SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Anderson men's tennis team opened the 2012 spring season by dropping a 6-1 decision to Division I opponent USC Upstate Wednesday afternoon at the Upstate Tennis Complex.
Anderson slipped to 1-1 while USC Upstate moved to 2-2 overall.
Trojan junior Daniel Gonzalez garnered AU's solo win, as he was up by a set after winning the first, 6-3, before the Spartans' Pierre Vernin retired.
Next up for the Trojans is a visit to Georgia College on Friday. First-serve versus the Bobcats is scheduled is scheduled for 2 p.m. in Milledgeville, Ga.
Tennis Match Results
Anderson University vs USC Upstate
Feb 08, 2012 at Spartanburg, S.C.
(Upstate Tennis Complex)
USC Upstate 6, Anderson University 1
Singles competition
1. Ramiro Blanco (UPSTM) def. Stan Atema (AU-M) 6-2, 6-1
2. Tyler Grove (UPSTM) def. Krystof Gulbinovic (AU-M) 6-3, 6-7
(5-7), 1-0 (15-13)
3. Yvon Haessig (UPSTM) def. Deni Mehagic (AU-M) 7-5, 6-4
4. Gonzalo Blanco (UPSTM) def. Loic Ambroise (AU-M) 6-4, 6-1
5. Daniel Gonzalez (AU-M) def. Pierre Vernin (UPSTM) 6-3,
retired
6. Jacob Darling (UPSTM) def. Alex Wallace (AU-M) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Ramiro Blanco/Tyler Grove (UPSTM) def. Stan Atema/Daniel
Gonzalez (AU-M) 8-6
2. Yvon Haessig/Pierre Vernin (UPSTM) def. Deni Mehagic/Loic
Ambroise (AU-M) 8-5
3. Gonzalo Blanco/Jacob Darling (UPSTM) def. Trey Halbauer/Jerome
Branker (AU-M) 8-0
Match Notes:
Anderson University 1-1
USC Upstate 2-2
T-3:06 A-49
