Match 5: Kennesaw State (3-1) at Presbyterian (1-8)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 20; 11 a.m.
Location: Templeton Tennis Courts | Clinton, S.C.
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Weekend Preview
The Kennesaw State men's tennis squad takes its winning streak of three matches into Presbyterian on Saturday to take on the Blue Hose in non-conference action.
 
The men's tennis team is coming off an impressive weekend at the Alabama State Invitational, winning both matches 6-1. The Owls dominated play on Friday afternoon, taking down Jacksonville State, 6-1, before turning around to defeat host Alabama State 6-1 on Saturday afternoon to improve to 3-1 on the young spring season.
 
The Series
Saturday's match between Kennesaw State and Presbyterian will mark the seventh time the two teams have played each other. The Blue Hose hold a slight 4-2 edge over the Owls in the all-time programs' history. KSU's last win over Presbyterian has come in the 2011-12 season, taking down the Blue Hose 5-2.

The Last Time Out
The Kennesaw State men's tennis completed a weekend sweep at the Alabama State Invitational with a 6-1 dual match victory over Alabama State on Saturday (Feb. 13) at the Olena Black Underwood Tennis Center.
 
Fresh off a win over Jacksonville State  on Feb. 12 , 6-1, the Owls came out aggressive again as freshman Lucas de Torres Curth (6-0, 4-0), Simon Pritchard (7-5,6-3), David Durham (6-3, 6-4), Drew Wendel (6-1, 6-2) and Alejandro Valencia (6-2,6-2)  all recorded singles victories on the day.

Pritchard went undefeated the entire weekend, not dropping a match in singles or doubles over the two-day stretch.

Quoting Rincon
"Presbyterian has a very good team and it will be a great challenge for us this Saturday. We lost a heartbreaker last year, but hopefully this year we will be able to come out on top. We know the match will be a battle. All of the matches will be evenly paired and it will be a very good challenge and the guys are looking forward to playing there. Presbyterian is a well-coached team and are very disciplined."
--Director of Tennis, Eduardo Rincon

Next Up
The Owls continue their 2016 slate next week on Wednesday Feb. 24, playing host to in-state rival Mercer at 2 p.m. on the campus of Kennesaw State.

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