by Tyler Peck, sports information graduate
assistant
DUE WEST,
S.C. - The No. 4 Georgia College
& State University men's tennis team (10-1) made it eight
straight wins by taking down the Flying Fleet of Erskine College
(3-9) 9-0 earlier today (March 20).
Erick
Siqueira (Sao Paulo,
Brazil) and Justin Pickham
(Armidale,
Australia) beat Erskine's Caleb
Barnes and Angelo Ciarrocchi 8-2 at first singles. The Bobcat
twosome moves to 9-1 on the season.
At second singles, the Bobcat duo of Joao Casagrande
(Sao Paulo,
Brazil) and Francis Yoshimoto
(Sao Paulo,
Brazil) defeated the team of
Fabio Ciarrocchi and Vincent Chauvette 8-3.
With the score of 8-5, Giovane
Nucci (Santa
Cantarina,
Brazil) and Max Beliankou
(Minsk,
Belarus) won
against Ryan Miller and Nemanja Brcan at the third singles
slot.
Siqueira defeated Brcan at the first singles spot 6-2, 6-2.
Siqueira moves to 6-4 on the season.
Pickham has won back-to-back matches. Pickham beat Barnes 6-3,
7-5 at second singles. Yoshimoto blanked Angelo Ciarrocchi 6-0,
6-0. Yoshitmoto moves to 10-1 on the 2009 campaign winning eight
straight matches. Nucci, also blanked his opponent, Chauvette, 6-0,
6-0. Nucci remains undefeated in the month of March and posts a 6-3
record.
Beliankou shut down Fabio Ciarocchi 6-1, 6-1 at fourth singles
and is victorious in his last five matches. Beliankou also improves
to 9-2 on the year. Bernardes was victorious over Miller 6-3, 6-1.
The Bobcats are back in action tomorrow, March 21 against Peach
Belt Conference foe and No. 11 Francis Marion University, with
matches starting at 11 a.m.
Visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to
nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU
Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors
10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a
Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of
the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances
in post-season competition as well as documented academic success
and community-service involvement.
