ABILENE – Abilene Christian men's tennis won the doubles point and top three singles matches to defeat Georgia Southern of the Sun Belt Conference, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at the Eager Tennis Center.
The Wildcats improved to 10-8 on the season with the victory, while the Eagles fell to 14-6, snapping a three-game winning streak. Georgia Southern is in Texas for its Spring Break, and will play Idaho here tonight followed by duals at Incarnate Word and UT Arlington Sunday and next Saturday.
ACU won the doubles point with victories coming from its No. 1 and 2 tandems. Senior
Nico Agritelley and junior
Henry Adams improved to 7-5 on the spring with their 6-2 win at No. 1 over the duo of Diego Finkelstein and Christian Kerrigan, and at No. 2, sophomores
Josh Sheehy and
Sebastian Langdon topped Stefano Di Aloy and Artemie Amari, 6-4, in moving to 4-3 on the season.
All but two of the six singles matches were decided in three sets, with
Josh Sheehy and Agritelley serving as the exceptions. Agritelley beat Di Aloy at No. 3, 6-4, 6-1 for his eighth victory, and Sheehy edged his way past JC Alcala at the No. 1 line, 7-6 (5), 7-5 (4). Sheehy is now 7-3 over his last 10 matches and owns a 9-6 record when playing at the top position.
Sheehy's younger brother Jonathan scored the Wildcats' fourth and final point after coming back from a set down to beat Eddin Landin, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. He has now won his last two matches and has six wins on the spring.
The last three singles matches were all quite close. Georgia Southern's Santiago Suarez held off junior
Hunter Holman, 5-7, 6-0, 7-5, at No. 4, Dani Casablancas rallied to beat Adams at No. 5, 4-6, 7-6, 7-5, and Finkelstein battled past
Paul Michael Domanski at No. 6, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
ACU returns to action Sunday at 11 a.m. vs. Idaho followed by the women's dual with Sam Houston State, which begins at 1 p.m.
Abilene Christian 4, Georgia Southern 3
Mar 11, 2017 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1.
Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. JC Alcala (GS) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 (7-4)
2.
Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. Eddie Landin (GS) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
3.
Nico Agritelley (ACU) def. Stefano Di Aloy (GS) 6-4, 6-1
4. Santiago Suarez (GS) def.
Hunter Holman (ACU) 5-7, 6-0, 7-5
5. Dani Casablancas (GS) def.
Henry Adams (ACU) 4-6, 7-6, 7-5
6. Diego Finkelstein (GS) def. Paul M. Domanski (ACU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Doubles competition
1.
Nico Agritelley/
Henry Adams (ACU) def. Diego Finkelstein/Christian Kerrigan (GS) 6-2
2.
Josh Sheehy/
Sebastian Langdon (ACU) def. Stefano Di Aloy/Artemie Amari (GS) 6-4
3. JC Alcala/Santiago Suarez (GS) def.
Cole Lawson/
Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) 6-1
Match Notes
Georgia Southern 14-6
Abilene Christian 10-8
