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Delta State DSU (2-8 (0-3 GSC))
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Winner Valdosta State VSU (8-0 (3-0 GSC))
Delta State DSU
(2-8 (0-3 GSC))
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Valdosta State VSU
(8-0 (3-0 GSC))
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No. 3 Blazer Men’s Tennis Blanks Delta State, 7-0

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 3 Valdosta State men's tennis team won its 24th-straight match with a 7-0 win over Delta State Friday afternoon at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Complex on the campus of the University of West Florida.  VSU improved to 8-0 on the year and 3-0 in Gulf South Conference play.
 
The Blazers made quick work of the Statesmen in doubles as No. 2 Blazer duo of senior Edgar Destouet and graduate student Arthur Bord won 6-1 over Aleksa Milentijevic and Christopher Albert, while the Blazers clinched the team point with a win at No. 3 by junior Jan Skerbatis and senior Boruch Skierkier, 6-4. No. 5-ranked duo of Takeshi Taco and senior Xaveam Van Wijk won 6-2 at the top spot over Jacob Lubbe and Sebastian Hernandez.
 
In singles, the Blazers changed up the lineup as Van Wijk won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 over Tom Rance for a 2-0 lead, while Bord, ranked No. 66 nationally, won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 over Lubbe for a 3-0 lead and Skierkier, ranked No. 3 nationally, clinched the win at No. 2 singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Hernandez.  Taco, ranked No. 1 nationally, bested Hector Ortiz at the top spot, 6-3, 6-2, while sophomore Matteo Castellazzi won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 6 over Albert and junior Jerome Iaconi won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles over Andrej Komnenic for the 7-0 victory.
 
VSU originally was supposed to play West Alabama on Saturday in Pensacola, but the match has been postponed due to the threat of inclement weather Saturday.  No makeup date has been announced as of yet.  VSU now will prepare to travel to Lee on Wed., Mar. 19 for a 2 p.m. match in Cleveland, Tenn. 
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Players Mentioned

Matteo Castellazzi

Matteo Castellazzi

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jerome Iaconi

Jerome Iaconi

Sophomore
Jan Skerbatis

Jan Skerbatis

Junior
Boruch Skierkier

Boruch Skierkier

5' 11"
Senior
Takeshi Taco

Takeshi Taco

5' 11"
Senior
Xaveam Van Wijk

Xaveam Van Wijk

Senior
Arthur Bord

Arthur Bord

Graduate Student
Edgar Destouet

Edgar Destouet

Senior

Players Mentioned

Matteo Castellazzi

Matteo Castellazzi

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jerome Iaconi

Jerome Iaconi

Sophomore
Jan Skerbatis

Jan Skerbatis

Junior
Boruch Skierkier

Boruch Skierkier

5' 11"
Senior
Takeshi Taco

Takeshi Taco

5' 11"
Senior
Xaveam Van Wijk

Xaveam Van Wijk

Senior
Arthur Bord

Arthur Bord

Graduate Student
Edgar Destouet

Edgar Destouet

Senior