Sunday, January 17
Greenville, SC
3:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
0
at
7
Furman
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Men's Tennis Drops Match at Furman on Sunday Afternoon
January 17, 2021 | Men's Tennis
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Gardner-Webb dropped a 7-0 decision to the Furman Paladins on Saturday afternoon.
"The better team won but we are close, we just need to keep preparing and getting matches so we will be a lot better come February," said Head Coach Mike Griffith. "We have two teams in doubles playing well and one getting another win."
The afternoon started with the Gardner-Webb #2 pair of Breno Plentz and Alex Griffiths defeating Furman's Ivan Mitric and Drew Singerman 6-1.
In the #1 doubles match, Furman's Jake Bhangdia and James Roelofse topped Gardner-Webb's Chrisjan Van Wyk and Sebastian Harris 6-3. Furman's Henrik Atlevi and Emil Westling won the doubles point after winning in the #3 flight 6-4 over Connor Enslin and Victor Putter.
Furman won the first three singles matches which lead to the match-clinching point for the team's victory. Atlevi defeated Enslin in the #3 flight 6-3, 6-4. Shortly after the match's conclusion, Furman's Singerman won over Harris, 6-0, 6-3 in the #4 position. Bhangdia won the match from the #2 flight with a close victory over Putter 7-6(5), 6-2.
Furman built on their lead in the #5 position with Westing's win over Van Wyk 6-1, 6-0. In a hard-fought match in the top-seeded matchup, Mitric defeated Plentz 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-2.
The day ended with the #6 match where Roelofse preventing a potential comeback by the Runnin' Bulldogs' Griffiths in the second set 6-3, 7-6(7) to give Furman the 7-0 victory.
Gardner-Webb falls to 0-2 on the season with their next competition is the UNC Asheville Tournament from February 6th and 7th.
"The better team won but we are close, we just need to keep preparing and getting matches so we will be a lot better come February," said Head Coach Mike Griffith. "We have two teams in doubles playing well and one getting another win."
The afternoon started with the Gardner-Webb #2 pair of Breno Plentz and Alex Griffiths defeating Furman's Ivan Mitric and Drew Singerman 6-1.
In the #1 doubles match, Furman's Jake Bhangdia and James Roelofse topped Gardner-Webb's Chrisjan Van Wyk and Sebastian Harris 6-3. Furman's Henrik Atlevi and Emil Westling won the doubles point after winning in the #3 flight 6-4 over Connor Enslin and Victor Putter.
Furman won the first three singles matches which lead to the match-clinching point for the team's victory. Atlevi defeated Enslin in the #3 flight 6-3, 6-4. Shortly after the match's conclusion, Furman's Singerman won over Harris, 6-0, 6-3 in the #4 position. Bhangdia won the match from the #2 flight with a close victory over Putter 7-6(5), 6-2.
Furman built on their lead in the #5 position with Westing's win over Van Wyk 6-1, 6-0. In a hard-fought match in the top-seeded matchup, Mitric defeated Plentz 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-2.
The day ended with the #6 match where Roelofse preventing a potential comeback by the Runnin' Bulldogs' Griffiths in the second set 6-3, 7-6(7) to give Furman the 7-0 victory.
Gardner-Webb falls to 0-2 on the season with their next competition is the UNC Asheville Tournament from February 6th and 7th.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
372
Ivan Mitric / 0 [FURM]
666
#2 Singles Match
12
62
Jake Bhangdia / 0 [FURM]
76
#3 Singles Match
12
34
Henrik Atlevi / 0 [FURM]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
03
Drew Singerman / 0 [FURM]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
10
Emil Westling / 0 [FURM]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
36
James Roelofse / 0 [FURM]
67
Order of Finish:
3,4,2,5,1,6
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