Thomson’s Top-10 Win Highlights Second Day of Invite

Coral Gables, Fla. – Three South Carolina males’s tennis gamers earned ranked upsets on the second day of motion on the Miami Spring Invite. The crew additionally got here away with a pair of doubles wins on the day.

The Gamecocks started their day in singles the place junior Connor Thomson secured the biggest rating scalp. Unranked Thomson confronted off with Georgia’s Philip Henning who’s ranked No. 10 within the nation. The primary set was evenly matched and needed to be settled in a tiebreak that Thomson got here out on high of 7-6 (5). Henning evened the match, taking the second set 6-2 in his favor. Thomson dug deep to regain the higher hand and finally got here out on high with a 6-2 win within the ultimate set.

This win marks the best ranked win of Thomson’s profession. His earlier highest win over a ranked opponent additionally got here on behalf of Henning when Thomson defeated the then-No. 18 Bulldog throughout the common season in March of 2021.

South Carolina’s pair of graduates once more confirmed their expertise with each incomes ranked upsets. Raphael Lambling cruised by a straight units win over No. 21 Blake Croyder, beating him 6-4, 6-2. Jake Beasley earned his win in a gritty three-set battle over No. 70 Teodor Giusca. Beasley took the primary set 6-2, however Guisca fought again to take the second 6-1. With the match evened, the Gamecock fought onerous to say the ultimate set 6-3 for the win. Beasley’s win over the nation’s seventieth ranked participant is the best ranked win of his profession.

In doubles, the duo of Lambling and sophomore Casey Hoole earned a powerful 8-2 win whereas Beasley paired up with junior James Story to place up an 8-3 win.

Play will conclude on the Miami Spring Invite tomorrow with one spherical of singles starting at 8 a.m. and one spherical of doubles at midday. Reside stats will probably be accessible right here and reside streaming will be discovered on the PlaySight app. Reside streaming will solely be supplied for matches towards the host establishment.

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Outcomes

Doubles

Casey Hoole/Raphael Lambling (South Carolina) def. Nevin Arimilli/Pierre-Yves Bailly (Texas) 8-2

Jake Beasley/James Story (South Carolina) def. Evin McDonald/Eliot Spizzirri (Texas) 8-3

Chih Chi Huang/Eshan Talluri (Texas) def. Lucas da Silva/Connor Thomson (South Carolina) 8-4

Singles

#1 Ethan Quinn (Georgia) def. James Story (South Carolina) 6-4, 6-2

#106 Trent Bryde (Georgia) def. #56 Casey Hoole (South Carolina) 6-3, 7-5

Connor Thomson (South Carolina) def. #10 Philip Henning (Georgia) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-2

Jake Beasley (South Carolina) def. #70 Teodor Giusca (Georgia) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3

Raphael Lambling (South Carolina) def. #21 Blake Croyder (Georgia) 6-4, 6-2

Miguel Perez Pena (Georgia) def. Lucas da Silva (South Carolina) 6-3, 6-0