JMU Can’t Hold on to Lead in Setback Against #69 Georgia Southern

Saturday, March 25

Harrisonburg, Va.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

Georgia Southern

JMU Can’t Hold on to Lead in Setback Against #69 Georgia Southern

3/25/2023 4:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Despite holding two different leads, James Madison couldn't hang on, as Georgia Southern won three straight singles matches down the stretch to upend the Dukes, 4-2, in Sun Belt Conference men's tennis action Saturday afternoon at East Campus Tennis Courts.

The Eagles improved to 13-3 on the year and 2-0 in Sun Belt play, while the Dukes fell to 8-7 and 1-3.

The Dukes won the doubles point and claimed a singles match, as Holden Koons was the lone Duke to go 2-0 on the day. Georgia Southern won four of five completed singles matches to rally for the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles Play

JMU won two of three matches to claim the doubles point and early 1-0 lead.
On court one, Koons and Francisco Sinopoli took a 6-4 decision from Pol del Castillo and Aaron Williams.
GS evened things on court three, as Judson Blair and Pierre Mouesca claimed a 6-4 win over Aathreya Mahesh and Youssef Sadek.
The Dukes captured the doubles point on court two, where Julian Lozano and Edson Sanchez held off Valentin Dun and Alexandros Roumpis, 7-5.

Singles Play

GS squared the match at 1-1 with a victory on court two, as Williams downed Lozano, 6-2, 6-4.
Shortly after, JMU reclaimed the lead on court one, with Koons registering a 6-1, 7-5 triumph against del Castillo.
The Eagles tied the match with a marathon win on court three. After dropping the first in a tiebreak, Mouesca won a second-set breaker and edged Sadek in the third, taking the bout by scores of 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 7-5.
Georgia Southern took the lead moments later over on court four, where Dimitris Paliouras defeated Sinopoli, 6-3, 6-2.
The deciding point came on court five in comeback fashion. Sanchez won the opening set, but Blair rallied back for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win, holding serve in every game of the third set.

UP NEXT
JMU is back in action on Tuesday, March 28 when it travels to Farmville, Va., for an out-of-conference matchup versus Longwood. The opening serve is set for 2 p.m.