Tennis team heads north

Gamecocks gain another victory as Supekos, Campos remain undefeated in singles play

The men's tennis team continued its strong non-conference play Saturday at the USC Indoor Fieldhouse, knocking off Charlotte 6-1 in the morning, then handling Davidson 6-1 in the afternoon.

Coach Kent DeMars' squad improved its overall record to 6-0 on the year, just two weeks away from the start of the SEC season.

The Gamecocks started poorly in the morning match against Charlotte, dropping two of three doubles matches against the 49ers. USC's Yevgeny Supeko and Diego Cubas won at the No. 1 position, 8-1, against Charlotte's Jeff Archer and Jesse Hutchinson.

The 49ers then took doubles positions 2 and 3 against the Gamecocks to take the point 2-1. Jamie Cuellar and David Wolff fell to Felix and Moritz Bernhoerster 9-7 at No. 2, while Chris Sheehan and Joe Veeder dropped an 8-6 decision to Chris Huynh and Michael Anders at No. 3.

South Carolina picked things up at singles play, winning every match over the 49ers to earn six points and the victory. The singles matches were highlighted by Supeko's 6-2, 6-1 victory over Felix Bernhoerster at No.1 and Pedro Campos' 6-1, 6-2 win against Ricky Cuellar at No. 2.

In the afternoon match against Davidson, South Carolina continued its solid play. The Gamecocks bounced back from a doubles loss earlier in the day, sweeping the Wildcats 3-0 to earn the match's first point.

USC then secured match victory in singles play by winning at positions 1 through 5. Sheehan lost at No. 6 singles, but the Gamecocks had done enough to earn the 6-1 victory on the day.

Individually, South Carolina aces Supeko and Campos remained undefeated in singles play this season, moving their marks to 4-0 and 6-0 respectively.

The Gamecocks play their first road match Sunday at 1 p.m. against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C.