Match 4: Kennesaw State (0-4) at Presbyterian (3-7)
Date: Friday, February 23; 12 p.m.
Location: Templeton Tennis Courts | Clinton, S.C.
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Match 5: Kennesaw State (0-4) at Wofford (7-1)
Date: Saturday, February 24; 11 a.m.
Location: Reeves Tennis Courts | Spartanburg, S.C.
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Match Preview
The Kennesaw State men's tennis team travels to South Carolina for a pair of matches. KSU will take on Presbyterian on Friday and Wofford on Saturday.
  
The Owls will be looking to pick up their first of the season. The Owls are coming off three-consecutive 4-3 losses to Belmont, Liberty and Mercer.

The Series
Friday's match between Kennesaw State and Presbyterian will be the 10th match between the two programs. The Blue Hose hold a 5-3 lead in the series. The two teams last met on Mar.12, 2017 with Owls winning 6-1 in Kennesaw.
 
The Owls and Terriers will meet for just the third time on Saturday. The two teams have split each of the first two meetings. Wofford won a tight 4-3 match over the Owls last season.
 
About Presbyterian
The Blue Hose enter play with a 3-7 record. They are coming off a 5-2 loss at Samford on Tuesday.
 
About Wofford
The Terriers are 7-1 on the season. They are coming off a 7-0 win over North Greenville on Tuesday.
 
The Last Time Out
The Kennesaw State men's tennis team dropped a hard fought match 4-3 to Mercer at Leroy Peddy Tennis Center on Tuesday afternoon.
The Owls took early control of the match winning the doubles point.  Fermin Calvo Barceloand Lucas De Tores Curth knocked off Sam Philp and Oliver Stuart, 6-2 at No.1 singles and Drew Lahey and Bryan Triana took down Stathis Tsiranidis and Carver Arant at No.3 singles, 6-4.
Senior Corey Smith and sophomore Drew Lahey picked up straight-set singles wins for KSU. Smith defeated Nicolas Guillon, 6-4, 6-2 at No.3 singles. Lahey picked up his third-straight win from the No.5 singles spot as he beat Stathis Tsiranidis 6-3, 6-3. The match came down to No.1 singles where Sam Philp was able to hold of Fermin Calvo Barcelo in a second-set tiebreaker for a straight-sets win.
 
Next Up
The Owls will travel to Montgomery, Al. to take on Alabama State on Saturday, March 3. First serve is set for 12 p.m.

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