THE FLATS – In its season opener, Georgia Tech men’s tennis claimed a dominating 6-1 win over Furman. The Jackets won five singles and two doubles matches.
The doubles pairing of Rohan Sachdev and Brandon McKinney finished first with a quick 6-3 win over Furman’s Ben Cahill and Alex Han. Elias Shokry and Keshav Chopra play a competitive match against Furman’s Thomas Kennedy and Cole Burnham. The two jackets were down but tied it up 4-4 with a deuce point and took a 6-5 lead, but the pair of Palladins evened the score at 6-6. Shokry and Chopra clinched a 7-6 win in the tiebreak round. The two wins in doubles put Tech up 1-0 against Furman.
In singles play, five Jackets earned their victories in two straight sets. Andres Martin made it a quick match, defeating Furman’s Elijah Poritzky 6-2, 6-2. Freshmen Robert Bauer and Shokry were successful in their singles matches. Bauer took down John Rado 6-4, 6-2 and Shokry beat Connor Laymon 6-4, 6-4.
After being down 0-4 in the first set, Marcus McDaniel came back and claimed an impressive 7-6 victory over Furman’s Emil Westling. McDaniel secured his victory with a 6-2 finish in the second set.
Chopra took his first set against Jerry Barton, winning 6-4. The second set went back and forth, but Chopra eventually took the set in a 7-6 decision after defeating Barton 13-11 in the tiebreaker.
SINGLES RESULTS:
A. Martin (GT) def. E. Poritzky (FUR); 6-2, 6-2
K. Chopra (GT) def. J. Barton (FUR); 6-4, 7-6 (12-11)
M. McDaniel (GT) def. E. Westling (FUR); 7-5, 6-2
T. Kennedy (FUR) def. R. Sachdev (GT); 6-4, 6-3
E. Shokry (GT) def. C. Laymon (FUR); 6-4, 6-4
R. Bauer (GT) def. John Rado (FUR); 6-4, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS:
Poritzky/Barton (FUR) def. Martin/McDaniel (GT); 6-4
Shokry/Chopra (GT) def. Kennedy/Burnham (FUR); 7-6 (7-5)
Sachdev/McKinney (GT) def. Cahill/Han (FUR); 6-3
UP NEXT:
The Jackets return to Ken Byers Tennis Complex on Thursday, Jan. 19 for a doubleheader against Presbyterian College.
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