. Artem Tarasov (TTU) 6-1, 6-0
5. DECANDIA, Corey (WUMT) def. Alvaro Cintas (VIS) 6-2, 6-0
6. CHEN, Michael (WUMT) def. Othon Lima (TTU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. HIROKAWA, Yuta/NAGOVNAK, Peter (WUMT) def. Syrym
Abdukhalikov/Alejandro Augusto (TTU) 8-7
2. Vasily Eremeev/Artem Tarasov (TTU) def. COMERFORD,
Dylan/DECANDIA, Corey (WUMT) 8-7
3. BOADA, Juan/PATRICK, Steven (WUMT) def. Alvaro Cintas/Othon Lima
(TTU) 8-2
Match Notes:
Tennessee Tech 0-6
Winthrop University 2-2
Official: 2 T-4 hours
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