SAVANNAH, Ga. – The No. 24 SCAD men's tennis team hosted No. 9 Middle Georgia State University on Friday afternoon and fell 4-2.
RECORDS: The Bees are now 2-9, while the Knights advance to 8-4.
DOUBLES ACTION: The pair of
Danil Ozernoy and
David Lopez Cruz won 6-1 against Middle Georgia State at number one doubles while
Liam Stoica and
Johan Karlsson won at number three doubles, 6-4, to give SCAD their first point.
The Knights won 6-4 over the pair of
Nicola Buffo (Legnago, Italy / Social Strategy and Management) and
Mark Tryakshin at number two doubles.
SINGLES ACTION: Mark Tryakshin (Tashkent, Uzbekistan / Digital Media) won the Bees second point at number one doubles with scores of 6-3, 6-4.
At number two singles,
Danil Ozernoy (Almaty, Kazakhstan / Advertising and Branding) fell 3-6, 2-6 while
Johan Karlsson (Eskilstuna, Sweden / Architecture) and
David Lopez Cruz (Sevilla, Spain / Interactive Design / Game Development) lost 1-6, 3-6 and 1-6, 3-6 at numbers four and five singles, respectively.
Carson O'Hara (Meridian, Idaho / User Experience (UX) Design), at number six singles, fell 2-6, 4-6. Middle Georgia State was able to win majority of singles points before
Liam Stoica (Auckland, New Zealand / User Experience (UX) Design) was able to finish at number three singles. He had a tied game at 6-2, 2-6.
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will host Warner University on Friday, April 14
th at 1:00 p.m. at the Bacon Park Tennis Courts.