CLINTON, S.C. - The Kennesaw State men's tennis team secured a 6-1 win over Presbyterian on Friday afternoon at the Templeton Tennis Courts.
 
KSU (1-0) won the doubles point and 5 singles matches to move to 1-0 for the fourth consecutive season.
 
The Owls picked up a 6-0 win on court two from Erik Vladimirov and Hugo Salmeron. KSU would clinch the point on court three with Anthony Weingarten and Leo Phijidivijan collecting a 6-4 victory.
 
Hugo Salmeron got the Owls on the board first defeating Evgenios Vasilakis 6-2, 6-2 on court three. Sam Baldwin defeated Marco Foglieni 6-4, 6-2 on court five to give KSU a 3-0 lead. Freshman Xavi Ferrer clinched the victory with a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) win over Eduardo Valentin. Freshman Erik Vladimirov downed Daksh Prasad 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. Anthony Weingarten secured KSU's final point with a 7-6, 8-6 (7-5) win over David Mamalat on court one.
 
Quotable
Associate Head Coach Simon Pritchard
"That was a great team performance to start the season! Presby beat us the last time we played, so it feels good to get out of there with a convincing win. All three freshman did a great job today and showed real maturity in the close moments."
 
Director of Tennis Matt Emery
 "Huge shoutout to Coach Pritchard and Coach Knox today. They are two of the best coaches in the country and did a great job having the men ready to compete today!"
 
Next Up
The Owls will host West Alabama at the Rome Tennis Center on Sunday, Jan. 19. First serve time is to be announced.
 
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