STATESBORO, Ga. – On Friday morning the Eagles began their annual Georgia Southern Invitational at the Wallis Tennis Center. The Blue and White had a great opening round with all Eagles advancing to the round of 16 in the main singles draw. JC Alcala and Carlos Garcia faced off in the round of 16 with JC Alcala winning the match and advancing to the quarterfinals.

In doubles play the Eagles had four teams in the draw. Two of the Eagles teams had a first round bye and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they awaited their opponents. The first of two semifinals matches tomorrow will feature two Eagle teams. Artemie Amari and Santiago Suarez will be facing off against Eddie Landin and Diego Finkelstein. JC Alcala and Stefano Di Aloy will also be headed to the semifinals following their victory in the first match they played.

WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"We had a good first day. Overall as a team I think we were focused and competed hard. We had some individuals who learned a good lesson today and I am looking for them to make adjustments tomorrow."


SINGLES RESULTS
Wagemaker def. Long (UTC) 7-6 (4), 6-2
Barcelo (KSU) def. Wagemaker 6-0, 6-4
Suarez def. Davis (Citadel) 7-5, 6-1
Suarez def. Smith (KSU) 6-3, 6-4
Di Aloy def. Plaisted (UTC) 6-2, 6-3
Di Aloy def. Zyl (Citadel) 7-5, 6-0
Amari def. Lahey (KSU) 7-5, 6-7, 6-2
Bustamante (UTC) def. Amari 6-2, 6-4
Finkelstein def. Lahue (UTC) 6-1, 6-0
Gerdes (UTC) def. Finkelstein 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Landin def. Boppudi (Citadel) 6-1, 6-1
Landin def. Torres Curth (KSU) 6-3, 6-3
McCullough def. Birnbaum (UTC) 6-3, 6-0
McCullough def. Castellanos (KSU) 6-2, 6-0
Garcia def. Schinteie (KSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
Alcala def. Garcia 7-5, 6-1
 
DOUBLES RESULTS
 
Amari/Suarez def. Smith/Wood (KSU) 8-4
Landin/Finkelstein def. Birnbaum/Lahue (UTC) W.O.
Landin/Finkelstein def. Calvo/Triana (KSU) 8-1
Curth/Lahey (KSU) def. Wagemaker/Garcia 9-7
Alcala/Di Aloy def. Schinteie/Anderson (KSU) 8-6

NEXT UP
The Eagles will continue the Georgia Southern Invitational Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. Teams will continue singles and doubles draws and conclude Sunday afternoon.

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