By: By Hunter McKay
KENNESAW, Ga. – The No. 73 Kennesaw State men's team closed out the regular season with a 5-2 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Betty Siegel Courts on Sunday.
With the win, the Owls secured the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament which will be contested on Apr. 19-21 in Fort Myer's Fla. The Owls closed the regular season with seven consecutive wins and a 6-1 record at home.
KSU honored seniors
Raul Garcia,
Harvey Conway and
Seru Tezuka prior to the match on Saturday.
"It's tough to put into words how much Raul, Harvey, and Seru have meant to this program," Dirctor of Tennis
Matt Emery said. "I can honestly say I've learned as much from this group of men as they have from me. I know all three of them are hungry to further cement their legacy as Owls next week at the ASUN Tournament."
The Owls clinched the doubles point with wins on courts one and three.
Mikolaj Lis and
Hugo Salmeron beat Evzen Holis and Julappagari Reddy 6-4 on court three. Seniors
Raul Garcia and
Harvey Conway downed Mario Martin and Moritz Mayer 6-4 to clinch the point on court one.
Raul Garcia and Evzen Hollis downed 6-2, 6-0 on court one.
Anthony Weingarten downed Kristoffer Stahlbran 6-0, 6-3 to push the lead to 3-0.
Harvey Conway clinched the victory with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Mario Martin.
Hugo Salmeron collected the fifth point with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 win over Paul Antoine Brazet.
The Owls will play in the ASUN Semifinals on Saturday, Apr. 20 at 5 p.m. against the winner of No. 6 Eastern Kentucky and No. 3 Stetson.