Coppin State Men's Tennis Edges Robert Morris 4-3
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Reginald Robinson and Roderick Peyton defeated Fernando Leite and Travis Denny 8-6 at No. 3 doubles to secure Coppin State's 4-3 victory over Robert Morris.
After splitting the six singles matches, the outcome came down to the doubles point.
Oleksiy Krylchuk and Daniel Nino defeated Matheus Ferreira and Juan Andres Hirmas 8-5 at No. 1 doubles, but Jose Limon and Andre Coiro of Robert Morris defeated Tre'vonne Peyton and Patrick Thomas 8-1 at No. 2 doubles to set up the decisive third doubles match.
Robinson and Roderick Peyton fell behind 4-2, but rallied to take a 6-4 lead. With the duo leading 7-6, Robinson served out the match to give the Eagles an 8-6 win and clinch the victory for Coppin State.
Krylchuk, Nino and Tre'vonne Peyton posted singles victories for Coppin State.
Krylchuk defeated Matheus 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, Nino beat Limon 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2 singles and Tre'vonne Peyton topped Travis 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.
For the complete story visit www.coppinstatesports.com
SC State Tennis Teams Split On The Road Aganist Campbell
BUIES CREEK, NC - The South Carolina State men's and women's tennis teams split of pair of victories on Monday, as the Bulldogs dropped a 4-2 decision to Campbell, while the women prevailed 4-1 over the Lady Camels at the Nisbet Tennis Center.
Coach Hardeep Judge and the Lady Bulldogs jumped out early on taking the doubles point with Craciun/Dohnalova defeated Chernnaya/Stanic 8-4 at the No. 1 spot and at the No. 3 spot Khatcei/Bosneag knocked off Ros/Telenga, 8-4.
In singles action, Maria Craciun defeated Karolina Chernaya in two sets 6-1,6-0 at the No.1 spot; at the No. 3 spot, Klara Dohnalova defeated Ana Maria Ortiz, 6-1, 6-2; and Kateryna Nakonechna defeated Natasha Afridi 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot in two sets.
Meanwhile on the men's side the Bulldogs dropped the doubles point early on in the contest. In singles action, Anton Protsenko defeated Adrien Rossingnon in two sets 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot; Artemiy Nikitin defeated Steven Billington 6-4,6-4 at the No. 3 spot.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 11-4 overall, while the Bulldogs dropped to 10-4 on the season.
For the complete story, visit www.scsuathletics.com.