Hatters Rally Past Georgia Southern

Box Score Stetson men's tennis turned in a solid performance on Sunday as the Hatters downed Georgia Southern, 5-2, at Mandy Stoll Tennis Center in DeLand.

Two days after suffering their first loss of the season, the Hatters (5-1) battled back to win five of six singles matches after dropping the doubles point.

"This was an important win for us," Stetson head coach Christophe Noblet said. "Our doubles was subpar and quite disappointed, and I wanted to see how the guys would react to that. I am proud of the effort we put in singles, and showed much more confidence than on Friday. We need to learn a ton from every match we play, and apply those lessons right away. Every game is an opportunity to grow, and I think we did that today."

Georgia Southern (1-7) won the first singles match to take a 2-0 lead, but the Hatters stormed back. Linus Bergevi collected a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 6 and Loic Blanco followed with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 2 to even the match.

Angus Bradshaw gave the Hatters a 3-2 lead with a 7-6 (7-0, 6-3 win at No. 2 and Antoine Sanchez clinched the team victory with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 4.

Malik Bhatnagar closed out the afternoon with a 61-, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2) win at No. 1.

The Hatters next take on Troy, Saturday, Feb. 24 in Tallahassee, Fla.

Georgia Southern vs Stetson
Feb 18, 2018 at DeLand, Fla. (Mandy Stoll Tennis Center)

Stetson 5, Georgia Southern 2

Singles competition
1. Malik Bhatnagar (STET) def. Stefano Di Aloy (GSMT) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2)
2. Loic Blanco (STET) def. Eddie Landin (GSMT) 6-2, 6-4
3. Angus Bradshaw (STET) def. Diego Finkelstein (GSMT) 7-6 (7-0), 6-3
4. Antoine Sanchez (STET) def. Artemie Amari (GSMT) 7-5, 6-3
5. Pascal Wagemaker (GSMT) def. William Shkrob (STET) 6-1, 6-1
6. Linus Bergevi (STET) def. Santiago Suarez (GSMT) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Diego Finkelstein/Eddie Landin (GSMT) def. Loic Blanco/Malik Bhatnagar (STET) 6-4
2. Artemie Amari/Stefano Di Aloy (GSMT) def. William Shkrob/Linus Bergevi (STET) 6-2
3. Antoine Sanchez/Angus Bradshaw (STET) def. Santiago Suarez/Murphy McCullough (GSMT) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,6,2,3,4,1)

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Players Mentioned

Loic Blanco: 6' 3"; Senior

Angus Bradshaw: 6' 0"; Sophomore

William Shkrob: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Malik Bhatnagar: 6' 1"; Freshman

Linus Bergevi: 6' 2"; Freshman

Antoine Sanchez: 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Loic Blanco
: 6' 3"; Senior

Angus Bradshaw
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

William Shkrob
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Malik Bhatnagar
: 6' 1"; Freshman

Linus Bergevi
: 6' 2"; Freshman

Antoine Sanchez
: 5' 9"; Freshman

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Hatters Rally Past Georgia Southern

Players Mentioned

Loic Blanco

Angus Bradshaw

William Shkrob

Malik Bhatnagar

Linus Bergevi

Antoine Sanchez

Players Mentioned

Loic Blanco

Angus Bradshaw

William Shkrob

Malik Bhatnagar

Linus Bergevi

Antoine Sanchez