Niners Split Doubleheader, Down Davidson in Dramatic, 4-3, Fashion

CHARLOTTE, NC Charlotte’s men’s tennis team halved Saturday’s home double-leader, falling to South Georgia, 4-2, before beating Davidson, 4-3, in dramatic fashion on Saturday at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.

The win in the afternoon game, snapped CLT’s four-game losing streak and extended the Niners’ streak of wins over the Wildcats to seven and wins in 10 of the last 11 meetings.

SOUTH GEORGIA 4 CHARLOTTE 2

Southern opened the match completely on the front foot, earning double points with a dominant 6-1 win in court three before his duo in court two struggled. Abhimanyu Vannemreddy And Bret Gloria6-4.

On the first court, the new tandem of sophomores Coy Simon and new students Matthias Iturbe Eagles beat Pol del Castillo and Aaron Williams, 6-2 to level the double points in a set apiece, before GSU took the lead, 1-0, into singles action.

In singles games, the Eagles quickly doubled their lead, taking a comprehensive 6-1, 6-2 victory in field three.

Left behind a pair, freshmen Aditya Narayan downed Judson Blair, 6-3, 7-5, in a field of two to cut the deficit in half.

A few minutes later, classmates Ivan Dreykopp beat Dimitiris Paliouras, 6-1, 7-6, won the second break set, 7-3, to level the score at 2-2.

Georgia Southern regained the lead with a straight sets win in a field of six, taking the lead, 3-2, with a pair of games still on the court and in the third set.

Needing every last set remaining, Vannemreddy lost back and forth in court two to earn a match point and a 4-2 win for GSU.

CHARLOTTE 4 DAVIDSONS 3

Davidson immediately got out on the front foot, dominating the double-pointers with a pair of quick three-and-one court wins in a row to take an early lead, 1-0, going into the singles game.

To start singles action, freshman Matthias Iturbe dominated Maxwell Kachkarov, 6-1, 6-2, on court three to level the score, 1-1.

A pair of straight sets wins in courts of six and two gave the Wildcats a lead, 3-1, and on the brink of match point.

Trailing in two of their remaining three games, the Niners began their comeback bid as Narayanan, who was trailing 5-0, in the second set, beat Juan Perez, 6-4, 7-5, to cut Davidson’s lead.

A few minutes later, Johnny Acostaequalized the score with a win, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, three sets over Nico Pinzon, leaving everything to the seniors, Abhimanyu Vannemreddy in field one.

Vannemreddy then answered the buzzer after dropping a set to win the last five games of his match to end the game, defeating Alejandro Solares, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to snap CLT’s four-game losing streak and send the Niners into rapturous celebrations.

ADI FOUND A NEAR WAY BACK HALF A TYPE OF A TYPE

New students Aditya Narayan earned a pair of straight-set wins on Saturday, needing to come from behind in the second set to win, 7-5, and keep the Niners alive at 3-2.

NEXT

Charlotte is back in action for Friday afternoon’s home game with the Presbyterians. First serve from Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex is scheduled for 2pm ET on Track Tennis.

GEORGIA SOUTH RESULTS
Double

1. Simon/Iturbe Defense (CLT). Castillo/Williams (GS) 6-2
2. Dun/Roumpis (GS) def. Vannemreddy/Gloria (CLT) 6-4
3. Blair/Mouesca (GS) Defense. Dreycopp/Narayanan (CLT) 6-1

Finish Sequence: 3, 1, 2*

Single

1. Coy Simon (CLT) vs. Pol del Castillo (GS) 7-5, 2-6, 2-4, unfinished
2. Def. Aaron Williams (GS). Abhimanyu Vannemreddy (CLT) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
3. Pierre Mousca (GS) Defense. Matthias Iturbe (CLT) 6-1, 6-2
4. Ivan Dreykopp (CLT) def. Dimitiris Paliouras (GS) 6-1, 7-6(3)
5. Aditya Narayan (CLT) def. Judson Blair (GS) 6-3, 7-5
6. Alexandros Roumpis (GS) def. Johnny Acosta (CLT) 7-5, 6-4

Finish Sequence: 3, 5, 4, 6, 2*

DAVIDSON’S RESULTS
Double

1. Kachkarov/Perez (DAV) def. Simon/Iturbe (CLT) 6-3
2. Vannemreddy/Gloria (CLT) vs. Solares/Pinzon (DAV) 3-2, not done yet
3. Clark/Wang Defense (DAV). Narayanan/Dreycopp (CLT) 6-1

Finish Sequence: 3, 1*

Single

1. Abhimanyu Vannemreddy (CLT) def. Alejandro Solares (DAV) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
2. William Clark Defense (DAV). Ivan Dreykopp (CLT) 6-4, 6-4
3. Matthias Iturbe (CLT) def. Maxwell Kachkarov (DAV) 6-1, 6-2
4. Aditya Narayan (CLT) def. Juan Pérez (DAV) 6-4, 7-5
5. Johnny Acosta (CLT) def. Nico Pinzon (DAV) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
6. Jerry Wang Defense (DAV). Bret Gloria (CLT) 6-3, 6-1

Finish Sequence: 3, 6, 2, 4, 5, 1*