Saturday, March 8
Statesboro, Ga.
9:00 a.m.
Davidson College
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Georgia Southern
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‘Cats Fall in SoCon Opener on the Road, 4-3
3/8/2014 6:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
Match Results at Georgia Southern
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STATESBORO, Ga.— Playing in its final season in the Southern Conference, the Davidson men's tennis team came up just short in their conference opener at Georgia Southern 4-3, Saturday at the Wallis Tennis Center.
Continuing with their season-long six-match road trip, Davidson (3-9, 0-1 SoCon) played its second straight 4-3 match, but came out on the wrong end of this one. The match was reschedule for Saturday after being rained out on Friday.
The Wildcats also saw their four-match win streak in the all-time series vs. the Eagles (3-9, 2-1) come to an end.
Down 1-0 after falling in all three doubles matches, though they were close affairs at 8-6, 8-6 and 8-4, Davidson tied it up on a singles win by senior Connor Evins. He netted his team-best sixth win with a straight-set 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 2.
The Eagles came back to earn wins at positions No. 3, 4 and 1 to seal up the team victory.
Scoring the other two team points for the 'Cats were #J.B. Gough at No. 5 and Ricky Saad# at No. 6. The duo pushed their personal win streaks to two apiece. Gough needed a third set after falling in the first set, 6-1. He regrouped to net 6-3 and 6-4 decisions in the next two sets to earn his fourth win of the season (4-3).
Saad earned his second collegiate win by taking home a 6-4, 6-2 decision.
Davidson finishes out the weekend with a trip to Elon for another SoCon match Sunday, March 9 at 1 p.m.
DavidsonPhotos.com
STATESBORO, Ga.— Playing in its final season in the Southern Conference, the Davidson men's tennis team came up just short in their conference opener at Georgia Southern 4-3, Saturday at the Wallis Tennis Center.
Continuing with their season-long six-match road trip, Davidson (3-9, 0-1 SoCon) played its second straight 4-3 match, but came out on the wrong end of this one. The match was reschedule for Saturday after being rained out on Friday.
The Wildcats also saw their four-match win streak in the all-time series vs. the Eagles (3-9, 2-1) come to an end.
Down 1-0 after falling in all three doubles matches, though they were close affairs at 8-6, 8-6 and 8-4, Davidson tied it up on a singles win by senior Connor Evins. He netted his team-best sixth win with a straight-set 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 2.
The Eagles came back to earn wins at positions No. 3, 4 and 1 to seal up the team victory.
Scoring the other two team points for the 'Cats were #J.B. Gough at No. 5 and Ricky Saad# at No. 6. The duo pushed their personal win streaks to two apiece. Gough needed a third set after falling in the first set, 6-1. He regrouped to net 6-3 and 6-4 decisions in the next two sets to earn his fourth win of the season (4-3).
Saad earned his second collegiate win by taking home a 6-4, 6-2 decision.
Davidson finishes out the weekend with a trip to Elon for another SoCon match Sunday, March 9 at 1 p.m.
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