JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's tennis team topped Eastern Illinois 6-1 Friday at the JSU Tennis Courts, earning its first OVC win of the season.
 
The Gamecocks took the doubles point and claimed five singles matches en route to the conference-opening victory. A closely-fought match between EIU's Marko Janjusic and JSU's Pablo Caffarena would prove to be the only point the Panthers would clinch.
 
"It was a great win," head coach Andres Amores said. "Conferene games are always tough, and it's nice to get a win in the conference-opener to set the tone for league play."
 
Doubles Results – JSU 1
REESE, Jaryd/McCORMICK, Austin (JSU) def. KINGSMITH, Gage/REIMAN, Grant (EIU) 6-0
REIMAN, Trent/AMMER, Ferdinand (EIU) def. CUCALON, Paolo/AGOST, Guillermo (JSU) 7-5
CHAIM, Mathias/GOMEZ, Andres (JSU) def. WOODSON, Jared/WENDELL, Jacob (EIU) 6-0
 
Singles Results – JSU 5, Eastern Illinois 1
REESE, Jaryd (JSU) def. KINGSMITH, Gage (EIU) 6-4, 7-6
JANJUSIC, Marko S. (EIU) def. CAFFARENA, Pablo (JSU) 6-2, 3-6, 11-9
MORCK, Felix (JSU) def. REIMAN, Grant (EIU) 6-2, 6-2
CUCALON, Paolo (JSU) def. WOODSON, Jared (EIU) 6-2, 6-2
CHAIM, Mathias (JSU) def. REIMAN, Trent (EIU) 6-4, 6-4
GOMEZ, Andres (JSU) def. AMMER, Ferdinand (EIU) 6-2, 6-1
 
Jacksonville State is on the road for the next three matches. The Gamecocks do not return home until April 13 when they host Alabama at 7 p.m. It kicks off a three-day stretch of matches, taking on the Crimson Tide on a Thursday, Belmont on Friday at 9 a.m. and Tennessee State at 11 a.m.
 
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