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Spartans Shake Off the Rust at UNCG Fall Invitational
9/25/2019 3:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men's tennis team traveled to Greensboro, N.C. this past weekend to participate in the UNCG Fall Invitational.
"I was very pleased with the way all of our guys competed this weekend, especially getting to see our younger guys get out there and battle all weekend." USC Upstate head tennis coach Tim McLane said, "We need to make some changes and improvements in our doubles. Any time you can earn a split from your top six singles against teams like James Madison and Radford, you give yourself chances against teams like East Carolina and Campbell. I'd say that's a very solid weekend to start our fall schedule."
In the first round of the singles tournament USC Upstate faced off against East Carolina. Although the Pirates got the better of the Spartans, several players stuck around to pester the Pirates. Junior Tom Russwurm (Meitingen, Germany) defeated Daniel Bird in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 and fellow junior Luka Eble (Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) forced a third set at the No. 2 singles position. Freshman Guilherme Diniz forced a third set at No. 3 singles in USC Upstate debut.
In the first round of the doubles portion of the competition the Spartans battled fellow Big South foe Campbell University. The Spartans No. 3 doubles team of Russwurm and Frederick Sydow (Oranjestad, Aruba) defeated Campbell 6-4.
On the second day of the tournament the Spartans came out locked in and focused against James Madison. No. 1 singles player Fernando Bernardes (Franca, Brazil) won the first set easily 6-2 but dropped the tiebreak in the second set. In the final set the senior leader stepped up and came away with a 10-7 set win over his counterpart to give USC Upstate a point.
For the second consecutive day Eble found himself in a three-set match but this time he came away victorious. The junior out of Germany won the opening set 7-5 and won the final set 10-5 to pick up his first win of the fall season. Freshman Leon Roider (Vienna, Austria) knocked off his opponent at No. 4 singles in straight sets (6-2, 6-0) to close out the scoring for the Spartans.
Later that day the Spartans faced Campbell in a singles match. Although the Spartans did not get the outcome they were looking for they still kept up with Campbell throughout the match. On four different courts the Spartans forced a third set against the Camels who finished second in the Big South last season.
On the final day of competition the Spartans competed against another Big South foe in singles competition. Radford may have gotten the better of USC Upstate but both Bernardes and Roider picked up wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles positions. Russwurm came close to winning his match at the No. 5 singles position but fell in the final set 10-6.
The USC Upstate men's tennis team will be back in action the weekend of October 4-6 at the Davidson Invitational. For more information on the men's tennis team log onto www.upstatespartans.com today.
Follow USC Upstate men's tennis on Facebook (UpstateAthletics), Twitter (@UpstateMWTennis), Instagram (@upstatespartans) and YouTube (USCUpstateAthletics).
"I was very pleased with the way all of our guys competed this weekend, especially getting to see our younger guys get out there and battle all weekend." USC Upstate head tennis coach Tim McLane said, "We need to make some changes and improvements in our doubles. Any time you can earn a split from your top six singles against teams like James Madison and Radford, you give yourself chances against teams like East Carolina and Campbell. I'd say that's a very solid weekend to start our fall schedule."
In the first round of the singles tournament USC Upstate faced off against East Carolina. Although the Pirates got the better of the Spartans, several players stuck around to pester the Pirates. Junior Tom Russwurm (Meitingen, Germany) defeated Daniel Bird in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 and fellow junior Luka Eble (Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) forced a third set at the No. 2 singles position. Freshman Guilherme Diniz forced a third set at No. 3 singles in USC Upstate debut.
In the first round of the doubles portion of the competition the Spartans battled fellow Big South foe Campbell University. The Spartans No. 3 doubles team of Russwurm and Frederick Sydow (Oranjestad, Aruba) defeated Campbell 6-4.
On the second day of the tournament the Spartans came out locked in and focused against James Madison. No. 1 singles player Fernando Bernardes (Franca, Brazil) won the first set easily 6-2 but dropped the tiebreak in the second set. In the final set the senior leader stepped up and came away with a 10-7 set win over his counterpart to give USC Upstate a point.
For the second consecutive day Eble found himself in a three-set match but this time he came away victorious. The junior out of Germany won the opening set 7-5 and won the final set 10-5 to pick up his first win of the fall season. Freshman Leon Roider (Vienna, Austria) knocked off his opponent at No. 4 singles in straight sets (6-2, 6-0) to close out the scoring for the Spartans.
Later that day the Spartans faced Campbell in a singles match. Although the Spartans did not get the outcome they were looking for they still kept up with Campbell throughout the match. On four different courts the Spartans forced a third set against the Camels who finished second in the Big South last season.
On the final day of competition the Spartans competed against another Big South foe in singles competition. Radford may have gotten the better of USC Upstate but both Bernardes and Roider picked up wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles positions. Russwurm came close to winning his match at the No. 5 singles position but fell in the final set 10-6.
The USC Upstate men's tennis team will be back in action the weekend of October 4-6 at the Davidson Invitational. For more information on the men's tennis team log onto www.upstatespartans.com today.
Follow USC Upstate men's tennis on Facebook (UpstateAthletics), Twitter (@UpstateMWTennis), Instagram (@upstatespartans) and YouTube (USCUpstateAthletics).
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