Greensboro – The North Carolina A&T men's tennis team lost a hard-fought back-and-forth game to crosstown rival UNC Greensboro on Friday morning at the UNCG Tennis Courts, giving the Spartans their second loss of the season to A&T. It was just a 3-3 decision.
A&T fell to 11-2 on the season. UNCG got off to a strong start in doubles, finishing with a 5-12 record. The Spartans took third place and earned their first doubles win. A&T 2nd year student Mathieu Dussova and a new student Kaua Santos They lost 6-1 to the UNCG duo of John Gaberick and Hampus Johansson.Timofey Krystuk and Luke Thomson defeated the Aggie freshmen to give the Spartans the doubles point. Akbarov said and junior Ian Pedersen 6-2 with a double in No. 2.
Freshman Lucas Coupo-Moison and graduates Esteban Lopez He did not get a chance to complete the doubles match with David Frisberg and Christopher Johns as the Spartans had already earned the doubles point. The match ended early with Coupo-Moison and Lopez leading 4-3.
“I started a little slow, but Esteban pushed me to overcome my nerves and I fought back,” Coupo-Moison said.
Lopez finished his singles match with Kryszczuk. He defeated Krzyczuk in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, in No. 1 singles. Lopez improved to 11 wins and 1 loss this season. This was his 42nd career win. Coupe-Moison also had the opportunity to complete the singles match in second place. He defeated Frisburg 6-0, 6-3 to give the Aggies a 2-1 lead.
“I played really well,” Coupo-Moison said. “I was ready to fight from the first point to the last point. I've been practicing hard all week and I knew my level of play would be on display today. And I was right. .I was determined to win.”
The same can be said for Akbarov, who ranks No. 3 in singles. Akbarov also defeated Tejas Wall in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. With this win, the Aggies took a 3-1 lead and were one win away from victory. But the Spartans stayed in the match thanks to Thompson's 6-3, 6-4 victory over A&T Junior at No. 6 singles. ethan bailey.
In an exciting No. 4 singles match, Gabelic defeated Pedersen 7-6, 7-5 in the tiebreaker. With Gabelich's victory, the match ended in a 3-3 draw. Therefore, the match went to Santos, who is ranked 5th in singles. Santos took the first set 6-2, then Devon Moskowitz tied it at 6-4 in the second set. Moskowitz gave the Spartans a 6-2 victory in the third set. Santos fell to 11-2 on the season.
A&T is scheduled to play North Carolina State on Sunday in Raleigh, North Carolina, but the time has not yet been set.