ATLANTA – Georgia State men's tennis will look to snap its three-match losing streak this weekend as the Panthers travel to take on cross-town foe No. 45 Georgia Tech (3-2) on Friday and Clemson (4-2) on Sunday.
Friday's match at Georgia Tech is set for a 5 p.m. first serve, followed by a 1 p.m. start against Clemson on Sunday. Fans can stream Friday's match live on
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Georgia State (1-3) returns to the court after a narrow 4-3 loss to No. 56 Wichita State on Saturday, coming up just shy of the victory despite collecting wins on courts two, three and five in singles competition and on court one in doubles play. Juniors
Andrei Duarte and
Kevin Huynh both tallied their first singles win of the dual season against the Shockers.
Though GSU was unable to secure the doubles point, Duarte and partner
Roberts Grinvalds earned a 6-3 victory on court one over WSU and improved to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the dual season. The pair moved into the Oracle/ITA National Doubles Rankings on Wednesday, coming in at No. 41.
Also in Wednesday's latest Oracle/ITA rankings was
Vazha Shubladze, who was slotted at No. 104 in the National Singles Rankings. The Tbilsi, Georgia, native has produced a 6-1 mark in 2019-20, including a 3-1 record against ranked opponents.
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