Gamecocks fall to No. 20 Vanderbilt
March 17, 2018
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
No. 20 Vanderbilt 5, No. 27 South Carolina 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No. 27 South Carolina (12-5, 2-2 SEC) men’s tennis fell in its first of two weekend SEC road matches on Friday night, losing 5-2 at 20th-ranked Vanderbilt.
The Gamecocks dropped the doubles point for a third-straight match and ceded up the first three singles before notching wins from Paul Jubb and Harrison O’Keefe to close the night.
DOUBLES
The Gamecocks’ 34th-ranked doubles pair, Gabriel Friedrich and Yancy Dennis, were in a tight battle with No. 57 Cameron Klinger and Billy Rowe when play was suspended as the Commodores earned the team point with wins in the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles pairs.
DOUBLES (3,2)
1. No. 57 Cameron Klinger/ Billy Rowe (VU) vs. Gabriel Friedrich/ Yancy Dennis (SC) 4-5, unfinished
2. No. 75 Lachlan McPhee/Panu Virtanen (VU) def. Paul Jubb/Thomas Mayronne (SC) 6-3
3. Baker Newman/Daniel Valent (VU) def. Harrison O’Keefe/Wood Benton (SC) 6-2
SINGLES
Vanderbilt clinched the team win after securing the first three singles wins to take a 4-0 lead in the match.
Paul Jubb picked up his fifth win in six matches with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback win over No. 79 Daniel Valent, while Harrison O’Keefe won his third-straight singles contest with a 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (4) win over Billy Rowe.
SINGLES (1,3,6*,5,4,2)
1. No. 57 Cameron Klinger (VU) def. No. 29 Gabriel Friedrich (SC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Paul Jubb (SC) def. No. 79 Daniel Valent (VU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Baker Newman (VU) def. Yancy Dennis (SC) 6-1, 6-4
4. Harrison O’Keefe (SC) def. Billy Rowe (VU) 7-6, 2-6, 10-4
5. Maxwell Freeman (VU) def. Thomas Mayronne (SC) 6-3, 6-4
6. George Harwell (VU) def. Wood Benton (SC) 7-5, 6-1
- No. 27 South Carolina will face No. 21 Kentucky on Sunday afternoon, its third-straight ranked opponent and sixth top-25 opponent this season.
- Gabriel Friedrich and Yancy Dennis, the nation’s 34th-ranked doubles pair, are still 7-2 on the season and have played from the Gamecocks’ No. 1 doubles position in each match so far during SEC play.
- Harrison O’Keefe improved his overall record to 8-6 and 4-1 in SEC play with his third-straight singles victory.
- Paul Jubb picked up his fourth ranked singles win of the season and has now won five of his last six matchups overall.
UP NEXT FOR THE GAMECOCKS
The Gamecocks will conclude their current four-match road stretch at Kentucky on Sunday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
