CHARLESTON, S.C. (January 15, 2023) – The South Carolina State men’s tennis team split a double header match up against The Citadel, 3-4 and 4-3, on Saturday afternoon.
Match # 1 (4 SCSU, The Citadel 3)
Doubles
- Benjamin Niv/Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) def. Hayden Shoemake/Lucas Robins (CIT) 7-5
- Bankou/Ivan Pauluychenko (SCST) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 6-4
- Pedro Sasso/Selim Ben Ali (SCST) def. Ted Bagwell/Tucker Hendrix (CIT) 6-3
Singles
- 1. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Bankou (SCST) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
- 2. Benjamin Niv (SCST) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
- 3. Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 6-4, 7-5
- 4. Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Ivan Pauluychenko (SCST) 6-7, 6-2, 6-1
- 5. Pedro Sasso (SCST) def. Ted Bagwell (CIT) 7-5, 7-5
- 6. Bradey Minnich (CIT) def. Selim Ben Ali (SCST) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Match # 2 (3 SCSU, The Citadel 4)
Doubles
- Benjamin Niv/Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) d3ef. Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 7-6
- Hayden Shoemake/Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Bankou/Ivan Pauluychenko (SCST) 6-1
- Tucker Hendrix/Ted Bagwell (CIT) def. Pedro Sasso/Selim Ben Ali (SCST) 6-3
Singles
- 1. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Benjamin Niv (SCST) 6-2, 6-3
- 2. Bankou (SCST) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 7-5, 6-2
- 3. Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) def. Lucas Robins (CIT) 6-1, 6-4
- 4. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Pedro Sasso (SCST) 6-4, 6-3
- 5. Ivan Pauluychenko (SCST) def. Bradey Minnich (CIT) 6-4, 6-3
- 6. Ted Bagwell (CIT) def. Selim Ben Ali (SCST) 6-2, 6-2
Up Next
The Bulldogs host Benedict Thursday (Jan.19th) at the Hardeep Judge Tennis Center. First serve is 1 p.m.
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