Friday, April 22
Nashville, TN
10 a.m.
Jacksonville State University
4
vs
0
Morehead State
JSU Tennis Blanks Morehead State to Reach OVC Semifinals
4/22/2016 2:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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NASHVILLE – Jacksonville State advanced to the semifinals of the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Tennis Championships after blanking Morehead State, 4-0, in the opening round on Friday morning at Centennial Park in Nashville, Tenn.
With the win the Gamecock men have played in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament in eight of the last 10 years. JSU notched its 10th win of the season and enters the semifinals against OVC regular season champion and top-seeded, Tennessee Tech, with a 10-14 overall mark. The Eagles of Morehead State ended the season at 6-12. The tournament win was also the first under first-year head coach Andres Amores.
Jax State quickly gathered the doubles point with dominant wins at No. 2 and 3. The pairing of Pedro Wagner and Mathias Chaim remained perfect against league duos with a 6-1 win at No. 3 over MSU's Enrique Samudio and Garrett Mandrell. Wagner and Chaim have eight wins against OVC competition this season. The doubles point was clinched after Jaryd Reese and Austin McCormick topped Ognjen Sunjevaric and Nick Mercer at No. 3, 6-3.
The Gamecocks needed little time in singles to post the win as Chaim, Andres Gomez and Shao Chun Liu cruised to wins at No, 3, 5 and 6 respectively. Chaim faced Samudio in single at No. 3 and quick-worked the Eagle in straight sets – 6-0, 6-1. The bottom portion of the JSU lineup has been a mainstay through the season and carried the Gamecocks in the opening round. Gomez ousted Sunjevaric at No. 5 – 6-1, 6-3, while Liu registered a 6-2, 6-3 win over Garrett Mandrell at NO. 6.
JSU and Tech will square off at 10 a.m. on the courts at Centennial Park.
NASHVILLE – Jacksonville State advanced to the semifinals of the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Tennis Championships after blanking Morehead State, 4-0, in the opening round on Friday morning at Centennial Park in Nashville, Tenn.
With the win the Gamecock men have played in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament in eight of the last 10 years. JSU notched its 10th win of the season and enters the semifinals against OVC regular season champion and top-seeded, Tennessee Tech, with a 10-14 overall mark. The Eagles of Morehead State ended the season at 6-12. The tournament win was also the first under first-year head coach Andres Amores.
Jax State quickly gathered the doubles point with dominant wins at No. 2 and 3. The pairing of Pedro Wagner and Mathias Chaim remained perfect against league duos with a 6-1 win at No. 3 over MSU's Enrique Samudio and Garrett Mandrell. Wagner and Chaim have eight wins against OVC competition this season. The doubles point was clinched after Jaryd Reese and Austin McCormick topped Ognjen Sunjevaric and Nick Mercer at No. 3, 6-3.
The Gamecocks needed little time in singles to post the win as Chaim, Andres Gomez and Shao Chun Liu cruised to wins at No, 3, 5 and 6 respectively. Chaim faced Samudio in single at No. 3 and quick-worked the Eagle in straight sets – 6-0, 6-1. The bottom portion of the JSU lineup has been a mainstay through the season and carried the Gamecocks in the opening round. Gomez ousted Sunjevaric at No. 5 – 6-1, 6-3, while Liu registered a 6-2, 6-3 win over Garrett Mandrell at NO. 6.
JSU and Tech will square off at 10 a.m. on the courts at Centennial Park.
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