Feb. 10, 2010

Written By Melanie Cheatham (386) 481-2278 -

Men’s Tennis Drops Home Match To Georgia Southern 7-0

Daytona Beach, Fla. - Despite winning one of the doubles matches, the Wildcats men's tennis team got off to a slow start in singles competition against the Georgia Southern University Eagles on Monday, February 8,  falling 7-0.

Georgia Southern took an early lead in two of the three doubles matches, but the Wildcats  fought back and won a match with a victory at the No. 2 spot.  Greg Streat and Cristian Cruz defeated Jayraj Jadeja and Justin Flynn, 8-6.

Freshman Kip Jackson was the only Wildcat to win his first set. Jackson fought hard, but was eventually beaten by Edio Castanhel 4-6, 6-2, (10-7).

The ‘Cats loss puts B-CU at 0-3 this season. The Wildcats next home match is scheduled for February 19 as they take on College of Charleston at City Island Tennis Center,  2 p.m.

 Georgia Southern 7 Bethune-Cookman University 0

 Doubles
1.  Melian Puigventos/Gregory Bekkers (GSU) def. Misanovic/ Smallwood (BCU) 8-1
2. Streat/ Cruz (BCU) def. Flynn/ Jadeja (GSU) 8-6
3.  Verdam/ Garrido (GSU) def. Y Jackson/ K Jackson (BCU ) 8-3

Singles                             
1. Juan Manuel Melian Puigventos (GSU) def. Marc Misanovic (BCU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Jayraj Jadeja (GSU)def.  Emil Vassilev (BCU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Gregory Bekkers (GSU) def. Greg Streat (BCU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Alain Garrido (GSU) def. Yannick Jackson (BCU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Matthijs Verdam (GSU) def. Cristian Cruz (BCU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Edio Castanhel (GSU) def. Kip Jackson (BCU) 4-6, 6-2 (10-7)