The UNF men's tennis team completed day two as a split squad between the Duke James Bonk Invite and the Mercer Gridiron Classic Saturday, Sept. 21.
James Bonk Duke Invite
September 21, 2019 | Cary Tennis Park | Cary, N.C.
CARY, N.C. -
Dominik Barton positioned himself in the Men's Singles Blue Consolation Final tomorrow after advancing via a bye and a victory. The duo of
Jorge Nunez and
Nilo Duarte claimed fourth in their doubles bracket while
Joe Ellis and Barton secures second place in the Men's Doubles White bracket.
"We started the day off slow in doubles but got four singles wins to finish the day," assistant coach
Bart Van Leijsen said. "I was happy with how Jorge and Nilo responded after their first single match, and I'm excited to see us finish the weekend strong with one more singles match Sunday morning!"
Singles Competition
Men's Singles White
Benjamin Wayand (UNCC) def.
Jorge Nunez, 6-2, 6-1 - Consolation Quarterfinals
Jorge Nunez def. Tristan Smith (NCST), 6-2, 6-1 - 13th Place Bracket
Men's Singles Royal
Leonardo Menezes (UNCC) def.
Nilo Duarte, 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (6) - Consolation Quarterfinals
Nilo Duarte def. Daniel Groom (UNCW), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 - 13th Place Bracket
Men's Singles Blue
Dominik Barton - Quartefinals (Walkover)
Dominik Barton def. Steve Mundt, 6-1, 7-6 (7) - Consolation Semifinals
Men's Singles Black
Joe Ellis def. Joseph Emerson (LU) 6-1, 6-2
Ryan Kros (VT) def.
Joe Ellis, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles Competition
Men's Doubles Black
Wilson/Munns (FU) def. Nunez/Duarte, 6-2 - Third Place Match
Men's Doubles White
Brailovsky/Davis (W&M) def. Barton/Ellis, 6-1 - Finals
Mercer Gridiron Classic
September 21, 2019 | Leroy PeddyTennis | Macon, Ga.
MACON, Ga.- Federico Nani put a strong effort together in singles, advancing to the Flight A Consolation Final with back-to-back wins including a three-set tiebreaker triumph against Mritunjay Badola of Kennesaw State. Classmate
Charley Castaing finished a strong run in the Flight C Singles bracket, finishing as the runner-up.
Singles Competition
Flight C
Charley Castaing def. Jack Sorel (KSU), 6-3, 7-5 - Semifinals
Griffin Babineaux def.
Charley Castaing, 6-3, 7-6 (4) - Finals
Flight B
Kevin Patel (KSU) def. PJ Kotan, 7-6 (4), 6-2 - Quarterfinals
Flight A - Consolation
Federico Nani def. Yovan Lambros (FAU), 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6) - Consolation Quarterfinals
Federico Nani def. Mritunjay Badola (KSU), 6-1, 6-4 - Consolation Semifinals
Doubles Competition
Flight A Consolation
Williamson/Vannenreddy (Winthrop) def. Nani/Kotan, 6-2 - Round of 16
Tomorrow
James Bonk Invite (9 a.m.)
Jorge Nunez v. Goncalo Ferreira (LU)
Nilo Duarte v. Deja Thomas-Smith (LU)
Dominik Barton v. Omni Kumar (Duke)
Joe Ellis v. Maxwell Zucker (Elon)
Mercer Gridiron Classic (9 a.m.)
Federico Nani v. Harvey Maughan (KSU) - Consolation Finals
