NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Jacksonville State men's tennis team claimed a 4-0 win over six-seeded Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC Tennis Championships on Friday. JSU took the doubles point and won its first three individual matches to claim the early contest.
 
The win advanced the Gamecocks to the semifinals round, pinning them against two-seeded Eastern Kentucky. Jaryd Reese, Pablo Caffarena and Mathias Chaim won each of their individual matches in two sets, while Jacksonville State took the doubles points with wins on the second and third courts.
 
Doubles: JSU 1 – TSU 0
Jaryd Reese/Austin McCormick vs. BROWN, Matthew/MADDOX, Grant • 5-4, unfinished
Mathias Chaim/Felix Morck def. BURTON, Kyle/VANDEN BROECK-PARENT • 6-1
Pablo Caffarena/Andres Gomez def. NAUTIYAL, Shashank/RODRIGUEZ, Jorge • 6-3
 
Singles: JSU 3 – TSU 0
Jaryd Reese def. BROWN, Matthew • 6-4, 6-3
Pablo Caffarena def. VANDEN BROECK-PARENT • 6-1, 6-2
Mathias Chaim def. RODRIGUEZ, Jorge • 6-1, 6-0
Paolo Cucalon vs. NAUTIYAL, Shashank • 6-1, 5-3, unfinished
Felix Morck vs. BURTON, Kyle • 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
Guillermo Agost vs. MADDOX, Grant • 4-1, unfinished
 

JSU's second match of the tournament is currently scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, but the start time is likely to change due to inclement weather. If rain forces the tournament indoors, the contest between the Gamecocks and Colonels will be pushed back to a time later in the day.
 
The championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday. Belmont, Austin Peay and regular-season champion Tennessee Tech fill out the opposite side of the bracket.
 
The Gamecocks have won four OVC Tournament titles, with their last coming in 2014.
 
This season's tournament marks the third-straight year the event has been held at the Centennial Sportsplex. The men's championship is taking place for the 69th time in the conference's history (it was first held in 1949). Admission to the event is free.
 
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