BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Kennesaw State men's tennis opened its fall season with a weekend of wins Sept. 18-20 at the Samford Invitational at Pat M. Courington Tennis Pavilion.

The multi-team event gave the Owls valuable early experience versus opponents from Samford, Jax State and Lipscomb.

"I'm happy for our three freshmen for getting their first wins as Owls this weekend," said KSU associate head coach Simon Pritchard. "We learned lots of lessons this weekend, and we look forward to getting back to work."

Freshmen Frederik Tandeter, Konstantinos Megalemos and Juan Parrilla each earned their first wins in an Owl uniform.

Tandeter defeated Lipscomb's Matei Stan 6-1, 6-3; Megalemos overcame Samford's Vitoria Sardinha 6-3, 6-4 and Parrilla topped Jax State's Joao Barreto 7-5, 6-1.

Ben Hudson recorded singles wins over the Gamecocks' David Krasner (0-6, 6-3, 6-1) and the Bulldogs' Lukas Dvorak (7-5, 6-7, 10-2).

Returners Xavi Ferrer and Nathan Walters both won singles matches over the Bisons' Alex Vlahos. Ferrer's came in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, while Walters overcame a 4-6 first set to win in three, 6-4, 6-0.

Parrilla and Walters added to their singles' success with doubles wins over pairs from Lipscomb and Jax State. Kyvan Rietkerk and Megalemos, as well as Dominic Ducariu and Hudson, added two more doubles wins, both against Lipscomb.

The Owls will return to action at the Mercer Gridiron Classic in Macon, Georgia, Oct. 2-4.

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