Saturday, January 25
Greenville, SC
1:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
0
at
4
Furman
Photo by: © Tim Cowie | GWUPhotos.com
Men's Tennis Drops 2020 Season Opener At Furman Saturday
January 25, 2020 | Men's Tennis
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Gardner-Webb men's tennis dropped its 2020 season opener at Furman by a 4-0 score Saturday afternoon.
"We started out decent in doubles, but Furman was too good today and we didn't have enough singles players to step up today," head coach Mike Griffith said after the match. "We are looking for a more competitive result tomorrow."
The first finished match came from the doubles #3 position, where Alex Griffiths and Stefano Puga lost to Drew Singerman and Clarke Wilson, 6-3. In the doubles #1 position, Ross Gilbert and Breno Plentz fell to Jake Munns and Jake Bhangdia 6-4.
The #2 doubles match was unfinished, but when the match was called, Gardner-Webb's Connor Enslin and Sebastian Harris were leading 4-3 over Furman's Ivan Mitric and James Roelofse.
In singles action, the first match to finish was Furman's Jake Bhangdia defeating Victor Putter, 6-1 and then 6-1 from the #3 position. Shortly following the conclusion of that match, Gardner-Webb's Alex Griffiths lost to Furman's Drew Singerman 6-2 and 6-1 in the #4 position.
The match was clinched by Furman when, in the #1 position, Furman's Jake Munns defeated Gardner-Webb's Breno Plentz 6-4 and then 6-1. The #2 position match was unfinished but currently had the Paladin's Ivan Mitric winning the first set 7-5, but losing the second set 1-2 to the Runnin' Bulldogs' Ross Gilbert.
Gardner-Webb falls to 0-1 on the season, while Furman picks up its first win of the year to improve to 1-3.
Next up for the Runnin' Bulldogs is a matchup in Lynchburg, Va. Against Liberty University with a start time of noon.
"We started out decent in doubles, but Furman was too good today and we didn't have enough singles players to step up today," head coach Mike Griffith said after the match. "We are looking for a more competitive result tomorrow."
The first finished match came from the doubles #3 position, where Alex Griffiths and Stefano Puga lost to Drew Singerman and Clarke Wilson, 6-3. In the doubles #1 position, Ross Gilbert and Breno Plentz fell to Jake Munns and Jake Bhangdia 6-4.
The #2 doubles match was unfinished, but when the match was called, Gardner-Webb's Connor Enslin and Sebastian Harris were leading 4-3 over Furman's Ivan Mitric and James Roelofse.
In singles action, the first match to finish was Furman's Jake Bhangdia defeating Victor Putter, 6-1 and then 6-1 from the #3 position. Shortly following the conclusion of that match, Gardner-Webb's Alex Griffiths lost to Furman's Drew Singerman 6-2 and 6-1 in the #4 position.
The match was clinched by Furman when, in the #1 position, Furman's Jake Munns defeated Gardner-Webb's Breno Plentz 6-4 and then 6-1. The #2 position match was unfinished but currently had the Paladin's Ivan Mitric winning the first set 7-5, but losing the second set 1-2 to the Runnin' Bulldogs' Ross Gilbert.
Gardner-Webb falls to 0-1 on the season, while Furman picks up its first win of the year to improve to 1-3.
Next up for the Runnin' Bulldogs is a matchup in Lynchburg, Va. Against Liberty University with a start time of noon.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
41
Jake Munns / 0 [FUR]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
520
Ivan Mitric / 0 [FUR]
71UF
#3 Singles Match
12
11
Jake Bhangdia / 0 [FUR]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
21
Drew Singerman / 0 [FUR]
66
#5 Singles Match
1
0
Chad Nash / 0 [FUR]
UF
#6 Singles Match
1
0
James Roelofse / 0 [FUR]
UF
Order of Finish:
3,4,1
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