Feb. 20, 2008

Complete Results

ATLANTA, Ga. - Freshman Eliot Potvin picked up the deciding singles victory to lead the #38 Georgia Tech men's tennis team over Furman, 6-1 Wednesday afternoon at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.

The Yellow Jackets opened the day with an 8-5 victory from the duo of Scott Blackmon and Ryan Smith over the Paladins Andy Juc and Bo Ladyman at the No. 1 singles postion. Tech secured the doubles point after Potvin and Miguel Muguruza finished off Jason Basile and Daniel Knause, 8-5, at the third position.

In singles play, Tech moved ahead 2-0 when North defeated Ladyman in straight sets, 6-1,6-4, at the No. 2 spot. Furman was able to answer right back with a win on court three as Knause defeated Blackmon, 6-2, 6-0.

Potvin sealed the win for the Jackets after coming from behind in the second set to beat Jordan Waters, 6-2, 6-4, at the fifth spot in the lineup.

With the loss, Furman falls to 1-4 on the season, while Georgia Tech improves to 6-1. The Paladins will take the court again on February 24 as they take on #2 Georgia.

Complete Results
Doubles
1. Scott Blackmon/Ryan Smith def. Andy Juc/Bo Ladyman, 8-5
2. George Gvelesiani/David North def. Chris Rhyne/Andrei Chvetsov, 8-6
3. Miguel Muguruza/Eliot Potvin def. Jason Basile/Daniel Knause, 8-5
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. Guillermo Gomez def. Andy Juc, 6-4, 7-5
2. #61 David North def. Bo Ladyman, 6-1, 6-4
3. Daniel Knause def. Scott Blackmon, 6-2, 6-0
4. Ryan Smith def. Chris Motes, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
5. Eliot Potvin def. Jordan Walters, 6-2, 6-4
6. Miguel Muguruza def. Sawyer Duncan, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4)
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1, 5, 4, 6