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South Carolina State wins MEAC Men's Tennis Championship
Bulldogs defeat FAMU for the third staight year to win title
April 24, 2006
RALEIGH, N.C. -- South Carolina State defeated Florida A&M, 4-3, to earn
their third consecutive MEAC Tennis Championship and sixth overall on Monday
at the Millbrook Tennis Center. The Bulldogs were led by Parantrap Chaturvedi.
Chaturvedi was named the tournament's Outstanding Performer after posting an
undefeated record in tournament play.
Florida A&M led 1-0 after the doubles matches. Frank Green and William
Mau-Asam defeated Andrew Mawire and Ionut Hurduc 8-4 and Simbarashe Happy and
Artiom Podgainii won the double point by defeating Dragan Bisercic and Parantrap
Chaturvedi 8-3. Florida A&M continued to lead 2-1 after the Rattlers
won at the number two singles position and jumped out to a 3-1lead when Artiom
Podgainii defeated Sergey Plotnikov (6-0, 7-5) at the number six spot.
S. C. State battled back and won the next three points. SCSU's Andrew Mawire
(No. 1) was down 5-7 in his first set against Clifford Malivert and won 6-3,
6-4 to take the second point for the Bulldogs.
At the number five spot, Chaturvedi was down 5-2 and rallied back from five
match points to pull to 5-4. FAMU's Jarrel Williams tallied nine unforced errors
during that stretch which helped Chaturvedi in his comeback effort. Chaturvedi
took the 6-5 lead and then won the tie-breaker 7-6 (7-3) to tie the match at
3-3. Meanwhile, on the next court, Hurduc broke a
4-4 tie against FAMU's Frank Green in the third set of the deciding match at
the number four singles spot, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to seal the victory for the Bulldogs.
Chaturvedi earned all-tournament honors, finishing with a 3-0 tournament mark.
Joining Chaturvedi on the All-Tournament were teammates Mawire (No. 1), Dragan
Bisercic (No. 3) and Hurduc (No. 4) along with Simbarashe Happy (No. 2) and
Podgainii (No.6) of Florida A&M.
All-Tournament doubles honors were awarded to Seo-Jae Chang/ Mihai Alin Zorila-
Ditiou of Hampton (No. 1) and Florida A&M's Frank Green and William Mau-Asam
(No. 2) along with teammates Malivert and Jarrel Williams (No.3).
Head Coach Hardeep Judge (S.C. State) was named the Outstanding Coach for the
second consecutive year. Hardeep guided his team to a 3-0 record in tournament
play and upset both the number two and one seeds to capture this year's title.
For complete coverage of the 2006 MEAC Tennis Championships, log on to MEACsports.com.
Monday, April 24, 2006
No. 2 South Carolina State def. No. 1 Florida A&M, 4-3
Doubles competition:
1. William Mau-Asam/Frank Green (FAMU) def. Andrew Mawire/ Ionut Hurduc(SCSU)
8-4
2. Simbarashe Happy/Artiom Podgainii (FAMU) def. Dragan Bisercic/ Parantap
Chaturvedi (SCSU) 8-3
3. Clifford Malivert/ Jarrel Williams (FAMU) vs. Dimitry Lomakin/ Sergey Plotnikov
(SCSU) 7-4, unfinished
Singles competition:
1. Andrew Mawire (SCSU) def. Clifford Malivert (FAMU) 5-7 (0-1), 6-3,
6-2
2. Simbarashe Happy (FAMU) def. Dimitry Lomakin (SCSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Dragan Bisercic (SCSU) def. William Mau-Asam (FAMU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Ionut Hurduc (SCSU) def. Frank Green (FAMU) 6-4, 6-3, 4-6
5. Parantap Chaturvedi (SCSU) def. Jarrel Williams (FAMU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Artiom Podgainii (FAMU) def. Sergey Plotnikov (SCSU) 6-0, 7-5 (1-0)
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