What you need to know:
*The men's tennis team recorded their third-straight win with a 7-0 victory over Lipscomb.
*The team improved to 3-1 for the season.
*The Panthers will be back on the court for a doubleheader against Georgia Tech and Emory on Feb. 14.
ATLANTA- The Georgia State men's tennis team earned its third straight win on Saturday with a 7-0 victory over Lipscomb. The Panthers improved to 3-1 while the Bisons fell to 0-3.
GSU opened the match strong with all three doubles teams recording a win.
Sebastian Acuna and Andrei Andrukhou were the first pair to finish, with a 6-0 win over Rob Mitchell and Phillipe Courteau in the No. 1 match. Zackery Kennedy and Jack MacFarlane were the next to complete their match with a 6-3 win over Daniel Cardenas and Alejandro Manzanares. Felipe Jaworski and Jannis Koeke rounded out doubles play with a 7-5 victory over John Tougher and Thais Minet in the No. 3 match.
In singles play, the Panthers put up a fight with three players rallying from a 1-1 tie to win their match.
Jaworski was the first Panther to finish singles play with a 6-2, 6-2 win over John Tougher. With the team up 2-0, MacFarlane was the next to earn a singles point in a 6-1, 6-4 win over Cardenas. The game-clinching point came Andrukhou with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Courteau.
In the No. 2 match, Kennedy won the tie-breaker over Manzanares 6-7, 6-3, 10-4. Joseph Bishop was the next Panther to win by tie-breaker, defeating Kauai Linardi 6-7 (1), 6-3, 10-6. Koeke was the final GSU player to finish singles play, with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Mitchell in the No. 1 match.
The Panthers will be back on the court next weekend with a doubleheader at Georgia Tech and Emory on Feb. 14. The Georgia Tech match is scheduled to begin at noon, with the Emory match scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Final Results:
Singles
1. Koeke,Jannis (GSU) def. Mitchell, Rob (LIP) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Kennedy,Zackery (GSU) def. Manzanares, Alejandr (LIP) 6-7, 6-3, 10-4
3. Andrukhou,Andrei (GSU) def. Courteau, Phillipe (LIP) 7-5, 6-4
4. MacFarlane,Jack (GSU) def. Cardenas, Daniel (LIP) 6-1, 6-4
5. Jaworski,Felipe (GSU) def. Tougher, John (LIP) 6-2, 6-2
6. Bishop,Joseph (GSU) def. Linardi, Kauai (LIP) 6-7, 6-3, 10-6
Doubles
1. Acuna,Sebastian/Andrukhou,Andrei (GSU) def. Mitchell, Rob/Courteau, Phillipe (LIP) 6-0
2. Kennedy,Zackery/MacFarlane,Jack (GSU) def. Cardenas, Daniel/Manzanares, Alejandro (LIP) 6-3
3. Jaworski,Felipe/Koeke,Jannis (GSU) def. Tougher, John/Minet, Thais (LIP) 7-5