COLUMBIA, S.C. – Anderson men's tennis (7-7, 2-6 SAC) dropped its Wednesday afternoon match by a 5-2 score to Limestone (6-7, 3-5 SAC), before bouncing back on Thursday. The Trojans shut out Columbia College (6-9, 1-7 Appalachian Athletic Conference) by a 7-0 final. Thursday's victory marked AU's first road win of the spring.
On Wednesday, the two teams played singles first. The Saints took five of the six matches, with freshman Vicent Mico scoring a win at the No. 1 position. In doubles, the Trojans rose to the occasion to add the final point of the dual. Mathis Collignon and Sky Thavornchaisophon cruised to a 6-2 win at No. 3, and Mico paired with Patrick Cronin for a 7-6(5) victory on court two.
The next day, the Trojans and Koalas played doubles matches first. AU quickly raced to a sweep of all three matches without dropping a game.
In singles, the Black and Gold continued their dominance of the match, winning all six matches in rapid succession. Freshman Poojith Reddy notched his second singles win of the season, 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 6 position.
UP NEXT
The Trojans aim to extend a two-match home winning streak on Wednesday, April 3rd against Newberry. Match time is set for 2:00 p.m. at the Trojan Tennis Complex.
Written by AU student-athlete Drew Cagle
Wednesday's Match
Limestone 5, Anderson 2
Singles results:
1. Vicent Mico (AU) def. Louca Bertone (LU) 6-3, 7-5
2. Rodolfo Villavicencio (LU) def. Joao Mendes (AU) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
3. Andre Zamorano (LU) def. Sky Thavornchaisophon (AU) 7-6 (1), 6-3
4. Ramiro Rincon Hernandez (LU) def. Mathis Collignon (AU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Andres Cortes (LU) def. Hampton Goldman (AU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Barthelemy Bourdon (LU) def. Patrick Cronin (AU) 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish: 4, 6, 2, 3, 5, 1
Doubles results:
1. Andre Zamorano/Andres Cortes (LU) def. Corey Garrity/Poojith Reddy (AU) 6-1
2. Patrick Cronin/Vicent Mico (AU) def. Louca Bertone/Rodolfo Villavicencio (LU) 7-6 (5)
3. Mathis Collignon/Sky Thavornchaisophon (AU) def. Thomas Jouanneau/Giovane Calou (LU) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Thursday's Match
Anderson 7, Columbia 0
Singles results:
1. Joao Mendes (AU) def. Tiaan Jacobs (CC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Sky Thavornchaisophon (AU) def. Jonah Haller (CC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Mathis Collignon (AU) def. Owen Brumfield (CC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Hampton Goldman (AU) def. Michael Schiesz (CC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Patrick Cronin (AU) def. Conner Dupree (CC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Poojith Reddy (AU) def. Zaire Wardlaw (CC) 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6
Doubles results:
1. Patrick Cronin/Vicent Mico (AU) def. Jonah Haller/Tiaan Jacobs (CC) 6-0
2. Mathis Collignon/Sky Thavornchaisophon (AU) def. Michael Schiesz/Owen Brumfield (CC) 6-0
3. Hampton Goldman/Joao Mendes (AU) def. Conner Dupree/Zaire Wardlaw (CC) 6-0
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Match Notes:
Anderson 7-7, 2-6 SAC
Limestone 6-7, 3-5 SAC
Columbia 6-9, 1-7 Appalachian Athletic Conference
T - 4:00, 2:00
Att: 75, 40
