Southern Miss Falls to No. 12 LSU
2/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Southern Miss Falls to No. 12 LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. ? The Southern Miss men?s tennis team dropped a match to No. 12 LSU, 7-0, on Saturday in
The Tigers earned the first point of the match, sweeping the doubles. Marc Lux and Dylan Mezey lost to No. 13 Ken Skupski and Mark Growcott (LSU), 8-3, while Reid Bourgeois and Christopher Rea lost to No. 34 Danny Bryan and Jason Hazley (LSU), 8-6. David Canudas and Juan Garzon lost to Colt Gaston and Peter Richman (LSU), 8-5.
The Tigers lost only two sets in sweeping the singles? matches. Two ranked players squared off at No. 1 singles, with No. 12 Skupski (LSU) defeating No. 98 Canudas, 6-3, 6-2. Growcott (LSU) defeated Rea at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3. No. 87 Hazley (LSU) defeated Lux, 7-5, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. William LeFevre (LSU) defeated Garzon, 0-6, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4. Richman (LSU) defeated Bourgeois, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5 and Bryan (LSU) defeated Mezey, 6-2, 7-5, at No. 6.
Southern Miss returns to action when the Golden Eagles travel to
Tennis Match Results
Southern Miss vs. LSU
#12 LSU 7, Southern Miss 0
Singles competition:
1. #12 Ken Skupski (LSU) def. #98 David Canudas (USM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Mark Growcott (LSU) def. Christopher Rea (USM) 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3
3. #87 Jason Hazley (LSU) def. Marc Lux (USM) 7-5, 6-2
4. William LeFevre (LSU) def. Juan Garzon (USM) 0-6, 6-0, 6-0
5. Peter Richman (LSU) def. Reid Bourgeois (USM) 6-3, 6-3
6. Danny Bryan (LSU) def. Dylan Mezey (USM) 6-2, 7-5
Doubles competition:
1. #13 Ken Skupski/Mark Growcott (LSU) def. Marc Lux/Dylan Mezey (USM) 8-3
2. #34 Danny Bryan/Jason Hazley (LSU) def. Reid Bourgeois/Christopher Rea (USM) 8-6
3. Colt Gaston/Peter Richman (LSU) def. David Canudas/Juan Garzon (USM) 8-5
Match Notes:
Southern Miss 1-0
LSU 4-0; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,5,4,3,6,2)
Clinchers: Doubles (3), Singles (4)