BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 45 LSU tennis team (8-6, SEC 0-5) fell 4-3 to No. 2 South Carolina (15-1, SEC 4-0) on Friday, March 17. LSU tennis complex.
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In second place, Ronnie Hohmann and Nick Watson faced Nos. 22 Jake Beasley and James Story for the first time this season. The Tigers won the game 6-3.
In third place were Ben Koch and George Stoupe versus Raphael Lambling and Casey Hoole. The Gamecocks won the match 6-3.
For #1, Chen Dong and Welsh Hotard took on #1 Connor Thomson and Toby Samuel. South Carolina won the match 6-4 and took the double to secure a 1-0 lead.
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Koch met Lucas de Silva in sixth place. The Gamecock won the match in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. South Carolina’s score was extended to 2-0.
No. 55 Hohmann took on No. 6 Samuel for first place. Samuel won the match 7-5, 6-1 and extended South Carolina’s lead to 3-0.
Benjamin Ambrosio faced Beasley in 5th place. Set one went to Beasly 6-2, who won the second set 7-5. South Carolina’s lead increased to 4-0. The Gamecocks secured the match win and the rest of the courts played out.
On Court 4, Stoupe took up court against Casey Hoole #83. The Tigers won the first set 6-4 before Hoole came back to level the match 6-0 in the second set. Stoupe secured the win in set three with 7:5. LSU’s score rose to 4-1.
Hotard met No. 84 Raphael Lambling in #3. The Gamecock won the first set 7-5 before the Tiger won the match 6-3, 10-3. This marks Hotard’s third consecutive ranking victory. LSU’s score moved to 4-2.
At No. 2, Dong took on No. 5 Connor Thomson. Set one went 6-4 to Dong, but Thomson came back 6-2 in the second set to level. In the third set, Dong secured the win 7-5. The final score of the game was 4-3 South Carolina.
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The Tigers will be back at the LSU Tennis Complex on Friday, March 24 for a 5:00 p.m. CT host to Georgia.
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#2 South Carolina 4, #45 LSU 3
competition in singles
- #6 Toby Samuel (SC) defeated. #55 Ronald Hohmann (LSU) 7-5, 6-1
- Chen Dong (LSU) def. #5 Connor Thomson (SC) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
- Welsh Hotard (LSU) def. #84 Raphael Lammling (SC) 5-7, 6-3, 10-3
- George Stoupe (LSU) def. #83 Casey Hoole (SC) 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
- Jake Beasley (SC) defeated. Benjamin Ambrosio (LSU) 6-2, 7-5
- Lucas da Silva (SC) defeated. Ben Koch (LSU) 6-1, 6-2
competition in doubles
- #1 Connor Thomson/Toby Samuel (SC) defeated. Chen Dong/Welsh Hotard (LSU) 6-4
- Ronald Hohman/Nick Watson (LSU) def. #22 Jake Beasley/James Story (SC) 6-3
- Raphael Lambling/Casey Hoole (SC) defeated. Ben Koch/George Stoupe (LSU) 6-3
Game Notes:
South Carolina 15-1; National Ranking #2
LSU 8-6; National Ranking #45
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Single (6,1,5,4,3,2)
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