JMU Falls in Weekend Finale at Georgia State

Sunday, March 24

Atlanta, Ga.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

Georgia State

3/24/2024 1:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ATLANTA – Georgia State won two of three doubles matches and claimed a trio of straight-set singles victories en route to a 4-0 win against James Madison on Sunday morning in Sun Belt Conference men's tennis action at the Georgia State Tennis Center.

The Panthers improved to 6-10 on the year and 1-2 in Sun Belt play, snapping their six-match skid, while the Dukes fell for the fourth straight outing, dropping to 7-9 overall and 0-4 in league matches.

GSU also moved to 2-1 all-time against JMU, winning in the teams' first showdown in Atlanta. JMU won its home match last season, while the Panthers earned the initial victory in 2010 on a neutral court.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles Play

GSU won two of three doubles bouts to grab the early 1-0 lead.
The team of Esteve Agusti and Julian Lozano dominated on court one, rolling past Gabriele Datei and Maxwell Weir, 6-1.
Baran Soyler and Edward Tymes evened things up on court three, as they downed Markus Giersiepen and Edson Sanchez, 6-2.
The Panthers secured the doubles point on court two, where Naufal Kamaruzzaman and Diogo Morais defeated Youssef Sadek and Francisco Sinopoli, 6-3.

Singles Play

GSU extended its lead on court four, as Morais took a 6-4, 6-2 victory from Sinopoli.
The lead moved to 3-0 in favor of the hosts, as Tymes had a big second set to upend Agusti, 6-4, 6-1, on court three.
The hosts clinched the match on court five, where Weir won a tiebreak and followed it up with a strong second en route to a 7-6 (6), 6-3 victory over Giersiepen.
All other matches went unfinished, and Lozano was the lone Duke to hold a set lead and needed just one more game to win his bout on court two.

UP NEXT
JMU returns home on Thursday, March 28 when it hosts Southern Miss. The opening serve is set for 1 p.m. at Hillside Courts.