What you need to know
* The Panthers fell 7-0 to No. 28 South Carolina in their second home match of the season.
* The team is now 5-4 on the season.
* GSU will open conference play at Louisiana on Feb. 10.
ATLANTA- The Georgia State men's tennis team fell 7-0 to No. 28 South Carolina in its second home match of the season on Sunday.
With the loss, the Panthers fell to 5-4, while the Gamecocks improved to 5-0.
In doubles play, the Panthers went up a match when Sebastian Acuna and Andrei Andrukhou defeated Gabriel Friedrich and Paul Jubb 6-2 in the No. 2 match. South Carolina tied doubles play in the No. 1 match when Zackery Kennedy and Jannis Koeke fell 7-6 to Yancy Dennis and Harrison O'Keefe. The Gamecocks clinched the point as Jack MacFarlane and Quentin Coulaud fell to Thomas Mayronne and Andrew Schafer 7-6.
Kennedy was the first Panther to finish singles play, falling 6-0, 6-3 to Friedrich in the No. 1 match. The Gamecocks went up 3-0 when O'Keefe defeated Koeke 6-3, 6-2. South Carolina clinched the win as Dennis earned a 7-6, 7-5 win over Coulaud.
The teams decided to continue playing following the clinch, with the three remaining matches all in the tie-breaker set. Acuna fell 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 to Schafer in the No. 5 match and MacFarlane fell 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Fennell. Andrukhou was the final Panther to finish, falling 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 to Mayronne.
The Panthers will be back on the court at Louisiana to open conference play on Feb. 10.
Final Results
Singles:
1. Gabriel Friedrich (SC) def. Zackery Kennedy (GSU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Harrison O'Keefe (SC) def. Jannis Koeke (GSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Thomas Mayronne (SC) def. Andrei Andrukhou (GSU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0
4. Yancy Dennis (SC) def. Quentin Coulaud (GSU) 7-6, 7-5
5. Andrew Schafer (SC) def. Sebastian Acuna (GSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
6. Alex Fennell (SC) def. Jack MacFarlane (GSU) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
Doubles:
1. Yancy Dennis/Harrison O'Keefe (SC) def. Zackery Kennedy/Jannis Koeke (GSU) 7-6
2. Sebastian Acuna/Andrei Andrukhou (GSU) def. Gabriel Friedrich/Paul Jubb (SC) 6-2
3. Thomas Mayronne/Andrew Schafer (SC) def. Jack MacFarlane/Quentin Coulaud (GSU) 7-6
