DALTON, Ga. – The University of Tennessee Southern men's tennis opened their SSAC schedule last week facing Middle Georgia State. The Knights defeated the Firehawks 4-3. The Firehawks swept all three doubles matches to lead 1-0. Luis Guilherme Cupertino de Santana won the #2 singles match in two sets, and Gaspar Audisio claimed the #4 singles match in three sets.
DOUBLES

1. de Santana/Rage Matuck (UTS) def. Adria Pratdepadua/Mauricio Olschansky (MGSC) 6-2
2. Nickolas Rosa/Felipe Dias (UTS) def. Samyak Bajracharya/Neill Pillai (MGSC) 6-1
3. Audisio/Ryosuke Furuya (UTS) def. Duarte Mestre/Daniel Garcia (MGSC) 7-5

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
 
SINGLES

1. Garcia (MGSC) def. Rosa (UTS) 5-0, Rosa withdrew
2. de Santana (UTS) def. Pratdepadua (MGSC) 7-6, 7-6
3. Duarte (MGSC) def. Furuya (UTS) 6-4, 6-3
4. Audisio (UTS) def. Bajracharya (MGSC) 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
5. Guillermo Saez (MGSC) def. Daiki Ishii (UTS) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
6. Olschansky (MGSC) def. Dias (UTS) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2

Order of finish:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
 
NEXT UP
Tennessee Southern will travel to McKenzie, Tenn., to battle Oakland City in a neutral site match on March 1.
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