Gamecocks End MLK Tournament Strong

ATLANTA, GA—No. 16 South Carolina men’s tennis ended the long weekend with a strong showing Monday at the Georgia Tech MLK Invitational. The Gamecocks finished up the round-robin tournament by going perfect in their singles matches.
 
Carolina was resilient when needed, winning all four of the singles matches that went to three sets. Sophomores Daniel Rodrigues and Jake Beasley both battled back to win their matches after dropping the first. Sophomore Raphael Lambling and junior Thomas Brown notched the other two three set wins. The Gamecocks also won every set that went to a tiebreak on the day.
 
Redshirt-freshman Phillip Jordan and sophomore Beau Pelletier won their matches in straight sets, including a long tiebreak win for Jordan to close out his victory.
 
Doubles

1. Andres Marin/Keshav Chorpa (GT) def. (39) Raphael Lambling/Daniel Rodrigues (SC) 6-2
2. Pablo Schelcher/Marcus McDaniel (GT) def. Paul Jubb/Connor Thomson (SC) 7-6 (2)
3. Chris Yun/Carlos Divar (GT) def. Jake Beasley/Phillip Jordan (SC) 6-1

Singles

1. (21) Daniel Rodrigues (SC) def. Andres Martin (GT) 0-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. Phillip Jordan (SC) def.  Marcus McDaniel (GT) 6-2, 7-6(11)
3. Jake Beasley (SC) def. Chris Yun (GT) 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4
4. Beau Pelletier (SC) def. Keshav Chopra (GT) 6-2, 6-2
5. Thomas Brown (SC) def. Brandon Freestone (GT) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
6. (39) Raphael Lambling (SC) def. Pablo Schelcher (GT) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1

 
Up Next
The Gamecocks will travel to Starkville, Miss., for the ITA Kick Off weekend where they will take on No. 22 Oklahoma in the first round.
 
For men’s tennis updates, continue to check back with GamecocksOnline.com or follow the team on social media (@GamecockMTennis).
 
 
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