By: Salinah Deronvilonyeugo
Match 13: Kennesaw State (4-8) vs. FGCU (1-4)
Date:Â Saturday, March 20; 2 p.m.
Location:Â Mandy Stoll Tennis Center | Deland, Fl.
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The Kennesaw State men's tennis team will head on the road to face FGCU on Saturday, March 20 at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.
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The Owls match at Stetson scheduled for Friday, March 19 was postponed until a later date.
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Scouting FGCU
The Eagles are 1-4 on the season. FGCU will be playing their first match in almost a month.
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KSU Series History With FGCU
This will be the seventh meeting between the two programs. FGCU leads the series 4-2.
The Last Time Out
The Kennesaw State men's tennis team picked up a 6-1 win over in-state rival Mercer on Sunday on the Betty Siegel Courts.
KSU won the doubles point and picked up five singles wins to clinch the victory.
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The Owls won the doubles point picking up win on courts two and three.Â
Raul Garcia andÂ
Harvey Conway defeated Samuel Barrow and Michael Durham on court two 6-1.Â
Kevin Patel andÂ
Sebastian Osorio downed Andrew Branicki and Danny Flynn 6-2 on court three to clinch the point. KSU and MU were tied on court one when the doubles point was clinched.
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Harvey Conway extended the Owls lead to 2-0 with a straight set win over Andrew Branicki 6-4, 6-4 on court six.Â
Raul Garcia added a victory on court three by a score of 6-4, 6-2 over Carver Arant 6-4, 6-2.Â
Kevin Patel then defeated David Georgdaze 6-4, 6-4 on court four and pushed the lead to 3-0 in favor of the Owls.Â
Seru Tezuka needed three sets but clinched the win with a 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 10-7 win over Michael Durham.Â
Sebastian Osorio closed the match winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 over Hugo Lobo on court one.
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Next Up
The Owls will continue ASUN Conference play at home versus North Florida at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 27 at Betty Sigel Courts.
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