University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Golden Eagle Men' Tennis Team Falls to LSU
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Golden Eagle Men?s Tennis Team Falls to LSU
HATTIESBURG, Miss.--The Southern Miss men?s tennis team lost to LSU, 6-1, Thursday at Dub Robinson Tennis Complex in Baton Rouge, La.
The Eagles only point came from David Jansson in the No. 3 singles spot when he defeated Jesse Smatt by a score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-1. The Tigers won the rest of the singles points as well as the doubles point.
LSU improves it?s record to 4-8 overall, while the Golden Eagles record drops to 3-7. The team?s next match is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m., against Louisiana Monroe, at Tatum Park, in Hattiesburg.
Southern Mississippi vs. LSU
Doubles
1. Kiernan/Hazley (LSU) def. Kangas/Carteret (USM), 8-6
2. Cory Ross/Rutka (LSU) def. Jansson/Canudas (USM), 8-4
3. Fisher/Brandon Nicholson (LSU) def. David Terol/Gneiting (USM), 8-0
LSU wins doubles point
Singles
1. No. 87 Dan Kiernan (LSU) def. Miikka Kangas (USM), 6-4, 6-0
2. Peter Richman (LSU) def. Juanjo Martin (USM), 6-0, 6-1
3. David Jansson (USM) def. Jesse Smatt (LSU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
4. Jason Hazley (LSU) def. David Canudas (USM), 7-5, 6-2
5. Bryan Fisher (LSU) def. Uwe Gneiting (USM), 7-6(3), 6-3
6. Sebastian Rutka (LSU) def. Nicolas Carteret (USM), 6-3, 6-4
Southern Miss-1, Louisiana State-6
