SAVANNAH, Ga. | Armstrong State University defeated Young Harris College 8-1 in a Peach Belt Conference men's tennis match in a battle of nationally ranked teams Wednesday (March 9) at Bacon Park.
 
The No. 3 Pirates improved to 8-1 overall and to 3-0 in the league while the Mountain Lions fell to 6-4 and 1-3. Young Harris remains on the road as they travel to Milledgeville, Georgia, for an 11 a.m. PBC match Saturday (March 12) against No. 10 Georgia College.
 
The one win for the Mountain Lions was a huge one as Brecht Vangrinsven defeated Pablo Gor, the No. 2-ramled ranked singles player in NCAA Division II at No. 1 singles. Vangrinsven dropped the first set 6-0, but rallied for a 6-4 decision in set two. Vangrinsven then defeated Gor 10-5 in the super tiebreaker.
 
No. 3 ARMSTRONG STATE 8, No. 41 YOUNG HARRIS 1
Singles competition
1. Brecht Vangrinsven (YHC) def. #2 Pablo Gor (ARMST) 0-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
2. #29 Otakar Lucak (ARMST) def. Alejandro Ridruejo (YHC) 6-2, 6-1
3. #35 Ignacio Hernandez (ARMST) def. Alex Pavel (YHC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Jan Porteset (ARMST) def. Hamed Gandouz (YHC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Alberto Casas (ARMST) def. Raul Quevedo (YHC) 6-2, 7-5
6. Marek Pesicka (ARMST) def. Jan-Niklas Graetz (YHC) 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. #2 Pablo Gor/Ignacio Hernandez (ARMST) def. Alex Pavel/Raul Quevedo (YHC) 8-5
2. Alberto Casas/Jan Porteset (ARMST) def. Hamed Gandouz/Jan-Niklas Graetz (YHC) 8-5
3. Otakar Lucak/Marek Pesicka (ARMST) def. Alejandro Ridruejo/Daniel Tiboldi (YHC) 8-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,4,6,2,1,5)