April 9, 2008

Final Stats

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The USC Upstate men's tennis team fell to No. 39 ETSU on Wednesday at the ETSU Tennis Courts in Atlantic Sun Conference action. The Spartans fall to 14-6 overall and 7-2 in the A-Sun and the Bucs will finish their A-Sun season as the conference champions with a 20-3 overall mark and 10-0 conference slate.

The Bucs won the doubles point with two wins. The third match was halted with senior Sandy Franz (Duesseldorf, Germany/Berufskolleg Hilden) and sophomore Jack Roux (Santiago, Chile/Subercaseaux) leading Picardo and Isaza, 5-4. The Bucs were able to win all six singles matches in straight sets.

Upstate will close out its home slate in the 2008 season with a tough test as it faces Campbell on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in Atlantic Sun Conference play. The Camels enter the match at 14-6 overall and 6-2 in the conference.

Men's Tennis Match Results
#39 East Tennessee State-Men 7, USC Upstate 0
 Singles competition 
1. #77 Enrique Olivares (ETSUM) def. Sandy Franz (UPST) 3-0,
retired
2. Predrag Burmazovic (ETSUM) def. Renzo Airaldi (UPST) 6-4, 6-1
3. Sebastian Serrano (ETSUM) def. Jack Roux (UPST) 7-5, 6-2
4. Lisandro Picardo (ETSUM) def. Javier Tori (UPST) 6-2, 6-2
5. Oscar Posada (ETSUM) def. S. Gonzales-Orbegoso (UPST) 6-4, 6-3
6. Daniel Isaza (ETSUM) def. Arnaldo Lovera (UPST) 6-2, 6-2
 Doubles competition 
1. Alex Ahlgren/Oscar Posada (ETSUM) def. Leandro Osorio/
S. Gonzales-Orbegoso (UPST) 8-0
2. Enrique Olivares/Sebastian Serrano (ETSUM) def. Javier Tori/
Renzo Airaldi (UPST) 8-5
3. Daniel Isaza/Lisandro Picardo (ETSUM) def. Jack Roux/
Sandy Franz (UPST) 4-5, retired
Match Notes:
USC Upstate 14-6, 7-2
East Tennessee State-Men 20-3, 10-0; National ranking #39