What you need to know:
* Georgia State defeated Presbyterian 5-2 on Saturday at Atlanta Athletic Club.
* With the win, the Panthers improve to 1-1 on the season.
* It was head coach Brett Ross' first career win.
ATLANTA – Brett Ross earned his first career win as head coach of the Georgia State men's tennis team with his squad's 5-2 win over Presbyterian (4-1) at Atlanta Athletic Club on Saturday night.
The Panthers (1-1) sped out to a 1-0 lead with victories in the first two doubles matches. Sofiane Chevallier and Zack Kennedy defeated PC's Joel Roberts and Ryan Miller 6-2 to kick things off at No. 1. In the No. 2 match, Jannis Koeke and Sebastian Acuna won 6-3 to claim the doubles point for GSU.
“It feels good to get the first win out of the way,” Koeke said. “We played hard, but there's always room to improve and we look to continue doing that at our next match.”
Koeke improved to 1-1 in singles on the season with a 6-1, 6-1 sweep at the No. 1 position. At No. 3 singles, Acuna battled back to win the first set 7-5 after being behind 4-2. He went on to put GSU up 3-1 with a 6-4 win in the second set. No. 2 singles was a tough battle between GSU's Kennedy and PC's Ryan Miller. Kennedy took Set 1 6-3, but fell 7-5 in the second frame. The sophomore secured the win for the Panthers with a 6-3 victory in Set 3. Joseph Bishop also picked up his first singles win of the season with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at No. 5 singles.
The Panthers stay at home for match No. 3 of the season. GSU hosts Gardner-Webb (0-1) at 4 p.m. at Atlanta Athletic Club. Bundle up as the two teams will be on the outdoor courts.
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