Bailey Showers
Daniel Wilson

Men's Tennis

Ospreys Edge Past Panthers 4-3

GSU returns to the court 1 p.m. ET Sunday against Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Georgia State men's tennis dropped a 4-3 match to North Florida Saturday afternoon at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.

The Panthers (4-8) fell behind after conceding the doubles point following losses on courts one and two, but quickly took the lead over UNF (6-1) with three straight wins in singles competition.

Bailey Showers tied the score at 1-1 after dominating his opponent 6-2, 6-0 on court five, then Quentin Coulaud added to the Panthers' lead with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the No. 2 position. Roberts Grinvalds earned a 6-4, 6-2 win on court one to put GSU one point away from locking up the team win, but North Florida rallied back to take wins on all three remaining courts for the 4-3 victory.

Georgia State returns to the court 1 p.m. ET Sunday for a matchup against Charlotte at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex. Live stats will be available for Sunday's match against the 49ers on StatBroadcast. The password to login to the live stats is "niners."

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UNF 4, GSU 3
Singles Competition
1. Roberts Grinvalds (GSU) def. Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-4, 6-2
2. Quentin Coulaud (GSU) def. Dominik Barton (UNF) 6-4, 6-3
3. Matt Carroll (UNF) def. Andrei Duarte (GSU) 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 (7-2)
4. Federico Nani (UNF) def. Kevin Huynh (GSU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
5. Bailey Showers (GSU) def. Patrick Kotan (UNF) 6-2, 6-0
6. Joe Ellis (UNF) def. Patrick Lazo (GSU) 7-5, 6-3 
Doubles Competition
1. Dominik Barton/Matt Carroll (UNF) def. #28 Andrei Duarte/Roberts Grinvalds (GSU) 6-4
2. Jorge Nunez/Federico Nani (UNF) def. Patrick Lazo/Diego Padilha (GSU) 6-2
3. Quentin Coulaud/Bailey Showers (GSU) vs. Patrick Kotan/Nilo Duarte (UNF) 5-6, unfinished
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,2,1,6,4,3)
 
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Players Mentioned

Quentin Coulaud

Quentin Coulaud

PLAYER
5' 10"
Senior
Andrei Duarte

Andrei Duarte

PLAYER
5' 11"
Junior
Roberts Grinvalds

Roberts Grinvalds

6' 1"
Sophomore
Kevin Huynh

Kevin Huynh

PLAYER
5' 8"
Junior
Patrick Lazo

Patrick Lazo

PLAYER
5' 10"
Sophomore
Diego Padilha

Diego Padilha

PLAYER
5' 8"
Sophomore
Bailey Showers

Bailey Showers

PLAYER
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Quentin Coulaud

Quentin Coulaud

5' 10"
Senior
PLAYER
Andrei Duarte

Andrei Duarte

5' 11"
Junior
PLAYER
Roberts Grinvalds

Roberts Grinvalds

6' 1"
Sophomore
Kevin Huynh

Kevin Huynh

5' 8"
Junior
PLAYER
Patrick Lazo

Patrick Lazo

5' 10"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Diego Padilha

Diego Padilha

5' 8"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Bailey Showers

Bailey Showers

6' 0"
Senior
PLAYER