Sunday, February 25, 2007
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NORTH GEORGIA FALLS TO 11th-RANKED SPARTANS
Saints return to action Monday afternoon

Spartanburg, S.C. - (AP) USC Upstate swept the doubles competition and the 11th-ranked Spartans blanked North Georgia 5-0 in Peach Belt Conference men’s tennis action Sunday at the USC Upstate Tennis Complex.

Upstate improves to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the Peach Belt.  North Georgia falls to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the league.

Javier Tori and Sebastian Gonzales-Orbegoso claimed an 8-1 victory over Gustavo Carballal and Jake Eastwood at the No. 1 doubles position, Sandy Franz and Leandro Osorio defeated Samuel Moore and Marijn Bal, 8-6, at the No. 2 spot, and Renzo Airaldi and Arnaldo Lovera won, 8-0, at the No. 3 slot to give Upstate a commanding 3-0 lead heading into singles action.

In singles play, Lovera defeated Eastwood in straight sets by scores of 6-2 and 6-4 at the No. 2 slot and Airaldi won 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 5 position to give Upstate the match.  The other singles matches were not completed.

Match Results
USC Upstate 5, North Georgia 0
Singles
#2  Arnaldo Lovera (Upstate) def. Jake Eastwood; 6-2, 6-4
#5  Renzo Airaldi (Upstate) def. Vlad Lumezeanu; 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
#1  Javier Tori/Sebastian Gonzales-Orbegoso (Upstate) def. Gustavo Carballal/Eastwood; 8-1
#2  Sandy Franz/Leandro Osorio (Upstate) def. Samuel Moore/Marijn Bal; 8-6
#3  Airaldi/Lovera (Upstate) def. Lumezeanu/William Davis; 8-0

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