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Saints Dominate Erskine College for 9-0 Shutout
DUE WEST, SC – The North Georgia men's tennis team put a tough 5-4 loss at Georgia Southwestern behind them on Tuesday afternoon as they traveled to Erskine College and grounded the Flying Fleet 9-0 in non-conference action.
The Saints, ranked 18th in the latest ITA Southeast Region Poll, have now won three of their last four matches and improve to 9-10 on the season, while the Erskine falls to 2-14 on the year.
North Georgia got off to a hot start with a perfect sweep in doubles action, including Giovani Santos and Adrien Saulais who blanked Jack West and James Hoatson 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.
The Saints continued to dominate in singles play as five of the six matches were awarded to North Georgia is straight sets, while Saulais came out on top 2-6, 6-3, 10-1 over West to seal the 9-0 victory.
North Georgia returns to action on Wednesday afternoon, traveling to Carson-Newman College to take on the Eagles in non-conference action. First serve is set for 2:30 p.m.
North Georgia 9, Erskine College 0
Apr 12, 2011 at Due West, SC (Erskine Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Felipe Friedrich (NGCSUM) def. Angelo Ciarrocchi (EC) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2. Mateus Camasmie (NGCSUM) def. Christian Ranguelov (EC) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 3. Giovani Santos (NGCSUM) def. Fabio Ciarracchi (EC) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 4. Adrien Saulais (NGCSUM) def. Jack West (EC) 2-6, 6-3, 10-1 |
| 5. Brandon Sloan (NGCSUM) def. James Hoatson (EC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 |
| 6. Ernesto Farinas (NGCSUM) def. Matthew Twitty (EC) 6-0, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Felipe Friedrich/Mateus Camasmie (NGCSUM) def. Christian Ranguelov/Fabio Ciarracchi (EC) 8-2 |
| 2. Giovani Santos/Adrien Saulais (NGCSUM) def. Jack West/James Hoatson (EC) 8-0 |
| 3. Brandon Sloan/Ernesto Farinas (NGCSUM) def. Angelo Ciarrocchi/Vincent Chauvette (EC) 8-6 |
