Tennis gets first season title
The Bobcat men’s and women’s tennis teams faced North Georgia College and State University on Thursday, Feb. 9. Both teams came out victorious against the Saints. The men’s team won 7-2, and the women’s team shut out the Saints 9-0.
In men’s singles, senior Eric Siqueira won his match 6-4, 6-1, giving him an overall record of 11-4 for the season and is ranked No. 8 nationally.
In second singles, senior, Francis Yoshimoto, No. 24 nationally, defeated his opponent 6-2, 6-1. Yoshimoto now holds a singles record of 13-3.
Junior Max Beliankou, in third singles, was victorious 6-2, 7-5. Beliankou now holds a record of 12-4.
In second doubles, Beliankou and freshman Leo Bernardes won their match 8-4, giving them a record of 3-2 overall.
The third doubles team composed of Siqueira and freshman Robert Angelucci, who had never played as a doubles pair before, worked as a team very successfully as they defeated their opponents.
In women’s singles, senior Marjorie Ceppo, ranked No. 47 nationally, won her match 6-4, 6-2, giving her a total record of 9-8.
In second singles, junior Diane Danna came out victorious in her match 6-0, 6-1. Danna now has a record of 9-8 for the season.
For third singles, sophomore Bertille Lion defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-1, giving her an overall record of 9-8.
In women’s doubles, first team Gabby Acuna and Ceppo were victorious with a score of 8-2. Second doubles team Danna and Lion fought hard and defeated their opponents 8-3. For the third doubles team, freshmen duo Adriana Acuna and Angy Cuellar came out on top against their opponents with the largest gap in a score of 8-1.
“I felt that both matches went very well,” said Head Coach Steve Barsby. “We expected to win and we were the better team.”
The men’s team was scheduled to play a home match against Lander on Monday, but the match was cancelled due to the rain.
The GCSU women’s team will be on the road to Jonesboro, Ga., to face Georgia Southwestern on Friday, April 17.
The men’s team enters the PBC tournament with an undefeated conference record and the No. 1 seed. The Bobcats defeated last year’s national champions Armstrong Atlantic State University 5-4 on Feb. 24 to take control of the conference.
“The guys should be very proud,” said Barsby. “This is the first time we have been the best team in the conference and that position was not given to us but was earned by beating the No. 1 team.”
The GCSU’s men’s team is on the road to Jonesboro, Ga., on Saturday Feb. 18, and their opponent will be determined by which team wins the No. 8/No. 9 seed game between NGCSU and Georgia Southwestern State University.
“The team is very fired up,” said Barsby. “We are going to stay focused and we are very ready to get to Atlanta.”
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on Apr 17 2009. Filed under Sports.
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