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Men’s Tennis
Columbus State Wins PBC Men’s Tournament
Championship!
Kierkus were also named the doubles MVPs.
Up 3-2, the Cougars struck again at #5 singles as Vargas defeated
Alvaro Cruz Chomorro 6-4, 6-3. CSU clinched the title at #2 as Zach
FLORENCE, SC – The Columbus State Cougars picked up two points Whaange got the point when Alberto Caceres defaulted on the final
point of the second-set tiebreak.
in doubles and never looked back as they defeated Armstrong
State 5-2 in the championship match of the 2017 PBC men’s ten- Columbus State and Armstrong State will both await the release of
nis tournament. The Cougars claim the title for the second time in the NCAA Tournament bracket this Tuesday. Both are expected to serve
the last four years, but earn it on the court for the first time. CSU as hosts for the regional tournaments next weekend.
was named the 2014 tournament champion as the #1 seed after
Seven PBC Men’s Tennis Teams Advance to NCAA
the finals were rained out.
With the win, the 9th-ranked Cougars improve to 21-3 overall Regionals
on the season. Armstrong State, ranked #4 in the nation, falls to
18-7.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND – The Peach Belt Conference will send seven men’s
Under cool and cloudy skies, the Cougars got off to a strong
tennis teams to the NCAA Tournament as the field was announced on
start in doubles as KP Pannu and Maciej Kierkus defeated the
Tuesday night. This marks the third straight year the league has sent
19th-ranked doubles team of Cerin and Hernandez of ASU 8-2.
seven teams to the national championship, the maximum number in
Zach Whaanga and Matei Avram got a second point with an 8-3 the southeast region.
win over the #6 doubles team of Porteset and Caceres.
Columbus State and Armstrong State will serve as hosts of the
Armstrong State got their first point of the match at #3
regional as the #1 and #2 seeds, respectively. Also advancing from the
doubles as Bjorn Kurtze and Lorenzo Camilli downed CSU’s
PBC are #3 Lander, #4, North Georgia, #5 Flagler, #6 USC Aiken and #7
Sprengelmeijer and Vargas 8-5.
Georgia College. Queens and Barton will also compete after receiving
Armstrong State pulled even in singles as Jan Porteset defeat- the automatic bids from the South Atlantic Conference and Conference
ed Avram 6-2, 6-2. Pannu answered for the Cougars at #1 singles. Carolinas.
The 43rd-ranked singles player in Division II beat #8 Luca Cerin
Tournament play will begin on Friday at both sites. In Columbus,
6-4, 6-0.
Queens and Barton will face off in an 8-9 matchup with the winner
Pannu was named the singles tournament MVP with a 2-0
facing the Cougars on Saturday. Also on Saturday will be the North
mark at #1 singles for the Cougars over the weekend. He and
Georgia-Flagler match. Columbus State is the top seed in the southeast
2016-17