BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 17 LSU showed their experience on the courts, defeating the No. 48 Vanderbilt Commodores in a 6-1 showing in Baton Rouge, La. on Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers started early, clinching the doubles, before settling in with a 3-0 lead. Gonzales Austin won his match 6-2, 7-6 to put the Commodores on the board. The team, while at a disadvantage, was largely still in a position to win, showing their strength on the court against the highly-ranked and experienced Tigers.
But Stefan Szacinski outlasted Anton Kovrigin on court four in a 6-4, 7-5 battle to clinch the match, and the Commodores moved to 0-2 in conference play.
The Dores hope to use home advantage in their favor this coming weekend, as Florida and South Carolina travel to Nashville for matches Friday and Sunday.
Results
Singles:
1. #66 Olivier Borsos (LSU) def. #62 Charlie Jones (VU) 6-7, 7-6, 1-0
2. Gonzales Austin (VU) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-2, 7-6
3. Chris Simpson (VU) def. Blake Bazarnik (LSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Stefan Szacinski (LSU) def. Anton Kovrigin (VU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Tom Knights (LSU) def. Joe Dorn (VU) 7-6, 6-4
6. James Turbervill (LSU) def. Michael Retta (VU) 6-1, 7-6
Doubles:
1. Skupski-Turbervill (LSU) def. Austin-Bazarnik (VU) 9-8
2. #38 Simpson-Borsos (LSU) def. Kovrigin-Jones (VU) 8-4
3. DiValerio-Dorn (VU) def. Anderson-Szacinski (LSU) 8-6
Match Notes:
#48 Vanderbilt, 5-6
#17 LSU, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1), Singles: (3,6,2,4,5,1)
