NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- With an altered lineup that turned his two
top players into spectators for the day, coach Kenny Doyle's Golden
Eagle tennis team posted a 6-1 Ohio Valley Conference win over
Tennessee State Saturday in Nashville.
Justin Kirstein and Alejandro Augusto [shown in photo during a
break between sets] each remained unbeaten in OVC play while
leading the Golden Eagles to their fifth consecutive dual match
victory. Tech improved to 4-0 in OVC matches and 6-7 overall.
With Syrym Abduhkalikov and Alex Chen, Tech's usual No. 1 and No.
2 players, taking a break from action, everybody moved up a couple
of positions in the Tech lineup against the Tigers (0-6/0-5
OVC).
Tech improved to 26-0 all-time against Tennessee State.
Vasily Eremeev and Artem Tarasov stepped into the No. 1 doubles
spot and claimed an 8-1 win, while Kirstein and Augusto gained an
8-0 shutout victory at No. 2. Tech won the No. 3 doubles spot by
default, and had a 1-0 lead in the match.
Tarasov, a freshman who has played at No. 3 singles since joining
the team in January, climbed into the No. 1 role where he took a
7-5, 6-1 loss to TSU's premier player, Lawrence Washington.
Below that in the lineup, Tech earned straight set wins in Nos. 2
through 5 while losing just five points total. Augusto won his No.
2 contest, 6-0, 6-1; Kirstein jumped to No. 3 and won, 6-2, 6-2;
Eremeev played at No. 4 and captured a 6-0, 6-0 win; and James
Crawford was inserted into the No. 5 spot for a 6-0, 6-0
victory.
The Golden Eagles face a much tougher assignment Sunday as the
hope to keep their perfect OVC record intact. Tech plays a 10 a.m.
match at Jacksonville State.
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March 14, 2012
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February 26, 2012
Golden Eagles tripped by East Tennessee, 6-1
February 18, 2012
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February 18, 2012
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February 9, 2012
Tech’s Tennis dual against Gardner-Webb postponed
February 3, 2012
Golden Eagle Tennis picked to finish third in Preseason OVC Poll
February 3, 2012
Elon Phoenix sweeps Golden Eagle tennis team, 7-0
February 2, 2012
Golden Eagles tennis takes on Elon Friday
January 28, 2012
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January 27, 2012
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January 22, 2012
Tennis team drops dual match with Chattanooga, 6-1
January 21, 2012
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January 16, 2012
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October 21, 2011
A trio of Golden Eagles advance in the Ohio Valley Region
October 21, 2011
Golden Eagles continue play in Ohio Valley Regionals
October 19, 2011
Six Golden Eagles to compete at USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Region
October 4, 2011
Golden Eagles wrap up play at the ITA All-American Championships
October 2, 2011
Chen goes 1-1 at ITA All-America Championships
September 30, 2011
Two Golden Egales playing at ITA Championships in Tulsa
September 25, 2011
Eremeev, Kirstein wrap up Southern Invitational
September 24, 2011
Kirstein advances to round of 32 at Southern Intercollegiates
September 24, 2011
Kirstein advanaces to Southern Invitational quaterfinals
September 21, 2011
Four Golden Eagles to compete in Southern Intercollegiate tourney
September 18, 2011
Abdukhailikov and Chen win Goodfriend Doubles Draw
September 17, 2011
TTU doubles pairings advance to finals of Tennessee Fall Tournament
September 16, 2011
Undefeated Eremeev paces Tech on first day at Tennessee Invitational
September 14, 2011
Golden Eagle tennis team kicks off fall season at UT Tournament