No. 20 Gamecocks Face Final SEC Road Opponents

April 6, 2017

COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 20 South Carolina men’s tennis team wraps up their SEC road competition this weekend as they face Tennessee Friday, April 7 in Knoxville, Tenn. and No. 13 Georgia Sunday, April 9 in Athens, Ga.

The Gamecocks (17-4, 6-2) added another league win and increased their SEC win streak to five with last Saturday’s 4-3 win over Alabama. The Gamecocks’ five consecutive SEC wins is a program best, one higher than the previous record of four.

GAMECOCK NOTABLES

• South Carolina is 17-4 overall and 6-2 in SEC play this season.
• The Gamecocks notched their fifth-straight SEC victory, a program best, with their 4-3 victory over Alabama.
• In the rankings, Gabriel Friedrich comes in at No. 47 with Harrison O’Keefe moving into No. 69 in singles rankings.
• The doubles pairing of O’Keefe and Yancy Dennis moved up 16 spots in the rankings to No. 31.
• As a team, South Carolina is tied for third in the SEC.
• O’Keefe leads the team with 16 singles victories and ties for the team lead with 14 doubles victories in dual play.
• Freshman Paul Jubb stayed perfect in the spring, clinching Saturday’s match against Alabama with a 7-6, 7-6 victory in the No. 5 spot to stretch his dual play streak to 9-0.

QUICK HITS: Tennessee

• The Volunteers are 9-11 overall and 1-7 in conference play this season.
• Tennessee is coming off an 0-2 weekend, falling to Auburn 5-2 and Mississippi St. 6-1.
• Ranked singles: Timo Stodder (40).
• Ranked doubles: Luis Valero and Jack Schipanski (33), Valero and Stodder (67) and Stodder and Scott Jones (86).
• Head coach Sam Winterbotham is in his 11th season with the volunteers.

Quick HITS: No. 13 Georgia

• The Bulldogs are 13-6 overall and 9-0 in SEC play, including a 6-1 road record.
• Ranked singles: Wayne Montgomery (25), Nathan Ponwith (64) and Emil Reinberg (68).
• Ranked doubles: Jan Zielinski and Robert Loeb (3) and Nathan Ponwith and Emil Reinberg (53).
• Manuel Diaz enters his 29th season at the helm of the Georgia men’s tennis team.

Up Next

After completing their SEC road schedule, the Gamecocks will return to Columbia, SC to host their final opponents of the season. South Carolina faces Auburn on April 14 and Mississippi St. on April 16. Admission and parking for all home tennis matches is free of charge.