By: Hunter McKay
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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. ā The Kennesaw State men's team fell 4-0 to Georgia State at the Peachtree City Tennis Center on Friday.
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"Congrats to Georgia State on playing well indoors," Director of Tennis
Matt Emery said. "They have good players and played strong indoor tennis."
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The Panthers won the doubles point and three singles matches to clinch the victory.
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In doubles,
Raul Garcia and
Gaston Muhammad fell 6-4 in a highly contested battle on court two.
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Sergio Ingles won his first set and was leading Andrei Duarte in the second set when the match was clinched.
Raul Garcia lost a first-set tiebreaker to Roberts Grinvalds and was ahead in the second set when it was called.
Harvey Conway fought hard but fell in straight sets on court four.
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The Owls will play at Elon on Saturday, February 27 at 2 p.m. at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
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Georgia State 4, Kennesaw State 0
Singles competition
1. Vazha Shubladze def.
Sebastian Osorio 6-3, 6-1
2. Andrei Duarte vs.
Sergio Ingles 6-7 (7-9), 3-4, unfinished
3. Roberts Grinvalds vs.
Raul Garcia 7-6 (7-4), 2-3, unfinished
4. Mihai Marinescu def.
Harvey Conway6-3, 6-3
5.
Harvey Maughan def.
Kevin Patel 6-0, 6-4
6. Patrick Lazo vs.
Gaston Muhammad 3-6, 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
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Doubles competition
1. #30 Andrei Duarte/Roberts Grinvalds def.
Sergio Ingles/
Sebastian Osorio 6-1
2. Kevin Huynh/
Harvey Maughan def.
Raul Garcia/
Gaston Muhammad 6-4
3. Vazha Shubladze/Mihai Marinescu def.
Harvey Conway/
Seru Tezuka 4-3
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Match Notes
Kennesaw State 1-5
Georgia State 2-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,4,5)
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