The SCAD Men's Tennis Team fell to fourth-ranked Georgia Gwinnett 9-0 today at Bacon Park in Savannah. The Grizzlies scored their fifth shutout of the season, reaching 12-0 overall on the year, while the Bees dropped to 0-2.
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It was GGC's fifth victory over an eight-day span that saw the Grizzlies knock off their first-ever NCAA Division I opponent, Div. II power Armstrong Atlantic, a Div. III foe and two NAIA programs.
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Doubles
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The Grizzlies opened up an early 3-0 advantage in doubles. Â
Jack Anton and
Theo Gough lost at No. 1 by a score of 8-3. Â At Nos. 2 and 3 GGC got a pair of 8-2 victories from Bruno Tiberti / Erik Moberg and Connor Clements / Matias Hatem over SCAD's
Joao Freitas /
Darnell Sgubin and
Yulin Liu /
Manatsa Mazimbe.
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Singles
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SCAD's Nos. 1 and 2 singles, Anton and Gough, were swept by 6-0, 6-0 margins, while No. 3 Freitas was defeated 6-0, 6-1. Â SCAD's No. 5 player, Liu, lost 6-1, 6-1, and No. 6,
Manatsa Mazimbe, fell 6-0, 6-2.
The only bright spot was
Darnell Sgubin at No. 4, who battled for three sets, but was finally defeated by Tony Kostadinov 2-6, 6-1 (10-0). Â Â
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It was not a good day for the men; however, they play again tomorrow at Bacon Park against Benedict College. Play begins at 9 a.m.