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Gamecocks Fall to No. 6 Mississippi State in SEC Quarterfinals
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Gamecocks Fall to No. 6 Mississippi State in SEC Quarterfinals

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The No. 13 South Carolina men’s tennis team (16-8, 8-7 SEC) took on No. 6 Mississippi State in the SEC Championship quarterfinals on Friday afternoon at the Mitchell Tennis Center. The Gamecocks ended their championship run in a 4-0 loss to the Bulldogs.

Doubles play opened with South Carolina at a disadvantage, as all three courts fell behind by multiple games early. On court two, Sean Daryabeigi and Max Stenzer battled back from a 5-3 deficit to even the score at 5-5, but play went unfinished with the pair trailing 5-6. Ole Miss secured the doubles point with wins on courts three and one, as Gabe Avram and Charlie Swaine fell 6-3, followed by No. 7 Lucas da Silva and Paul Barbier Gazeu dropping a 6-3 decision on the top court.

The Gamecocks struggled early into doubles play with the Bulldogs picking up five first set wins. Barbier Gazeu trailed for the majority of his opening set but surged through his final three games to claim South Carolina’s lone first set win in a 7-5 showing.

The Bulldogs picked up two more points to lead 3-0, after wins over Karahan and Daryabeigi. The clincher came on court four, where Raphael Vaksmann defeated Stenzer 6-4, 6-3.

The Gamecocks await their NCAA Tournament fate, which will be announced at a later date.

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No. 6 Mississippi State 4, No. 13 South Carolina 0

DOUBLES (order of finish: 3, 1)

  1. Michal Novansky/Benito Martinez (MSU) def. No. 7 Lucas da Silva/Paul Barbier Gazeu (SC) 6-3
  2. Mario Martinez Serrano/Niccolo Baroni (MSU) led No. 59 Sean Daryabeigi/Max Stenzer (SC) 5-6
  3. Bryan Hernadez Cortes/RobertoFerrer Guimarares (MSU) def. Gabe Avram/Charlie Swaine (SC) 6-3

SINGLES (order of finish: 5, 3, 4)

  1. No. 7 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) led No. 13 Lucas da Silva (SC) 6-4, 2-2
  2. Paul Barbier Gazeu (SC) led No. 84 Niccolo Baroni (MSU) 7-5, 3-1
  3. No. 91 Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. No. 72 Sean Daryabiegi (USC) 6-2, 6-2
  4. Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) def. Max Stenzer (USC) 6-4, 6-3
  5. No. 123 Bryan Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Atakan Karahan (SC) 6-2, 6-3
  6. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) led Gabe Avram (SC) 6-4, 3-3

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