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Dalton, GA. – The Dalton State men's tennis team played just about everyone Friday as the Roadrunners won an 8-1 match with Gadsden State Community College from Alabama.

Dalton State took all three doubles sets and all but one singles line against the visitors.

"I think the guys did a great job," declared Dalton State Coach Zack Rogers. "We tried out three new doubles lines today and I felt like the team responded well. We also continue to play solid in singles. It's good to be on a ten match win streak."

Doubles:

1.    Nikolay Nikiforov/Jose Ruda (DS) def. Matt Wade/Paul Taylor (GS) 8-2

2.    Edberg Espinoza/Adam Hornby (DS) def. Kevin Triplett/Jacob McAllister (GS) 8-0

3.    Joe Bray/David Draghiceanu (DS) def. Kyle Cavender/Chris Milsap (GS) 8-0

Singles:

1.    Jose Ruda (DS) def. Matt Wade (GS) 6-0, 6-0

2.    Nikolay Nikiforov (DS) def. Kevin Triplett (GS) 6-2, 6-2

3.    David Draghiceanu (DS) def. Paul Taylor (GS) 6-1, 6-0

4.    Eduardo Cabrera (DS) def. Kyle Cavendar (GS) 6-1, 6-0

5.    Chris Millsap (GS) def. Juan Pablo Arguello (DS 6-4, 0-6, 10-6

6.    Hadyn Fava (DS) def. Jered Scarbrough (GS) 6-0, 6-1

Coach Rogers says senior Seb Dartnell, who was held out on Friday, will be eligible to play in the next match. Doctors have cleared the Plymouth, England native, who suffered a mild concussion when he was hit in the back of the head during the March 21^st match with Warner University. 

The next scheduled Dalton State home matches will be on April 2^nd against SSAC opponent Bethel University (Tenn.) and on April 9^th against Shorter University. Both match-ups are scheduled for 1:00 p.m.