
Gamecocks Sweep Queens & Charleston
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina men’s tennis team completed a midweek sweep in its doubleheader on Wednesday, beating both Queens and College of Charleston 7-0.
Queens
Casey Hoole and Sean Daryabeigi started the day strong for the Gamecocks, cruising past their opponents to win their doubles match 6-1. Lucas da Silva and Max Stenzer clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win over their opponents. To round out doubles play, Gabe Avram and Cole Henceroth took the win in a tie break, 7-6 (7-3).
In singles action, No. 55 Daryabeigi claimed South Carolina’s second point with a 6-1, 6-3 victory. He was followed closely by Avram’s 6-0, 6-3 win, making it 3-0. Stenzer sealed the clinch for the Garnet & Black, 6-2, 6-4. Da Silva defeated his opponent next, winning the match 6-2, 6-4, followed by Henceroth’s 6-0, 7-5 victory. Hoole came back from a first set deficit where he fell by a one game margin 6-7 to tie everything up after winning 6-3 for the second. The senior completed the sweep after winning the super tie breaking set 12-10.
Doubles (order of finish:1,2,3)
- Casey Hoole/Sean Daryabeigi (SC) def. Laurenz Blickwede/Win Steveker (QU) 6-1
- Lucas da Silva/Max Stenzer (SC) def. Jake Grimes/Filippo Scala (QU) 6-2
- Gabe Avram/Cole Henceroth (SC) def. Luke Coppage/Gavin Ryan (QU) 7-6
Singles (order of finish:3,4,5,2,6,1)
- Casey Hoole (SC) def. Laurenz Blickwede (QU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)
- Lucas da Silva (SC) def. Win Steveker (QU) 6-2, 6-4
- Sean Daryabeigi (SC) def. Jake Grimes (QU) 6-1, 6-3
- Gabe Avram (SC) def. Gavin Ryan (QU) 6-0, 6-3
- Max Stenzer (SC) def. Luke Coppage (QU) 6-2, 6-4
- Cole Henceroth (SC) def. Filippo Scala (QU) 6-0, 7-5
College of Charleston
The Gamecocks carried the momentum into the second dual match of the day, repeating a 7-0 sweep against the Cougars.
The doubles pairs swiftly cleared the competition, winning on all three courts by three games or more to clinch the first point of the match. Hoole and Daryabeigi struck first, winning 6-1. Stenzer and da Silva finished next to officially clinch, claiming the match 6-3 while Gabe Avram and Cole Henceroth won by the same margin moments later. All three pairs picked up their second doubles match win of the day.
Lucas da Silva kicked off singles action, winning his match 6-0, 6-1. Casey Hoole dominated Jake Sweeney 6-0, 6-1 to grab the second singles match. Daryabeigi officially clinched for the Gamecocks with a 6-2, 6-0 win minutes before Avram topped his opponent 6-2, 6-1. Stenzer and Henceroth were both forced to a super tie breaker after dropping their first sets but managed to rally back to complete the second sweep of the day.
Doubles (order of finish:1,2,3)
- Casey Hoole/Sean Daryabeigi (SC) def. Jake Sweeney/Mattia Bernardi (COFC) 6-1
- Lucas da Silva/Max Stenzer (SC) def. Juan Rojas Mora/Matias Gaedechens (COFC) 6-3
- Gabe Avram/Cole Henceroth (SC) def. Jake Smith/Eddie Vo (COFC) 6-3
Singles (order of finish: 2,1,3,4,5,6)
- Casey Hoole (SC) def. Jake Sweeney (COFC) 6-0, 6-1
- Lucas da Silva (SC) def. Mattia Bernardi (COFC) 6-3, 6-1
- #55 Sean Daryabeigi (SC) def. Matias Gaedechens (COFC) 6-2, 6-0
- Gabe Avram (SC) def. Eddie Vo (COFC) 6-2, 6-1
- Max Stenzer (SC) def. Juan Rojas Mora (COFC) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-3)
- Cole Henceroth (SC) def. Jake Smith (COFC) 1-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Up Next
The Gamecocks face in-state rival Clemson for a Palmetto Series matchup on Fri., Feb. 7 on the road at 5:00 p.m.