Score: Kennesaw State 3, Stetson 4
Records: Kennesaw State (8-6), Stetson
Key Players: Manuel Castellanos (7-5, 7-6);
Drew Wendel (7-6, 4-6, 6-4)
DELAND, Fla. – The Kennesaw State men's tennis team lost in a hard-fought, grind-it-out dual match against Atlantic Sun Conference foe Stetson Thursday afternoon by a score of 4-3.
Playing at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, Kennesaw State earned the all-important doubles point, taking the first two matches to take a 1-0 advantage into singles play. Doubles tandem of
David Durham and
Drew Wendel took down the Hatters, 6-4, before
Manuel Castellanos and
Simon Pritchard won 6-2 to secure the point.
However, the Hatters won four of the six singles matches to earn a 4-3, come-from-behind victory. In singles play,
Manuel Castellanos (7-5, 7-6) and
Drew Wendel (7-6, 4-6, 6-4) won their matches, while Stetson took matches No. 1, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 to earn the conference victory.
Next UpThe Owls will continue their Florida road trip, taking on North Florida in A-Sun dual match action on Saturday afternoon.
Coach Rincon Quote"We played a tough match against a tough Stetson team. We need to work on some details here and there, and I think once we do that those 4-3 matches will start going our way. I'm proud of the team and the way we competed today. We are already thinking of a way to rebound sooner rather than later."
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