THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech men’s tennis team defeated Georgia State 6-1 at home on Friday, Feb. 3.
Tech went 2-1 in doubles play, clinching the doubles point and going up 1-0. Although Georgia State won the first match, Tech came back with two straight wins. Andres Martin and Marcus McDaniel beat Georgia State’s Grinvalds and Datei 7-6 after a 7-2 tiebreak victory. Brandon McKinney and Robert Bauer defeated Georgia State’s Tymes and Batista 7-5 to secure the doubles point.
The Jackets won five out of the six singles matches. Martin started off singles play with a quick 6-0, 6-2 win over Grinvalds. McDaniel followed suit with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Georgia State’s Padilha. Rohan Sachdev began his match a 6-4 win over Georgia State’s Morais in the first set. Sachdev fell 5-7 in the second, but he was able to secure the match with a 6-3 victory in the third set. Keshav Chopra came back after a 4-6 loss in the first set with 6-3, 6-2 wins in the second and third. Elias Shokry won Tech’s final singles match in a 7-6 [7-5], 4-6, 6-2 decision over Georgia State’s Batista.
Singles
Martin (GT) def. Grinvalds (GSU); 6-0, 6-2
McDaniel (GT) def. Padilha (GSU); 6-3, 6-3
Chopra (GT) def. Datei (GSU); 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Sachdev (GT) def. Morais (GSU); 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Tymes (GSU) def. McKinney (GT); 6-3, 6-2
Shokry (GT) def. Batista (GSU); 7-6 [7-5], 4-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6
Doubles
Martin/McDaniel (GT) def. Grinvalds/Datei (GSU); 7-6 [7-2]
Morais/Padilha (GSU) def. Chopra/Shokry (GT); 6-1
McKinney/Bauer (GT) def. Tymes/Batista (GSU); 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
UP NEXT:
The Jackets will travel to Auburn for a match at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5.
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