MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 5-ranked Valdosta State men's tennis team opened the 2022 spring season with a 6-1 victory at Georgia College, Tuesday afternoon.  

Behind standout play in both doubles and singles, the Blazers swept the doubles matches and won five of six singles matches for the victory.  The quick start began in doubles as VSU won all three matches and dropping just five games in the process to earn the team point. No 2-ranked duo of sophomores Luck Mack and Rodrigo Carvalho won at No. 1 doubles, 6-2, while freshman Lamar Bartley and junior Christian Felline blanked Bobcat tandem of Sebastian Nunez and Lukas Zavrel, 6-0, at the No. 2 spot.  Blazer graduate student Swann Flohr and sophomore Edward Etty won at No. 3, 6-3 over Jorge Robinson and Karol Malirz.  
 
No singles match went to three sets as Mack, ranked 12^th nationally, got things started at the top position with a victory over Gabriel Cizek in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-3, for a 2-0 lead.  VSU pushed the lead to 2-0 as Carvalho, ranked No. 29 nationally, won at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-3, over Robinson.  
 
The Bobcats pulled within 2-1 as Malirz won at No. 2 over Bartley, 7-6, 6-2, but Blazers sophomore Christian Wedel continued his outstanding start to his Blazer career with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Masumi Komada at No. 4 for a 3-1 lead.  Wedel went 13-2 in singles last season and a perfect 9-0 in Gulf South Conference play as a freshman.  Sophomore Cameron Henricy Trigolos won at No. 6, 6-2, 6-0, over Aurelien Arlot to clinch the match, while Felline won at No. 5, 7-5, 6-4, over Enzo Sergi for the 6-1 victory.
 
The Blazers return to action on Feb. 11, to open the 2022 home slate versus No. 10 North Georgia at 2 p.m. at the VSU Tennis Courts.