Golden Eagles topped by D-II No. 4 Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies
The fourth-ranked Division II tennis team in the nation, Georgia Gwinnett College remained unbeated Monday and improved to 9-0 by taking a 6-1 match from Tennessee Tech.
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Georgia Gwinnett College, the NCAA Division II
fourth-ranked team, remained unbeaten Monday with a 6-1 victory
over Tennessee Tech at the GGC Tennis Facility.
The Grizzlies have defeated teams at all three NCAA levels in
addition to some of the top NAIA programs this season on their way
to reaching a 9-0 record. The Golden Eagles fell to 1-8 with the
defeat.
Georgia Gwinnett took the first two doubles matches and won five
of six singles matches in straight sets to improve to 4-0 at home
this season.
The Grizzlies earned the doubles point by taking matches at No. 2
and No. 3. In the No. 2 position, Matias Hatem and Connor Clements
downed Vasily Eremeev
and Gonzalo
Munoz, 8-1. In the No. 3 spot, Nathan de Veer and Luke Morland
claimed an 8-3 win over Alvaro Cintas
and Gagan
Jain. The No. 1 doubles position went unfinished.
In singles play, the Grizzlies took 11 of the 13 total sets in
asserting themselves. Hatem defeated Alberto Esteban, 6-2, 6-4 at
second singles while Clements swept by Cintas, 6-0, 6-0 at fourth
singles to give each player two wins on the day. Erik Moberg downed
Eremeev, 6-2, 6-1 at third singles while Tony Kostadinov (6-1, 6-2
over Jain) and Hernan Hatem (6-0, 6-3 over Munoz) also won in their
matches.
In the top position, Oleksiy Arovin
battled his way to a tough, 6-3, 0-6, 10-8 victory over Bruno
Tiberti.
The early non-conference schedule now complete, the Golden Eagles
open Ohio Valley Conference play this weekend, hosting their first
home contests of the season. Murray State visits Saturday for an 11
a.m. contest, while Austin Peay will be on the Tech campus courts
Sunday at 12 p.m. Admission to all home tennis matches is free.
Tennis Match Results
Tennessee Tech vs Georgia Gwinnett College
March 10, 2014 at Lawrenceville, Ga. (GGC Tennis
Facility)
#4 Georgia Gwinnett College 6, Tennessee Tech
1
Singles competition
1. Oleksiy Arovin (TTU) def. Bruno Tiberti (GGC) 6-3, 0-6,
10-8
2. Matias Hatem (GGC) def. Alberto
Esteban (TTU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Erik Moberg (GGC) def. Vasily Eremeev (TTU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Connor Clements (GGC) def. Alvaro Cintas (TTU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Tony Kostadinov (GGC) def. Gagan Jain (TTU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Hernan Hatem (GGC) def. Gonzalo Munoz (TTU) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Bruno Tiberti/Erik Moberg (GGC) vs. Oleksiy Arovin/Alberto
Esteban (TTU) unfinished
2. Matias Hatem/Connor Clements (GGC) def. Vasily Eremeev/Gonzalo
Munoz (TTU) 8-1
3. Nathan de Veer/Luke Morland (GGC) def. Alvaro Cintas/Gagan Jain
(TTU) 8-3
Match Notes: Tennessee Tech 1-8 Georgia Gwinnett
College 9-0
