ATLANTA, Ga. -- Georgia Tech claimed the doubles point, then swept
to straight set victories in five events while claiming all six
singles points on the way to a 7-0 victory Saturday evening over
Tennessee Tech in non-conference tennis action.
Tech did capture one match, with the No. 1 doubles pair of Alex Arovin and Alberto
Esteban outlasting their No. 51 ranked opponents, Carlos Benito
and Eduardo Sugita, for an easy 8-1 win.
Their victory gave Tech a glimmer of hope, knotting the match in
the very early going following an 8-3 loss in the No. 3 position
when Cole Fiegel and Daniel Yun claimed an 8-3 win over Artem
Tarasov and Jorge
Alfonzo.
The double point was captured by the Yellowjackets when
Christopher Eubanks and Elijah Melendez posted an 8-4 win over
Eduardo
Mena and Alvaro
Cintas in the No. 2 spot.
Leading 1-0 in the match, Georgia Tech claimed all six singles
matches, with only one set victory for the Golden Eagles when Mena
rolled to a 6-2 win in the first set in the No. 3 singles battle.
Cole Fiegel fought back to tie that match with a 7-6 win in the
second set, then won the point with a 6-3 win in the third set.
Segura took a 6-0, 6-1 win over Cintas in the No. 4 spot for a 2-0
lead, and 57th ranked Eubanks overpowered Arovin, 6-3, 6-3, in the
No. 1 match to make it 3-0. The match was decided when Melendez won
a 6-2, 6-3 outing with Alfonzo at No. 6.
The Yellowjackets weren't finished, making it a sweep with wins in
the final three contest. First, Benito topped Esteban, 6-2, 6-4,
followed bu a 6-3, 6-4 win by Yun over Carlos
Tejas at No. 5. The final point when to Fiegel in the
No. 3 spot, when he outlasted Mena in three sets.
The Golden Eagles close out their busy, three-match weekend with a
stop at Kennesaw State for a 1 p.m. match Sunday.
2014-15 Georgia Tech Men's Tennis
Tennessee Tech vs Georgia Tech (Feb 28, 2015)
Georgia Tech 7, Tennessee Tech 0
Feb 28, 2015 at Atlanta, Ga. (Ken Byers Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. #57 Christopher Eubanks (GT) def. Alex Arovin (TTU) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2. Carlos Benito (GT) def. Alberto Esteban (TTU) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 3. Cole Fiegel (GT) def. Eduardo Mena (TTU) 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 4. Eduardo Segura (GT) def. Alvaro Cintas (TTU) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 5. Daniel Yun (GT) def. Carlos Tejas (TTU) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 6. Elijah Melendez (GT) def. Jorge Alfonzo (TTU) 6-2, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Alberto Esteban/Alex Arovin (TTU) def. #51 Carlos Benito/Eduardo Segura (GT) 8-1 |
| 2. Christopher Eubanks/Elijah Melendez (GT) def. Eduardo Mena/Alvaro Cintas (TTU) 8-4 |
| 3. Cole Fiegel/Daniel Yun (GT) def. Artem Tarasov/Jorge Alfonzo (TTU) 8-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Tennessee Tech 1-7 |
| Georgia Tech 7-2 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,1,6,2,5,3) |
| Match played indoors |
