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Men’s Tennis Faces North Florida on the Road
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Men’s Tennis Faces North Florida on the Road

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – No. 15 South Carolina men’s tennis continues the 2025 spring season on the road with a trip down to the University of North Florida for a 1:00 p.m. dual match on Tue., Jan. 21.

Gamecock Notables

  • The Gamecocks enter this competition with a 2-1 dual record after hosting the first three matches of the spring season at home.
  • South Carolina kicked off 2025 with a doubleheader, welcoming Furman and The Citadel on Jan. 12. The Garnet & Black swept both programs 7-0. In singles action each Gamecock swept their opponents in straight sets. Connor Thomson and Casey Hoole shutout Furman’s Cole Burnam and Connor Laymon 6-0 in doubles for the first match of the day. Freshman duo Gabe Avram and Cole Henceroth picked up the second doubles shutout of the day against The Citadel, winning 6-0.
  • The Gamecocks hosted No. 5 Virginia the following week, ultimately falling 2-5 to the Cavaliers. Thomson and Lucas da Silva put up South Carolina’s two points after each earning singles wins. Thomson defeated Rafael Jodar in straight sets of 6-4, 6-4 while da Silva grabbed a ranked win, topping No. 86 Mans Dahlberg in a three-set comeback 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
  • Thomson has kicked off the 2024-25 season with an impressive start in singles play, entering tomorrow’s match with a perfect 2-0 record.
  • Two Gamecocks, Sean Daryabeigi (No. 55) and Jelani Sarr (No. 77), earned ITA Singles Rankings in the Preseason Coaches Poll. Atakan Karahan and Sarr were ranked No. 85 for doubles.

Scouting the Ospreys

  • The Ospreys opened their spring season last weekend at home with a 4-3 victory over Troy.
  • Andreas Scott was tabbed ASUN Player of the Week after earning a singles and doubles win over the Trojans, including a sweep against their No. 1 position.

Series History

  • This will be the first time in program history that the Gamecocks face the Ospreys in dual match action.

Follow Along

  • The match will be live streamed via Playsight. Live scoring will be available on SideArm.

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