AUBURN, Ala. – The Georgia Tech men’s tennis team completed the second day at The Battle on The Plains on Saturday.
Jonathan Irwanto played in an ultra-tight singles match against South Alabama’s Harold van Raemdonck, with the two trading games back and forth. Van Raemdonck won the first set 7-5 before clinching the match off a 7-5 second-set tiebreaker. DeMuth dropped in straight sets in his singles match.
In the third mini-dual, Tech notched its second doubles victory in the tournament over Lipscomb’s Oskar Szymczak and Filippo Verdese in a dominant 6-2 match.
Irwanto blanked Verdese in the first set 6-0 before fighting tough in the remainder of the match, with Verdese winning in three sets. The withdrawal in the other singles match resulted in a Tech victory in the dual.
The Yellow Jackets will conclude the tournament against The Citadel’s pairing of Reece Beckendorf and Brady Gober.
The Battle on The Plains – Day Two
Harold van Raemdonck (SOALA) def. Jonathan Irwanto (GT) 7-5, 7-6 (5)
Deren Yigin (SOALA) def. Owen DeMuth (GT) 6-2, 6-3
Jonathan Irwanto/Owen DeMuth (GT) def. Oskar Szymczak/Filippo Verdese (LIP) 6-2
Jonathan Irwanto (GT) def. Oskar Szymczak (LIP) WO (inj.)
Filippo Verdese (LIP) def. Jonathan Irwanto (GT) 0-6, 7-5, 6-4
Full Steam Ahead
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