CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In his first singles appearance of the dual season,
Diego Padilha secured a three-set victory for his first clinch of the year to lead the Panthers (5-8) to a 4-3 win over Charlotte (6-7) Sunday afternoon at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
GSU opened Sunday's contest by sweeping all three doubles matches.
Patrick Lazo and Padilha shutout their opponents for a quick 6-0 win on court three, then 28
th-ranked duo
Andrei Duarte/
Roberts Grinvalds secured their second ranked doubles win of the season with a 7-6 victory over No. 48 Benjamin Wayand/Henry Lieberman at the No. 1 position.
On court two,
Quentin Coulaud/
Bailey Showers extended their win-streak to five matches after defeating their opponents 7-5.
Coulaud, Duarte and Padilha picked up wins in singles play to help the Panthers snag the team victory. Coulaud won his third match at the No. 1 position with a 7-5, 6-2 result over Lieberman, Duarte won in straight sets at the No. 3 spot and Padilha earned a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Collin Thomson on court six in his singles debut of the dual season.
Padilha became the fifth different player to clinch a match for GSU this year, joining Coulaud, Grinvalds, Lazo and Showers.
Georgia State is back in action next Sunday for a home contest against VCU at the GSU Clarkston Courts. First serve is set for 1 p.m. ET.
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GSU 4, CHA 3
Singles Competition
1.
Quentin Coulaud (GSU) def. Henry Lieberman (CHA) 7-5, 6-2
2. Benjamin Wayand (CHA) def.
Roberts Grinvalds (GSU) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Andrei Duarte (GSU) def. Constandinos Christoforou (CHA) 6-3, 6-4
4. Ignasi de Rueda (CHA) def.
Bailey Showers (GSU) 6-3, 7-6
5. Leonardo Menezes (CHA) def.
Kevin Huynh (GSU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
6.
Diego Padilha (GSU) def. Collin Thomson (CHA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. #28
Andrei Duarte/
Roberts Grinvalds (GSU) def. #48 Benjamin Wayand/Henry Lieberman (CHA) 7-6
2.
Quentin Coulaud/
Bailey Showers (GSU) def. Leonardo Menezes/ Constandinos Christoforou (CHA) 7-5
3.
Patrick Lazo/
Diego Padilha (GSU) def. Collin Thomson/Ignasi de Rueda (CHA) 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,1,4,3,6,5)
