Men's Tennis | 10/29/2016 10:42:00 PM

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern men's tennis team wrapped up the second day of the Georgia Southern Championships as three Eagles advanced to the semifinals in the Singles Main Draw. Santiago Suarez will face off against David Durham of Kennesaw State, while Dani Casablancas will face off against JC Alcala in the semifinals at 9 a.m. Sunday morning.
 
"We had a very competitive day with a lot of tennis. All the players competed hard and we got a lot of wins. We have been working hard this fall and we are seeing a lot of what we are doing in practice back in the matches which is good." said Coach Sander Koning. "I am very pleased with the freshmen so far. They have been able to compete hard for two days in a row and we will see tomorrow if they can keep up this level of play. We have three players in the semifinals and it will be another good day of tennis."

SINGLES RESULTS:
 
Dani Casablancas
Round of 64, BYE
Round of 32, Casablancas def. Lahey (KSU) 6-0, 6-2
Round of 16, Casablancas def. Vitek (SCS) 6-2, 7-5
Quarterfinals, Casablancas def. Goldberg (UNF) 7-5, 7-5

JC Alcala
Round of 64, BYE
Round of 32, Alcala def. Tewes-McCoy (SCAD) 6-1, 6-1
Round of 16, Alcala def. Stupar (SCS) 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals, Alcala def. McCullough 6-2, 6-1

Eddie Landin
Round of 64, BYE
Round of 32, Landin def. Wood (KSU) 6-1, 6-1
Round of 16, Goldberg (UNF) def. Landin 6-4, 6-0

Diego Finkelstein
Round of 64, BYE
Round of 32, Finkelstein def. M. Durham (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
Round of 16, Finkelstein def. Khan (CoC) 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4
Quarterfinals, Suarez def. Finkelstein 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1
 
Santiago Suarez
Round of 64, Suarez def. L. Kusmider (CoC) 6-3, 6-2
Round of 32, Suarez def. Bouchillon (KSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Round of 16, Suarez def. Yanchenko (SCS) 7-5, 6-3
Quarterfinals, Suarez def. Finkelstein 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1
 
Adam Brown
Round of 64, J. Kusmider (CoC) def. Brown 6-3, 6-2
Consolation, Brown def. Owzcarz (SCS) 6-1, 6-4
Consolation, Brown def. Thomas (CoC) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
 
Artemie Amari
Round of 64, BYE
Round of 32, Amari def. Owzcarz (SCS) 6-4, 4-4 (ret.)
Round of 16, J. Kusmider (CoC) def. Amari 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
 
Chris Kerrigan
Round of 64, BYE
Round of 32, D. Durham (KSU) def. Kerrigan 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Consolation, Kerrigan def. Figura (SCS) 6-0, 6-0
Consolation, Kerrigan def. Wood (KSU) 6-1, 7-6 (2)
 
Murphy McCullough
Round of 64, BYE
Round of 32, McCullough def. Diaz (SCS) 6-3, 6-2
Round of 16, McCullough def. de Torres (KSU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Quarterfinals, Alcala def. McCullough 6-2, 6-1
 
Evan Pelavin
Round of 64, Stupar (SCS) def. Pelavin 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Consolation, Angraddi (CoC) def. Pelavin 7-5, 6-3
 
DOUBLES RESULTS:

Kerrigan/Finkelstein
Round of 32, BYE
Round of 16, De Torres/Wood (KSU) def. Kerrigan/Finkelstein 8-7 (4)
Consolation, Kerrigan/Finkelstein def. Khan/Angraddi (CoC) 8-6
 
Amari/Casablancas
Round of 32, BYE
Round of 16, Amari/Casablancas def. Hadju/Staley (SCAD) 8-3
Quarterfinals, Bouchillon/Lahey (KSU) def. Amari/Casablancas 8-4
 
Alcala/Landin
Round of 32, BYE
Round of 16, Alcala/Landin def. Naka/Fernandez (SCAD) 8-3
Quarterfinals, Vitek/Figura (SCS) def. Alcala/Landin 8-1
 
McCullough/Suarez
Round of 32, BYE
Round of 16, Khan/Angraddi (CoC) def. McCullough/Suarez 8-7 (6)
 
Brown/Pelavin
Round of 32, L. Durham/D. Durham (KSU) def. Pelavin/Brown 8-5
Consolation, Baco/Yanchenko (SCS) def. Pelavin/Brown 8-3
 
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