MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 10 Georgia College Men's Tennis team (6-4, 3-2 PBC) picked up a Peach Belt Conference (PBC) victory in a ranked battle Saturday, topping No. 41 Young Harris College (6-5, 1-4 PBC) 6-3 at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility.
The Bobcats battled back from a 2-1 hole after doubles action.
First doubles play brought the team's lone victory, as senior Yannick Hass (Troisdorf, Germany) and Christian Graff (Lohmar, Germany) took down Alex Pavel and Raul Quevedo, 8-5. Hass and Graf stay perfect at 3-0 on the season.
Second doubles was an 8-5 loss for sophomores Jannik Kumbier (Neumunster, Germany) and Pedro Ecenarro (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) to Hamed Gandouz and Jan-Niklas Graetz. In the third slot, senior Taylor Powell (Martinez) and junior Kyle Kinsler (Suwanee) fell to Daniel Tiboldi and Alejandro Ridruejo 8-4.
The Bobcats blitzed singles play 5-1 to overtake the Mountain Lions.
The first win came in the first slot, as No. 14 Hass made short work of Vangrinsven with a pair of 6-1 sets to even things out 2-2. Hass' victory moves the All-American to 7-3 on the season. No. 47 Kumbier gave the Bobcats their first lead with a second-singles win over Pavel, 6-2, 6-1. Kumbier is now 6-4 on the year.
Powell put the Bobcats one win away, taking a three-setter from Ridruejo 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. The Bobcat senior is now 6-3 in singles play. Graf clinched the team match for the Bobcats by taking down Tiboldi 6-2, 6-3.
The team victory already decided, the Mountain Lions picked up their lone singles win of the day in the sixth slot, where Vincent Castermans (Grenoble, France) retired after dropping the first set 6-4. The final result came in fifth singles, where Ecenarro edged Gandouz 7-6, 6-2. The former PBC Freshman of the Year improved to a team-best 9-1 with the win today.
The Bobcats are winners in four of their last five, and remain a perfect 6-0 at home this season. The GC Men's Tennis is back in action Thursday, March 17 at 2 p.m., taking on No. 18 University of Indianapolis at home.
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