Spartans Look To Keep Hold Of First Place In A-Sun During Busy Week
3/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 22, 2010
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Coming off the biggest win in school history - a 4-3 win over No. 49 ETSU on Friday, the Bucs' first Atlantic Sun Conference in school history - the USC Upstate men's tennis team will now focus in on its goal to win the school's first A-Sun regular season championship in a men's sport. With a 5-0 record and a firm hold on first place in the league, Upstate will face a busy week, taking on traditional Big South power Winthrop in a non-conference match on Tuesday in Spartanburg, before hitting the road for the final time in 2010, heading to Jacksonville for a pair of A-Sun matches, starting with a Friday match against regionally-ranked UNF before wrapping up the trip on Saturday at Jacksonville.
Last Meeting Recaps
March 5, 2009: Upstate 4, Winthrop 3
Senior Leandro Osorio posted a dramatic three-set win at No. 6 singles to help the USC Upstate men's tennis team to a narrow 4-3 win over Big South Conference power Winthrop.
March 30, 2009: Upstate 7, UNF 0
The Spartans won their 17th straight match to move within one of the school record as it posted a 7-0 win over North Florida. The 71st-ranked Spartans moved just one win shy of the school record of 18 straight wins set by the 2003 Peach Belt Conference Championship team.
March 29, 2009: Upstate 6, Jacksonville 1
Coach Alessandro De Marzo etched his name at the top of the school's record book, as he became the winningest tennis coach in school history with a convincing 6-1 victory over Jacksonville. The Spartans were led by junior Jack Roux, who became the eighth player in school history to reach 100 career combined wins with his singles and doubles wins.
Spartan Volleys
• Coach Alessandro De Marzo became the second coach in school history to reach 100 career matches, joining Alan Ferguson (1988-97), who won 117 matches in 10 years, on Friday at ETSU.
• The Spartan lineup features the three winningest players in school history, with Javier Tori first with 156 wins, Jack Roux second with 134 wins and Renzo Airaldi third with 132 victories.
• Senior Javier Tori is currently on a 10-match singles winning streak, the second-longest of the season as senior Jack Roux won 13 straight from Jan. 23 to March 10.
• Seniors Renzo Airaldi and Javier Tori have won 14 straight matches, the longest stretch in the D-I era.
• Senior Javier Tori needs three doubles wins to become the only player in school history to record 20 doubles wins in all four years of his career.
• In four years, the Upstate senior class has helped Upstate post a 72-19 (.791) record.
