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COLUMBUS – The third-ranked Columbus State University men's tennis team got the season started with a 9-0 sweep of Georgia Southwestern on Thursday. The match was played at the John W. Walden Tennis Center.
 
The Cougars raced through doubles with three victories. Second-ranked KP Pannu and Alvaro Regalado took their match 8-2, while 24^th-ranked Matei Avram and Zach Whaanga doubled up the opposition 8-4. Shao-Yu Yu and Arnold Kokulewski rounded out the doubles portion with an 8-5 win.
 
The top-ranked singles player in the country, Pannu got off to a 1-0 start in singles with a 6-4, 6-1 victory. No. 18 Whaanga lost just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 win, with No. 22 Regalado flipping the score at 6-1, 6-0.
 
Paul Sprengelmeijer and Matei Avram each rolled 6-0, 6-0, while Jorge Vargas dropped one game in a 6-1, 6-0 win.
 
Columbus State is back on the court Friday against Morehouse. First serve is scheduled for 12 p.m.
 
Singles competition
1. #1 KP Pannu (CSU-M) def. A. Canovas Ferrando (GSW) 6-4, 6-1
2. #18 Zach Whaanga (CSU-M) def. Steven Blythe (GSW) 6-0, 6-1
3. #22 Alvaro Regalado (CSU-M) def. Luke Eafano (GSW) 6-1, 6-0
4. Paul Sprengelmeijer (CSU-M) def. Beau Millwood (GSW) 6-0, 6-0
5. Matei Avram (CSU-M) def. Nacho Garcia de Sola (GSW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jorge Vargas (CSU-M) def. Jonathan Martin (GSW) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. #2 KP Pannu/Alvaro Regalado (CSU-M) def. A. Canovas Ferrando/Steven Blythe (GSW) 8-2
2. #24 Matei Avram/Zach Whaanga (CSU-M) def. Jonathan Martin/Nacho Garcia de Sola (GSW) 8-4
3. Shao-Yu Yu/Arnold Kokulewski (CSU-M) def. Beau Millwood/Luke Eafano (GSW) 8-5