Pernas finishes 3-0 in Starkville 

STARKVILLE, Miss. (Jan. 16, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team wrapped up the weekend with a 0-4 neutral site loss against South Alabama on Sunday afternoon in Starkville.

The only match won for the Bucs on Sunday came in doubles competition as Peter Kalocsai (Hungary) and Thiago Pernas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) knocked off No. 16 Jack Clements/Louis Delcour from South Alabama, 6-4.

Spending the weekend in Starkville, Pernas led ETSU with three wins, going 2-0 on Saturday and winning his only match finished on Sunday in doubles. His singles match with South Alabama’s No. 123 ranked Sebastien Collard went unfinished with spilt sets of 7-5.

As the opening weekend concluded, the Bucs finished with a total of six set wins, four of which Pernas was involved in.

Singles Competition

Thiago Pernas (ETSU) vs. #123 Sebastien Collard (USA) 7-5, 5-7, 0-1, unfinished

Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) vs. Jack Clements (USA) 6-2, 3-6, 5-6, unfinished

Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-1, 6-1

Martin Bugaj (USA) def. Juan Lombisano (ETSU) 6-1, 6-4

Javier Montoya (USA) def. Lucas Britez (ETSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

James Sim (ETSU) vs. Juan Accossatto (USA) 5-7, 6-6 (1-5), unfinished

Doubles Competition

Peter Kalocsai/Thiago Pernas (ETSU) def. #16 Jack Clements/Louis Delcour (USA) 6-4

Sebastien Collard/Maxime St-Hilaire (USA) def. Francisco Lamas/Juan Lombisano (ETSU) 7-6 (7-4)

Juan Accossatto/Martin Bugaj (USA) def. Adam Nagoudi/James Sim (ETSU) 6-1

Records: ETSU 0-2; South Alabama 3-0.

UP NEXT

The Bucs travel to Clemson next Saturday, Jan. 21 for a noon matchup with the Tigers. 

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