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No. 24 Huntington blanks No. 19 Coastal Georgia and Georgetown
Posted: Mar 03, 2025

No. 24 Huntington blanks No. 19 Coastal Georgia and Georgetown

Box Score Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Andres Jimenez / Julian Tantera def. Max Kirmayr / Leonardo Ciriaci 6-4
  • Pablo Lopez Real / Martin Capdevilla def. Caspar Grylls / Leonardo Marin 6-3
  • Luis Solorzona / Pierre-Emmanuel Kassubeck def. Cristian Rodriguez / Juan Carrasco 4-3
Singles
  • Leonardo Ciriaci def. Julian Tantera 4-6, 4-3, 0-0
  • Andres Jimenez def. Max Kirmayr 6-4, 6-2, 0-0
  • Santiago Sarudiansky def. Pierre-Emmanuel Kassubeck 6-1, 6-1, 0-0
  • Martin Capdevilla def. Gonzalo Tano 6-2, 6-4, 0-0
  • Leonardo Marin def. Pablo Lopez Real 1-6, 6-6, 0-0
  • Luis Solorzona def. Cristian Rodriguez 4-6, 1-4, 0-0
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Andres Jimenez / Julian Tantera def. Leo Schirmer / Will Barnes 7-5
  • Matthew Smith / Chase Hechemy def. Pablo Lopez Real / Martin Capdevilla 5-4
  • Cristian Rodriguez / Juan Carrasco def. Tsugu Hirose / Andrew Kennedy 7-5
Singles
  • Leo Schirmer def. Julian Tantera 4-6, 6-1, 2-5
  • Andres Jimenez def. Will Barnes 6-2, 6-3, 0-0
  • Santiago Sarudiansky def. Tsugu Hirose 6-2, 6-3, 0-0
  • Martin Capdevilla def. Alex Stragier 7-6, 6-2, 0-0

Brunswick, Ga. - The #24 Forester men's tennis team's spring break is off to a fast start. After cruising past Georgetown to kick off the week, HU made quick work of #19 Coastal Georgia. Both were 4-0 decisions with play called once the win was secured.

Against the GC Tigers, after battling to a pair of 7-5 wins at #1 and #3 doubles to head into singles play with a point, the Foresters notched the next three points in straight sets with Andres Jimenez claiming a 6-2, 6-3 win over Will Barnes at #2 singles, Santiago Sarudiansky breezing past Tsugu Hirose (6-2, 6-3) at #3 singles and Martin Capdevilla knocking off Alex Stragier (7-6, 6-2) at #4 singles.

Huntington was back at it on Monday to pick off the 19th-ranked Mariners. Poncio's crew won at #1 and #3 doubles to claim their first point after which Jimenez topped Max Kirmayr (6-4, 6-2) at #2 singles, Sarudiansky rolled past Pierre-Emmanuel Kassubeck (6-1, 6-1) at #3 singles and Capdevilla disposed of Gonzalo Tano (6-2, 6-4) at #4 singles to enjoy the upset.

The win is HU's third over a Top 25 opponent.

ESSENTIALS AGAINST GEORGETOWN
Location: Lackey Tennis Center, Georgetown, Ky.
Records: HU 12-2 | GC 3-3
W/L Streaks: HU W-1 | GC L-1
National Rankings: HU - #24 | GC – not ranked

ESSENTIALS AGAINST COASTAL GEORGIA
Location: Marta B. Torrey Tennis Complex, Brunswick, Ga.
Records: HU 12-3 | CCGA 1-4
W/L Streaks: HU W-2 | CCGA L-4
National Rankings: HU - #24 | CCGA - #19

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 160 NAIA All-America honors and 567 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.