Gamecocks Perfect in Singles to Wrap Up MLK Invite

ATLANTA – No. 20 South Carolina men’s tennis closed out the Georgia Tech MLK Invitational Tournament Monday with a sweep of all six singles matches and a pair of doubles wins. Over the three-day, round-robin tournament, the Gamecocks went 17-3 in singles and 5-6 in doubles action.
 
On Monday, South Carolina rested its top three singles entries, and the rest of the roster did not disappoint with Toby Samuel stretching his team-best singles win streak to six, dropping just two games to Georgia Southern’s Pascal Wagemaker. His fellow first-year freshman Carter Morgan notched is first collegiate victory in similar fashion, topping Jaap Aldering of Georgia Southern 6-1, 6-1.
 
Three other Gamecocks went 2-1 on the weekend thanks to wins Monday – Phillip Jordan, Thomas Brown and Jake Beasley. Beau Pelletier finished the tournament at 2-0 with wins on Sunday and Monday.
 
South Carolina is slated for its first dual match of the season as the Gamecocks travel to Charlotte for a 1 p.m. match on Fri., Jan. 22.
 
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Gamecock Day 3 Results
Doubles
Pascal Wagemaker/Alexander Roumpis (GSO) def. Jake Beasley/Toby Samuel (SC) 7-6
Thomas Brown/Beau Pelletier (SC) def. Jonathan Morales/Murphy McCullough (GSO) 6-1
Phillip Jordan/Carter Morgan (SC) def. Jaap Aldering/Carlos Garcia (GSO) 6-2
 
Singles
Toby Samuel (SC) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GSO) 6-2, 6-0
Phillip Jordan (SC) def. Alexandros Roumpis (GSO) 7-5, 6-0
Thomas Brown (SC) def. Murphy McCullough (GSO) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Jake Beasley (SC) def. Jonathan Morales (GSO) 6-1, 6-2
Beau Pelletier (SC) def. Carlos Garcia (GSO) 6-0, 3-6, 6-0
Carter Morgan (SC) dewf. Jaap Aldering (GSO) 6-1, 6-1