By: Hunter McKay
Box Score
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Kennesaw State men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Tennessee Tech on Saturday (Feb. 29) at the Tech Tennis Courts.
"Credit to Tennessee Tech today," Director of Tennis
Matt Emery said. "They were tougher and more resilient."
The Golden Eagles won the doubles point and five of the six singles matches to snatch the victory.
The doubles matches were all tightly contested.
Bryan Triana and
Gaston Muhammad defeated Evzen Holis and Carlos Vicente by a score of 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.
Kevin Patel and
Drew Lahey fell 6-4 to Riku Kubota and Lucca Silva.
Sergio Ingles and
Drew Lahey lost 7-6 to Fanis Kontopolos and Elias Grubert
Ingles collected the Owls lone point of the day when he took down Rafael Tosetto by a score of 5-7, 6-2, 10-4 to collect his second win of the season.
The Owls continue their road swing taking on Louisville on Tuesday (March 3) at 1 p.m. in Louisville, Ky.
Tennessee Tech 6, Kennesaw State 1
Singles competition
1. Evzen Holis (TTU) def.
Bryan Triana (KSU) 7-6, 2-6, 10-5
2.
Sergio Ingles (KSU) def. Rafael Tosetto (TTU) 5-7, 6-2, 10-4
3. Carlos Vicente (TTU) def.
Sebastian Osorio (KSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Elias Grubert (TTU) def.
Kevin Patel (KSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Riku Kubota (TTU) def.
Gaston Muhammad (KSU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Fanis Kontopolos (TTU) def.
Harvey Conway (KSU) 6-2, 7-6
Doubles competition
1.
Bryan Triana/
Gaston Muhammad (KSU) def. Evzen Holis /Carlos Vicente (TTU) 6-4
2. Riku Kubota/ Lucca Silva (TTU) def.
Kevin Patel/
Drew Lahey (KSU) 6-4
3. Fanis Kontopolos/ EliasGrubert (TTU) def.
Sergio Ingles/
Harvey Conway (KSU) 7-6
Match Notes
Kennesaw State 2-4
Tennessee Tech 3-4
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