Jan. 30, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 69 South Carolina suffered a 4-0 loss to No. 75 William & Mary Sunday afternoon in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend event at the Varsity Tennis Center at The Ohio State University. Alexander Kostanov was on track to collect a point for the Gamecocks, but the match was halted due to the start time of the championship match.

The Gamecock doubles teams struggled for the second-straight match, although Johannes Pulsfort and Chris Sheehan battled in the No. 2 match, eventually falling 8-6 to Anton Andersson and Ben Guthrie.

The Tribe pounced right out of the gate in singles as well. In the No. 1 match, Andersson topped Ivan Machado 6-1, 6-2. Harry Menzies put up the strongest fight in the No. 5 match, but saw Ben Hoogland pick up the win in straight sets. Kostanov won his first set 6-3 and was knotted a 3-3 in the second when William & Mary’s Adrian Vodislav sealed the match with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Chris Sheehan in the No. 6 contest.

South Carolina returns home for five of its next six matches, beginning Sat., Feb. 5, with a doubleheader against Charlotte and Appalachian State. The first match starts at 10 a.m., and the ASU match follows at 4 p.m. at the USC Indoor Fieldhouse.

No. 75 William & Mary 4, No. 69 South Carolina 0

Doubles (Order of Finish: 1, 2)
1. Sebastien Vidal/Jamie Whiteford (W&M) def. Chip Cox/Ivan Machado (SC) 8-2
2. Anton Andersson/Ben Guthrie (W&M) def. Johannes Pulsfort/Chris Sheehan 8-6
3. Alexander Kostanov/Harry Menzies (SC) vs. Ilja Orre/Adrian Vodislav (W&M) 4-7 DNF

Singles (Order of Finish: 1, 5, 6)
1. Anton Andersson (W&M) def. Ivan Machado (SC) 6-1, 6-2
2. Alexander Kostanov (SC) vs. Ben Guthrie (W&M) 6-3, 3-3 DNF
3. Chip Cox (SC) vs. Jamie Whiteford (W&M) 6-7, 2-0 DNF
4. Johannes Pulsfort (SC) vs. Sebatien Vidal (W&M) 4-6, 2-2 DNF
5. Ben Hoogland (W&M) def. Harry Menzies (SC) 6-3, 6-2
6. Adrian Vodislav (W&M) def. Chris Sheehan (SC) 6-4, 6-0