Friday, March 16
Charleston, IL
2 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
7
at
0
Eastern Illinois University
Men's Tennis Tops EIU for OVC Opening Win Friday
3/17/2018 9:59:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Box Score
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Jacksonville State men's tennis team opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a win Friday afternoon, topping Eastern Illinois 7-0 at the Danville Tennis Center.
The victory got the Gamecocks (11-2, 1-0 OVC) back on track following a week break. JSU suffered a 4-3 loss against Kennesaw State on March 7 at home and was rained out of its March 10 matchup in Chattanooga.
Jacksonville State took all singles matchups with the Panthers (4-12, 0-1 OVC) in straight sets. Aljaz Kaplja improved to 6-5 for the season at the No. 1 position, taking down EIU's Freddie O'Brien 6-3 and 6-4, and reigning OVC Player of the Week Andres Gomez topped Braden Davis in two sets for his fourth consecutive victory.
The Gamecocks claimed the doubles point 2-1, representing the only set lost on Friday. JSU bumped its doubles record to 24-11 overall with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Guillermo Agost and Gomez remained undefeated and improved to 3-0 at No. 1 with a 7-5 win, while Pablo Caffarena and Sergio Lizarraga swept Kaisei Kuroki and Logan Charbonneau 6-0 in the final set.
The team returns to the JSU Tennis Courts March 24 at 1 p.m. to host Austin Peay. Eastern Kentucky then pays the Gamecocks a visit on March 30 for a noon contest.
For more information on the JSU tennis teams, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_Tennis) and on Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUTennis). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Jacksonville State men's tennis team opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a win Friday afternoon, topping Eastern Illinois 7-0 at the Danville Tennis Center.
The victory got the Gamecocks (11-2, 1-0 OVC) back on track following a week break. JSU suffered a 4-3 loss against Kennesaw State on March 7 at home and was rained out of its March 10 matchup in Chattanooga.
Jacksonville State took all singles matchups with the Panthers (4-12, 0-1 OVC) in straight sets. Aljaz Kaplja improved to 6-5 for the season at the No. 1 position, taking down EIU's Freddie O'Brien 6-3 and 6-4, and reigning OVC Player of the Week Andres Gomez topped Braden Davis in two sets for his fourth consecutive victory.
The Gamecocks claimed the doubles point 2-1, representing the only set lost on Friday. JSU bumped its doubles record to 24-11 overall with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Guillermo Agost and Gomez remained undefeated and improved to 3-0 at No. 1 with a 7-5 win, while Pablo Caffarena and Sergio Lizarraga swept Kaisei Kuroki and Logan Charbonneau 6-0 in the final set.
The team returns to the JSU Tennis Courts March 24 at 1 p.m. to host Austin Peay. Eastern Kentucky then pays the Gamecocks a visit on March 30 for a noon contest.
For more information on the JSU tennis teams, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_Tennis) and on Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUTennis). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
66
O'BRIEN, Freddie / 0 [EIU]
34
#2 Singles Match
12
66
CHARBONNEAU, Logan / 0 [EIU]
24
#3 Singles Match
12
66
KUROKI, Kaisei / 0 [EIU]
00
#4 Singles Match
12
66
REIMAN, Trent / 0 [EIU]
20
#5 Singles Match
12
67
KINGSMITH, Gage / 0 [EIU]
35
#6 Singles Match
12
66
DAVIS, Braden / 0 [EIU]
22
Players Mentioned
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