CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian Blue Hose (13-9) fell to No. 69 Georgia State (14-7) in a tightly contested match, 4-3, at the Templeton Tennis Courts.
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DOUBLES
Georgia State won on courts one and two to capture the doubles point. On court one, Presbyterian's
Max Benson and
Dusan Milanovic saw their 12-match winning streak end with a tightly contested 7-5 loss to Georgia State's Andrei Duarte and Roberts Grinvalds, who are ranked 78
th in the ITA National Doubles Rankings.
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SINGLES
The two teams split the six singles matches. At number one singles, Milanovic recorded his 13
th win of the season with a dominant 6-1, 6-4 win.
Javier Matos posted a 6-3, 7-5 win at number four singles giving the Blue Hose a 2-1 lead. The win was Matos's 13
th of the season. Georgia State collected a win at number two singles tying the score at two. At number six singles,
Nicholas McKinney posted his fourth straight win with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory which gave the Blue Hose a 3-2 lead. Then, Presbyterian lost at number three and five singles with each match finishing in tightly contested three sets. With the two wins, Georgia State pushed past Presbyterian for the 4-3 victory.
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UP NEXT
The Blue Hose conclude the regular season on the road at Campbell this Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m.
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