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ATHENS, Ga. \u2013 The Eastern Kentucky University men’s tennis program is set to play a doubleheader agains the University of Georgia on Thursday outside at the historic Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
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\nMatch times are listed at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET, fans can watch and keep up with live scoring here<\/a>.
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\nEKU (6-6) won four consecutive matches against North Dakota, Bellarmine, James Madison, and Xavier to open February.
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\nThe Colonels had their winning streak snapped last match on the road against Dayton by a score of 4-0 on Feb. 8.
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\nOn the season, senior Fernando Bulnes<\/a> leads EKU with a 5-3 singles record and enters Thursday on a two-match winning streak with wins against JMU’s Esteve Agusti 6-2, 6-3 and Xavier’s Sam Frezelle 6-2, 6-0 from court two.
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\nFreshman Ilie Cazac<\/a> follows Bulnes with a 4-4 record and has won three of his last four finished matches against mid-court competition from Bellarmine, JMU, and Xavier.
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\nSenior Nuno Pinheiro<\/a> also continues to improve his record on the year from EKU’s top court, winning two of his last three matches over James Madison’s Ryan Morgan 6-4, 6-3 and Xavier’s Max Pettingell 6-1, 6-1 moving to 3-8 on the season.
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\nIn doubles, EKU has won three of their last five points and have won the crucial point in 50 percent (6-for-12) of their matches this season.
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\nThe 8-time NCAA National Champion and 42-time SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs (3-1) are off to a hot start this season winners of three of their first four games over Georgia Tech, Boise State, and Duke.
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