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Men’s Tennis Dominates Augusta; 5-1

Men’s Tennis Dominates Augusta; 5-1

ANDERSON, S.C. – Despite a two-week layoff, the Anderson men's tennis team did not show any negative effects defeating nonconference opponent Augusta, 5-1, on Thursday afternoon at the AU Tennis Complex.

With the win, the Trojans move to 4-0 overall while Augusta falls to 3-4 overall.

Anderson's No. 1 tandem Jeffrey Dayton and Hank Sartain defeated Alan Vilaro and Gaspard Mathieu, 8-4, to get things rolling for the Trojans while No. 3 seeded Ignacio Bidegain and Preston Morpeth followed suit defeating Patrick Oliveira and Martin Hurtado, 8-5. Pushing hard for the doubles sweep was the No. 2 pairing of Hufelder Duarte and Tomas Depiaggio. Duarte and Depiaggio eventually fell, 9-7, to Moritz Gehlhaus and Gabriel Dos Santos (AUG) in a hard fought battle.

 

Despite the minor setback, the Black and Gold claimed a 2-1 advantage after the doubles portion.

 

Anderson solid play continued over into singles action with Dayton and Depiagio quickly picking up two more points with their two-set victories at the No. 2 and No. 4 slot, respectively. AU's Preston Morpeth was able to clinch the match defeating Gaspard Mathieu, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

 

Once the match was clinched, all other matches in progress were dropped. AU's Simon Wilson, Bidegain and Duarte were all in control of their respective matches.

 

Anderson University 5, Augusta University 1

 

Singles competition

1. Ignacio Bidegain (AU) vs. Patrick Oliveira (AUG) 6-4, 3-6, 3-1, unfinished

2. Jeffrey Dayton (AU) def. Alan Vilaro (AUG) 7-5, 6-2

3. Preston Morpeth (AU) def. Gaspard Mathieu (AUG) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

4. Tomas Depiaggio (AU) def. Moritz Gehlhaus (AUG) 7-5, 6-2

5. Simon Wilson (AU) vs. Gabriel Dos Santos (AUG) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished

6. Hufelder Duarte (AU) vs. Martin Hurtado (AUG) 6-4, 1-2, unfinished

 

Doubles competition

1. Jeffrey Dayton/Hank Sartain (AU) def. Alan Vilaro/Gaspard Mathieu (AUG) 8-4

2. Moritz Gehlhaus/Gabriel Dos Santos (AUG) def. Hufelder Duarte/Tomas Depiaggio (AU) 9-7

3. Ignacio Bidegain/Preston Morpeth (AU) def. Patrick Oliveira/Martin Hurtado (AUG) 8-5

 

Match Notes:

Augusta University 3-4

Anderson University 4-0

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