NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Jacksonville State men's tennis team suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Eastern Kentucky in the semifinals of the OVC Men's Tennis Championships on Saturday. The neck-and-neck match lasted more than four hours, coming down to the wire with the final singles competition.
 
The Gamecocks jumped out to a 1-0 lead after scoring the doubles victory, but Eastern Kentucky did not allow JSU to gain more than a one-point lead the entire night. Ramon Van Flyman tied the match 1-1 following a victory over senior Jaryd Reese at No. 1, but senior Mathias Chaim put the Gamecocks back ahead, 2-1, with a win a No. 3.
 
Eastern Kentucky's Sebastian Mueller picked up a win at No. 2, and JSU's Felix Morck kept the advantage with a win at No. 5.
 
The Colonels' Diego Asis picked up a pivotal win in the No. 6 match to tie the contest 3-3. At that point, all eyes were on the No. 4 match between JSU's Paolo Cucalon and EKU's Parth Aggarwal. Aggarwal took the first set 6-4, while Cucalon battled back to take the second set 7-6 following  a 7-5 playoff. Aggarwal claimed the point and the match with a 7-6 third set.
 
Doubles: JSU 1 – EKU 0
Jaryd Reese/Austin McCormick def. VAN FLYMAN, Ramon/MUELLER, Sebastian • 6-2
Mathias Chaim/Felix Morck def. KUEHLING, Jan/AGGARWAL, Parth • 6-1
SANCHIS, Guillem/ASIS, Diego vs. Pablo Caffarena/Andres Gomez •  4-4, unfinished
 
Singles: JSU 2 – EKU 4
VAN FLYMAN, Ramon def. Jaryd Reese • 6-1, 6-1
MUELLER, Sebastian def. Pablo Caffarena • 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Mathias Chaim def. KUEHLING, Jan • 6-4, 6-2
AGGARWAL, Parth def. Paolo Cucalon • 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-2)
Felix Morck def. SANCHIS, Guillem • 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
ASIS, Diego def. Guillermo Agost • 6-3, 6-3
 
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