March 6, 2010

Final Stats

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Another solid singles performance that included winning all 10 six-game sets helped the USC Upstate men's tennis team win its sixth straight match on Saturday afternoon to wrap up its Tennessee swing with a perfect 3-0 record as it downed Lipscomb, 6-1, at the brand-new Lipscomb Tennis Complex.

The Spartans (8-4 overall, 4-0 A-Sun) jumped out to a 1-0 lead with a doubles point win, as senior Jack Roux and junior Marco Linconir posted an 8-3 win over Tanner Brown and Colby Shaw at No. 3 and seniors Javier Tori and Renzo Airaldi added an 8-4 win over Daniel Hangstefer and Mario Hernandez at No. 1. Sophomores Ramiro Blanco and Edgar Rodriguez wrapped up the doubles portion with an 8-5 win over James Murrell and Chad Pierron at No. 2.

In singles play, the Spartans kept rolling, with Roux notching a 6-0, 6-1 win over Murrell at No. 1. At No. 5, Linconir won his second career singles match, 6-1, 6-0, over Brown. Blanco added a 6-1, 6-1 win over Hernandez at No. 4 and Tori posted his 70th career singles win, 6-1, 6-3, over Pierron at No. 2. Rodriguez rounded out Upstate's scoring with his 60th career combined win, 6-4, 6-4, over Hangstefer.

The Spartans will now head off on Spring Break with a trip to California, playing three games in the Golden State, starting with a Thursday match against San Diego at 1 p.m. The team will also play Loyola Marymount on Frday at 1:30 p.m. before wrapping up the trip on Sunday at No. 51 UC Irvine at 9 a.m.

Tennis Match Results
USC Upstate 6, Lipscomb 1
 Singles competition 
1. Edgar Rodriguez (UPSTM) def. Daniel Hangstefer (LIP) 6-4, 6-4
2. Javier Tori (UPSTM) def. Chad Pierron (LIP) 6-1, 6-3
3. Jack Roux (UPSTM) def. James Murrell (LIP) 6-0, 6-1
4. Ramiro Blanco (UPSTM) def. Mario Hernandez (LIP) 6-1, 6-1
5. Marco Linconir (UPSTM) def. Tanner Brown (LIP) 6-1, 6-0
6. Colby Shaw (LIP) def. Gary Goudsmet (UPSTM) 8-6
 Doubles competition 
1. Javier Tori/Renzo Airaldi (UPSTM) def. Daniel Hangstefer/
Mario Hernandez (LIP) 8-4
2. Ramiro Blanco/Edgar Rodriguez (UPSTM) def. James Murrell/
Chad Pierron (LIP) 8-5
3. Marco Linconir/Jack Roux (UPSTM) def. Tanner Brown/
Colby Shaw (LIP) 8-3
Match Notes:
USC Upstate 8-4, 4-0 A-Sun
Lipscomb 2-3, 0-2 A-Sun