Saturday, January 28
Chattanooga, TN
1:00 PM
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Men's Tennis Drops Season Opener in Close 4-3 Battle to Chattanooga
January 28, 2023 | Men's Tennis
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Gardner-Webb drop season opener at Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 4-3. The teams split the six singles matches, but the Mocs won the opening point in doubles to claim the home victory.
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Head Coach Mike Griffith said, "They were better than us in doubles and that was the difference. With our team, we must be better in that."
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In doubles, the Mocs got wins on courts 2 and 3 to win the doubles point. The match in the topflight went unfinished with the score at 5-5 featuring the duo of Victor Putter and Numa Lemieux-Monette.
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In singles, Chattanooga got a flurry of straight set decisions on courts 3, 5, and then 4 to seal the team's win. Kim Neithammar won in his debut on court #6, 6-2, 6-2. Eduardo Dias won in the #1 position with a final score of 7-6(5), 6-2. The final match was Alex Lepine winning after a first set loss on court #2. His final score was 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
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"We have a tough match tomorrow at Kennesaw who was ranked last year, and we all are looking forward to tomorrow," said Griffith.
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The Runnin' Bulldogs face Kennesaw State on Sunday, January 29 with a first serve at 11:00 a.m. as they conclude their opening weekend of road matches.
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Head Coach Mike Griffith said, "They were better than us in doubles and that was the difference. With our team, we must be better in that."
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In doubles, the Mocs got wins on courts 2 and 3 to win the doubles point. The match in the topflight went unfinished with the score at 5-5 featuring the duo of Victor Putter and Numa Lemieux-Monette.
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In singles, Chattanooga got a flurry of straight set decisions on courts 3, 5, and then 4 to seal the team's win. Kim Neithammar won in his debut on court #6, 6-2, 6-2. Eduardo Dias won in the #1 position with a final score of 7-6(5), 6-2. The final match was Alex Lepine winning after a first set loss on court #2. His final score was 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
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"We have a tough match tomorrow at Kennesaw who was ranked last year, and we all are looking forward to tomorrow," said Griffith.
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The Runnin' Bulldogs face Kennesaw State on Sunday, January 29 with a first serve at 11:00 a.m. as they conclude their opening weekend of road matches.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
76
62
#2 Singles Match
123
367
645
#3 Singles Match
12
12
66
#4 Singles Match
12
26
67
#5 Singles Match
12
32
66
#6 Singles Match
12
66
22
Order of Finish:
3,5,4,6,1,2
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