Match 10: Kennesaw State (4-5) vs Georgia Southern (6-8)
Date: Friday, March 9; 2 p.m. ET
Location: Betty Siegel Courts | Kennesaw, Ga.
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The Kennesaw State men's tennis squad returns home to take on Georgia Southern on Friday on Friday afternoon.
 
The men's tennis team is coming off a 4-3 comeback win over Jacksonville State on Wednesday. The Owls enter play on Friday riding a four-game win streak.
 
The Series
Friday's match between Kennesaw State and Georgia Southern marks the seventh meeting between the two programs. Georgia Southern leads the series 4-2.

About Georgia Southern
The Eagles are 6-8 on the season and have won five-straight matches entering play on Friday.

The Last Time Out
 The Kennesaw State men's tennis team picked up a come from behind win at Jacksonville State on Wednesday afternoon. The Owls defeated JSU 4-3 on the JSU Tennis Courts.
The match featured a pair of teams that were on a roll entering play. JSU entered with a six-match winning streak, while KSU entered having won three in a row. The match would go all the way to final singles match before it was determined.After JSU (10-2) won the first doubles match, the Owls No.3 doubles team of Drew Lahey and Bryan Triana knocked off Sergio Lizarraga and Pablo Caffarena, 7-6. JSU would answer the Owls taking the final doubles match to take the doubles point.
In singles action, The Owls got on the board first as Drew Lahey beat Sergio Lizarraga at No.5 singles. The Gamecocks answered winning two singles matches to grab a lead 3-1 lead. The resilient Owls never gave up though. Fermin Calvo Barcelo would get past Ajaz Kaplja, 7-5,6-4 at No.1 singles. Bryan Triana beat Guillermo Agost, 7-6, 7-5 at No.4 singles to tie the teams at 3-3. Corey Smith sealed the win for the Owls defeating Joaquin Vallejo, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 at No.3 singles.

Next Up
The Owls return to action at home on Sunday, March 18 when they will take on South Carolina State at the Betty Siegel Courts beginning at 11 a.m. Admission is free.
 
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