Box Score 

KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State men's tennis team came up just short in a 4-3 loss to Tennessee Tech on the Betty Siegel Courts on Sunday.
 
"That was a great college match," Director of Tennis Matt Emery said. "Obviously, it could have gone either way. I was proud of the guys for showing no signs of panic when we were down 3-1 and tying it up at 3-3 to put us in a position to win. We came up just short today. This match was a great experience which will no doubt help us later in the year."
 
The Golden Eagles won the doubles point and three singles matches to clinch the match.
 
Raul Garcia and Harvey Conway collected a win in doubles by a score of 6-3 over Carlos Vicente and André Rodeia on court two.
 
Gaston Muhammad tied the match at 1-1 when he defeated Mika Berghaus 6-2, 6-4 on court six. TTU collected a pair of singles wins to extend their lead to 3-1. Seru Tezuka needed three sets but cut the lead to 3-2 defeating André Rodeia 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Sergio Garcia would come from a set down to defeat Rafael Tosetto 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 and tie the match at 3-3. TTU would clinch the final match of the day in a third-set tiebreaker.
 
The Owls will host Mercer on Sunday (Mar. 14) at 4 p.m. on the Betty Siegel Courts.
 
Tennessee Tech 4, Kennesaw State 3

Singles competition
1. Carlos Vicente (TTU) def. Sebastian Osorio (KSUM) 6-4, 6-4
2. Sergio Ingles (KSUM) def. Rafael Tosetto (TTU) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
3. Evzen Holis (TTU) def. Raul Garcia (KSUM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Elias Grubert (TTU) def. Kevin Patel (KSUM) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Seru Tezuka (KSUM) def. André Rodeia (TTU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
6. Gaston Muhammad (KSUM) def. Mika Berghaus (TTU) 6-2, 6-4
 

Doubles competition
1. Evzen Holis/Jun Sasagawa (TTU) def. Sergio Ingles/Seru Tezuka (KSUM) 7-5
2. Raul Garcia/Harvey Conway (KSUM) def. Carlos Vicente/André Rodeia (TTU) 6-3
3. Rafael Tosetto/Elias Grubert (TTU) def. Sebastian Osorio/Kevin Patel (KSUM) 7-6 (11-9)
 

Match Notes
Tennessee Tech 1-5
Kennesaw State 3-8
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,3,1,5,2,4)

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