Norfolk, Va. – The Georgia State men's tennis team
(15-5) upset Old Dominion, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the 2010 CAA
Championship on Friday night at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. The Panthers
have won eight-straight matches and will face #1 seed William & Mary
tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Senior Henri Mangin clinched the match with a
straight-sets win at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 6-2, over Fahoum Fahoum. Mangin
improves to 13-0 at No. 5 singles and an overall record of 15-3 in singles
play.
Georgia State became the first team since 2003 to
advance to the semifinals without being one of the top four seeds.
“This is our biggest win of the season. We beat a very good ODU team in their
house tonight without the services of Calvin Kemp. Our guys are playing with a chip on their shoulder as we
feel that we are a better team than some may think. This conference has been a 4 team race for quite some time
so it is nice to break into a semi-final,” said head coach Chase Hodges.
“We face a tough challenge with #1 William and Mary
tomorrow at 10am. The only thing
that I can guarantee is that we will fight for every point and play with high
intensity. Our trademark all
season has been that we are a very scrappy team. We will see what happens and the guys look forward to playing
a great W&M squad,” added Hodges.
The
Panthers claimed a tight doubles point after winning two of the three doubles
matches. The team of Victor Valente/Henri Mangin clinched the doubles point
with an 8-5 victory against Krzysztof Muzalewski/Yakov Diskin at No. 2 doubles.
Georgia
State went up 2-0 with a quick victory by freshman Victor Valente, 6-0, 6-2,
over Benjamin Chomette. Valente improves to 15-5 in singles play and has won
seven matches in a row.
The
lead expanded to 3-0 after Juan Pablo Gutierrez won in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-0,
over Yakov Diskin at No. 3 singles. Gutierrez has also won seven matches in a
row.
Georgia
State quickly turns around and plays #1 seed William & Mary tomorrow at 10
a.m. at the Folks-Stevens Tennis Center.
#5
Georgia State defeated #4 Old Dominion, 4-1
Doubles
No.
1 Tobias Fanselow Benjamin Chomette (ODU) defeated Jackson
Moore/Trenton Spinks (GSU), 8-3
No.
2 Henri Mangin/Victor Valente (GSU) defeated Krzysztof Muzalewski/Yakov Diskin
(ODU), 8-5
No.
3 Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Lucas Santana (GSU) defeated Fahoum Fahoum/Alberto
Ochagavia (ODU), 8-2
Singles
No.
1 Tobias Fanselow (ODU) defeated Jackson Moore (GSU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
No.
2 Victor Valente (GSU) defeated Benjamin Chomette (ODU), 6-0, 6-2
No.
3 Juan Pablo Gutierrez (GSU) defeated Yakov Diskin (ODU), 6-2, 6-0
No.
4 Trenton Spinks (GSU) vs. Krzysztof Muzalewski (ODU),1-6, 3-2,
unfinished
No.
5 Henri Mangin(GSU) defeated Fahoum Fahoum(ODU), 6-3, 6-2
No.
6 Lucas Santana (GSU) vs. Alfredo Rodriguez (ODU), 6-2, 4-2, unfinished
