South Carolina men’s tennis beat Ole Miss 5-2 in Oxford on Friday. The men’s tennis team will return home for their next games, hosting Georgia and Tennessee next Friday and Sunday. Friday’s game against Georgia will be South Carolina’s Staff Appreciation Day, while Sunday’s game against Tennessee will be Family Day.
For all the latest information on South Carolina men’s tennis, continue to follow GamecocksOnline.com or the team on social media. The Gamecocks took the doubles point and took four of six doubles games for the win. In doubles, pair no.
3 by Raphael Lambling and Casey Hoole was the first to pick up a win, beating their opponents 6-3. The point was taken from the top of the lineup, where No. 1s Toby Samuel and Connor Thomson timed a break perfectly to win their match 6-4.
Play moved to singles and matches were only a few games when play was suspended due to rain. Matches attempted to resume outdoors, but the weather ultimately forced the match to be moved indoors. Once indoors, freshman Lucas da Silva was the first to clear the field, defeating his opponent Isac Stromberg in dominant fashion, 6-2, 6-2.
The wins mark Da Silva’s second career SEC victory earlier in his career. The Rebels responded with a singles win, taking the match to 4-course to bring the game to one at 2-1. Lambling was the next Gamecock to record a win.
The Paris, France native won his match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 for his second singles victory in as many games. The Rebels responded once again with a singles win to tie the match at one at 3-2, taking the match to court 5.
Samuel was finally able to wrap up the game for South Carolina. The final match was Thomson battling from behind after losing his first set 3-6. The Gamecock No. The tiebreaker was close with Thomson eventually trailing top 10-7 to extend his singles hitting streak to four.
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