ATLANTA – In a match that saw five of its six singles contests go into a deciding third set, Georgia State men's tennis (1-4) suffered a 4-1 setback to cross-town rival Georgia Tech (4-2) Friday night at the Ted Byers Tennis Complex.

The Panthers had a strong start to Friday night's competition, securing the doubles point after wins on court one and three. In their first week as a nationally ranked doubles tandem, GSU duo Andrei Duarte/Roberts Grinvalds secured a 6-2 win at the No. 1 position to move to a perfect 3-0 on the dual season and 8-2 overall in 2019-20.

Bailey Showers/Patrick Lazo followed with a 6-4 victory on court three in their dual season debut as double partners to hand Georgia State a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.

In singles competition, Georgia Tech evened up the score with a win in straight sets on court four, then grinded out a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory on court six to take the lead.

GSU looked to battle back with wins on the remaining courts – all of which went to a final set – but were unable to come away with any points. Georgia Tech's Andres Martin, ranked No. 75 in the latest Orcale/ITA Singles Rankings, knocked off Quentin Coulaud 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 on court one, then Pablo Schelcher finished things off with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Duarte at the No. 3 spot.

Grinvalds and Showers were on the verge of earning points for the blue and white, with Grinvalds tied 4-4 in the third set and Showers leading 5-2, but both went unfinished.

Georgia State is back in action 1 p.m. Sunday at Clemson. Fans can follow the match live or follow along via live stats.

#45 GT 4, #65 GSU 1
Singles Competition
1. #75 Andres Martin (GT) def. Quentin Coulaud (GSU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
2. Roberts Grinvalds (GSU) vs. Cole Gromley (GT) 6-3, 3-6, 4-4, unfinished
3. Pablo Schelcher (GT) def. Andrei Duarte (GSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Marcus McDaniel (GT) def. Kevin Huynh (GSU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Bailey Showers (GSU) vs. Chris Yun (GT) 6-4, 3-6, 5-2, unfinished
6. Keshav Chopra (GT) def. Patrick Lazo (GSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. #41 Andrei Duarte/Roberts Grinvalds (GSU) def. Pablo Schelcher/Marcus McDaniel (GT) 6-2
2. Quentin Coulaud/Kevin Huynh (GSU) vs. Chris Yun/Carlos Divar (GT) 4-5, unfinished
3. Bailey Showers/Patrick Lazo (GSU) def. Andres Martin/Keshav Chopra (GT) 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,6,1,3)
 
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