Men's tennis falls to Georgia Tech, 4-3

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Mustangs drop thriller to Georgia Tech

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis fell 4-3 in a hard-fought ACC Home Opener match against Georgia Tech at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex on Friday.

The Mustangs took the head start by winning the doubles and the first singles point but fell short in the final stretch of the match.

Sophomore Trevor Svajda grabbed two ranked wins. He and Louis Cloud defeated No. 24 Nate Bonetto / Gianluca Carlini in doubles before winning his singles match against No. 120 Nate Bonetto (6-1, 6-2).

How it Went
SMU was off to a fast start as Georgi Georgiev and Ofek Shimanov won the first doubles match of the day over Krish Arora and Christophe Clement (6-4). Svajda and Cloud clinched the doubles point for the Mustangs with a 7-6(2) win over No. 24 Nate Bonetto / Gianluca Carlini.

Svajda stayed hot by winning his singles match 6-1, 6-2 over No. 120 Nate Bonetto to extend the Mustangs' lead to 2-0.

Georgia Tech's Krish Arora won his match (6-3, 6-3) to take a point back for the visitors, but Cloud responded with a 6-3, 6-3 win of his own against Richard Biagiotti to make it a match point for the Mustangs.

The visitors cut their deficit to 3-2 with a 6-4, 6-3 win on court two before tying the match with a win on court four (1-6, 6-3, 6-2).

Noah McDonald fought hard in the three-set deciding match but fell 7-5, 1-6, 4-6.

Doubles Scores
1. Georgi Georgiev / Ofek Shimanov def. Krish Arora / Christophe Clement (6-4)
2. Trevor Svajda / Louis Cloud def. No. 24 Nate Bonetto / Gianluca Carlini (7-6(2))
3. Vikas Deo / Xavier Calvelo vs. Gabriele Brancatelli / Robert Bauer (6-6 UF)
Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles Scores
1. No. 95 Trevor Svajda def. No. 120 Nate Bonetto (6-1, 6-2)
2. Gabriele Brancatelli def. Georgi Georgiev (6-4, 6-3)
3. Krish Arora def. No. 115 Jerry Barton (6-3, 6-3)
4. Christophe Clement def. Ofek Shimanov (1-6, 6-3, 6-2)
5. Louis Cloud def. Richard Biagiotti (6-3, 6-3)
6. Robert Bauer def. Noah McDonald (5-7, 6-1, 6-4)
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6

What's Next?
SMU will face No. 23 Clemson for its second home ACC match at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday.