The patriots dropped their first of four matches this week, a 6-1 decision to the SC State Bulldogs at the Van der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head SC.
At No. 1 doubles Mason's Lange and Hill lost to Carey and Figura 6-2, and Baco and Vitek captured the doubles point with an 8-6 win over Capitel and Barker at No. 3 doubles. With the doubles point won No. 2 doubles was stopped with the Patriots Baine and Gutierrez serving for the match at 7-5 over Yanchenko and Mouline.
In singles play Jimmy Lange fell to Rodney Carey 7-6 (8), 6-2 at No. 1. Aaron Capitel took the first set 7-5 off of Martin Figura at No. 2 singles. Figura came back to win 6-2, 6-1 in the final two sets. No. 3 singles also went the distance with Joe Hill winning the middle set in a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 loss to the Bulldogs Vladyslav Yanchenko. No. 4 singles was also a three set battle. The Patriots Conor Moran took the first set 6-2 over Soufiane Mouline before dropping the next two sets 6-2, 6-4. Tanner Baine scored the Patriots one point with a win over Jakob Vitek at no. 5 singles. Baine was up 3-2 in the first set when Vitek retired. At No. 6 singles Edgar Diaz beat Daniel Gutierrez 6-2, 6-2.
The patriots are in action again Wednesday March 11 at 8:00 am against Ashford University at the Van der Meer Tennis Academy, Hilton Head, SC.
South Carolina State 7
Mason 0
Hilton Head, S.C.
Doubles
No. 1 Carey and Figura (SCSU) def. James Lange and Joe Hill (Mason), 6-2
No. 2 Baco and Vitek (SCSU) def. Aaron Capitel and Nick Barker, 8-6
No. 3 Tanner Baine and Gutierrez vs. Yanchenko and Mouline (SCSU), unfinished
Singles
No. 1 Rodney Carey (SCSU) def. James Lange, 7-6 (8), 6-2
No. 2 Martin Figur (SCSU) def. Aaron Capitel (Mason), 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Vladyslav Yanchenko (SCSU) def. Joe Hill (Mason), 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
No. 4 Soufiane Mouline (SCSU) def. Conor Moran 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
No. 5 Tanner Baine (Mason) def. Jakob Vitek (SCSU) 3-2, retired.
No. 6 Edgar Diaz (SCSU) def. Daniel Gutierrez (Mason), 6-2, 6-2
