Posted: Feb 23, 2011
ATLANTA - The Georgia Southwestern men's tennis team fell to Division I Georgia State University, 7-0, at Piedmont Park on Wednesday afternoon.
GSW's record drops to 3-5 overall, while Georgia State won its seventh-straight match and improves to 12-3.
The Hurricanes fell behind 1-0 after doubles action and were swept in singles matches with the Panthers.
Southwestern's Ignacio Donnet played the closest singles match at No. 6, losing to Lucas Santana 6-1, 6-3.
GSW opens Peach Belt Conference play on Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. match at Flagler.
Georgia State 7, Georgia Southwestern 0
Feb 23, 2011 at Atlanta, Ga. (Piedmont Park)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Gabe Townes (GSU) def. Matt Vansant (GSW) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. Victor Valente (GSU) def. Ryan Bartz (GSW) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3. Thomas Cook (GSU) def. Chris Eastwood (GSW) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Breon Badger (GSU) def. Stephen Moore (GSW) 6-0, 6-3 |
| 5. Vincent Verpeaux (GSU) def. Tommy Cangelosi (GSW) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 6. Lucas Santana (GSU) def. Ignacio Donnet (GSW) 6-1, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Gabe Townes/Breon Badger (GSU) def. Victor Pin-Haltenhof/Chris Eastwood (GSW) 8-3 |
| 2. Thomas Cook/Victor Valente (GSU) def. Tommy Cangelosi/Ryan Bartz (GSW) 8-3 |
| 3. Trenton Spinks/Vincent Verpeaux (GSU) def. Stephen Moore/Matt Vansant (GSW) 8-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Georgia Southwestern 3-5 |
| Georgia State 12-3 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,1,5,2,6,4) |