Men’s Tennis Adds Three Wins in Saturday Play

ATHENS, GA. – South Carolina men’s tennis added three wins at the Southern Intercollegiates Saturday, including the first career singles win for freshman Cole Henceroth.

South Carolina started the day a 6-4 win freshman Atakan Karahan and sophomore Jelani Sarr in the Doubles Red Draw consolation round as the duo topped Georgia State’s Hugo Nossler and Edward Tymes.

In Singles Black Draw consolation action, junior Lucas Andrade da Silva played a tough second set to close out Clemson’s Romain Gales 6-2, 7-5 for his first singles win of the season. In the Silver Draw, Henceroth closed strong in his consolation match with Georgia’s Parker Mariencheck, picking up the hard-fought 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 victory.

No. 118 Sarr battled No. 28 Ryan Colby from Georgia to three sets in the Red Draw quarterfinal, taking the first set 6-3 before his top-30 opponent rallied to claim the next two sets 6-2, 6-1

The Gamecocks wrap up their first event of the fall on Sunday at the Dan Magill Tennis Center. Links to live video and scoring as well as each day’s results can be found at Southern Intercollegiates Tournament Central.

Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockMTennis) for the most up-to-date information on the men’s tennis season.

Singles
Red Draw
QF – (28) Ryan Colby (GA) def. (118) Jelani Sarr (SC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Cons – Nate Bonetto (GT) def. Sean Daryabeigi (SC) 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-3

Black Draw
QF – Maxwell Smith (CLE) def. Gabe Avram (SC) 6-4, 6-3
QF – Freddy Blaydes (GA) def. Atakan Karahan (SC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Cons – Lucas Andrade da Silva (SC) def. Romain Gales (CLE) 6-2, 7-5
Cons – Marko Mesarovic (CLE) def. Max Stenzer (SC) 6-2, 6-3

Silver Draw
Cons – Cole Henceroth (SC) def. Parker Mariencheck (GA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

Doubles
Red Draw
Cons – Karahan/Sarr (SC) def. Hugo Nossler/Edward Tymes (GST) 6-1
Cons – Nicolas Kotzen/Sachin Palta (COL) def. Stenzer/Darybeigi (SC) 6-2