By: Hunter McKay
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. ā The Kennesaw State men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Tennessee Tech on Saturday (Feb. 29) at the Tech Tennis Courts.
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"Credit to Tennessee Tech today," Director of Tennis
Matt Emery said. "They were tougher and more resilient."
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The Golden Eagles won the doubles point and five of the six singles matches to snatch the victory.
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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
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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.
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The Owls continue their road swing taking on Louisville on Tuesday (March 3) at 1 p.m. in Louisville, Ky.
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Tennessee Tech 6, Kennesaw State 1
Singles competition
1.Ā Evzen Holis (TTU) def.
Bryan Triana (KSU) 7-6, 2-6, 10-5
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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
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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
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Match Notes
Kennesaw State 2-4
Tennessee Tech 3-4
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