cem
Cem Erturk
1
Youngstown State YSU (3-2)
4
Winner MORGAN STATE MSUM (3-1)
Youngstown State YSU
(3-2)
1
Final
4
MORGAN STATE MSUM
(3-1)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | MSU Athletic Communications

Men's Tennis Handles Youngstown State, 4-1

BALTIMORE, Md. (February 8, 2020) -- The Morgan State men's tennis team had a huge win over the Youngstown State Penguins on Saturday at Twin Lakes Racquet Club. The Bears improve to 3-1 on the year, while the Penguins dropped to 3-2.

The Bears opened with a dominating 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles with Cem Erturk and Oguzhan Ceylan. The Penguins put the pressure on winning 6-4 at No. 3 doubles over Nihit Rawal and Sebastian Lopez. The No. 1 doubles pairing of Serhii Kharchev and Mark Amaefule clinched the doubles point with a 7-6 win. 

The singles matches began with the Bears taking a 2-0 lead with Nihit Rawal winning 6-3, 6-2 over the Penguins' Joao Garretto. At No. 1 singles, Cem Erturk had the best performance of the day beating Vasilis Vardakis 6-2, 6-2 -- it was Vardakis' first loss of the season. Erturk remains undefeated this season at No. 1 singles at 3-0.

Youngstown State got on the board to make it 3-1 at No. 3 singles as Laurentiu Mandocescu defeated Serhii Kharchev 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.  Sebastian Lopez would clinch the victory for the Bears at No. 5 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Will Everett.

The Bears will be back in action on Friday when they travel to Duquense.

Box Score
1D. S. Kharchev/M. Amaefule MSU def. Garretto/Mandocescu 7-6
2D. C. Erturk/O.Ceylan MSU def. Vardakis/Everett 6-2
3D. Gran/Blanco YSU def. N. Rawal/S. Lopez 6-4
Order of finish 2, 3, 1

1S. Cem Erturk MSU def. Vasilis Vardakis 6-2, 6-2
2S. Nihit Rawal MSU def. Joao Garretto 6-3, 6-2
3S. Laurentiu Mandocescu YSU def. Serhii Kharchev 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
4S. Oguzhan Ceylan MSU vs. Erik Gran 6-4, 3-1 unfinished
5S. Sebastian Lopez MSU def. Will Everett 6-2, 6-4
6S. Mark Amaefule vs. Virgili Pol Blanco not started
Order of finish 2, 1, 3, 5

MSU 4
YSU 1

Morgan State 3-1
YSU 3-2
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