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#31 Men's Tennis advances to SAC title match with comeback win over #30 Carson-Newman
Posted: Apr 19, 2024

#31 Men's Tennis advances to SAC title match with comeback win over #30 Carson-Newman

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Edoardo Cecere / Ryan Little def. Marnix Van Dalen / Lars Hordijk 7-5
  • Marc Janse / Paul Gayk def. Mateo Berne / Marcos Casteres 6-4
  • Tyler Juergens / Paul Dekester def. Gjorgji Jankulovski / Matthew Saunders 6-2
Singles
  • Marnix Van Dalen def. Edoardo Cecere 7-6, 6-1
  • Marc Janse def. Mateo Berne 6-4, 6-1
  • Gjorgji Jankulovski def. Tyler Juergens 6-1, 6-2
  • Alessandro Valleta def. Lars Hordijk 6-4, 6-4
  • Marcos Casteres def. Paul Gayk 7-5, 6-4
  • Ryan Little def. Matthew Saunders 6-1, 6-4

Sumter, S.C. ---- The 31st-ranked and second-seed Catawba College men's tennis team overcame a 3-1 deficit to take the final three singles matches and earn the 4-3 victory over 30th-ranked and third-seed Carson-Newman in the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis tournament on Friday afternoon at the Palmetto Tennis Center.

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

- The nationally ranked duo of Edoardo Cecere and Ryan Little earned a 7-5 win in #1 doubles

- Tyler Juergens and Paul Dekester picked up a 6-2 win in #3 doubles to help cilnch a crucial doubles point

- Alessando Valleta defeated Lars Hordijk 6-4, 6-4 in #4 singles play

- Marcos Castares clinched the point that sent the Catawba Indians to the title match with a 7-5, 6-4 win in #5 singles

- Little went 2-0 on the day with a 6-1, 6-4 win in #6 singles

 

UP NEXT

- Catawba advances to the SAC title match on Saturday, facing 11th-ranked and top-seed Wingate at 9 a.m.