CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UNC Greensboro men’s tennis Nico Grewe won both of his singles matches to advance at the 49ers Invitational Saturday.
Grewe defeated Ryan Mueller of Wake Forest 6-3, 7-5 and Yash Parikh of Davidson 7-5, 6-2 in the A2 singles, while Grewe paired up with Ollie Palmer and fell to Charlotte’s doubles team of Sam Rice and Henry Lieberman 7-6 (4), but defeated Brooks Green and Sam Kavarana of Davidson 6-4 in the B1 doubles.
In the C1 singles, Eric Whisnant defeated Nate Griffith of Charlotte 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, but fell to Javi Casasolas of Wofford 6-1, 6-2, while Cooper Wyett defeated Andrew Sinal of UNC Asheville 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Palmer fell to Thomas Brown of South Carolina in a close match 7-6 (0), 7-5 and to Kyle Frankel of Elon 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4), while Hugh Knapp fell to Rrezert Cungu of Wake Forest 6-3, 6-3 and to Edu Villar of Wofford 6-2, 6-3 and Ian Melnik fell to Patrick Cacciatore of South Carolina 6-1, 7-5 and to Jacob Bicknell of Elon 6-3, 6-4 in the A1 singles.
In the B1 singles, Roger Rogowski fell to Kyle Barr of Wofford 6-3, 6-3, while Jack Burkill fell to Sam Rice of Charlotte 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 and to Diego Losada of Wofford 6-4, 6-1 and Logan Blaser fell to Ventura Durall of Gardner-Webb 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (2).
UNCG doubles duo of Burkill and Rogowski fell to Wofford’s doubles team of Kyle Barr and Edu Villar of 6-3.
The final day of the tournament begins at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Singles
A1 Singles
Rrezert Cungu (WF) d. Hugh Knapp (UNCG) 6-4, 6-3
Edu Villar (WOFF) d. Hugh Knapp (UNCG) 6-2, 6-3
Thomas Brown (SC) d. Ollie Palmer (UNCG) 7-6 (0), 7-5
Kyle Frankel (ELON) d. Ollie Palmer (UNCG) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Patrick Cacciatore (SC) d. Ian Melnik (UNCG) 6-1, 7-5
Jacob Bicknell (ELON) d. Ian Melnik (UNCG) 6-3, 6-4
A2 Singles
Nico Grewe (UNCG) d. Ryan Mueller (WF) 6-3, 7-5
Nico Grewe (UNCG) d. Yash Parikh (DAVIDSON) 7-5, 6-2
B1 Singles
Kyle Barr (WOFF) d. Roger Rogowski (UNCG) 6-3, 6-3
Sam Rice (CHAR) d. Jack Burkill (UNCG) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Diego Losada (WOF) d. Jack Burkill (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1
C1 Singles
Ventura Durall (GWU) d. Logan Blaser (UNCG) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (2)
Charlie Parry (WF) d. Logan Blaser (UNCG) 6-3, 6-3
Cooper Wyett (UNCG) d. Andrew Siani (UNCA) 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
Eric Whisnant (UNCG) d. Nate Griffith (CHAR) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Javi Casasolas (WOF) d. Eric Whisnant (UNCG) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
A2 Doubles
Sam Rice/Henry Lieberman (CHAR) d. Nico Grewe/Ollie Palmer (UNCG) 7-6 (4)
Nico Grewe/Ollie Palmer (UNCG) d. Brooks Green/Sam Kavarana (DAVIDSON) 6-4
B1 Doubles
Kyle Barr/Edu Villar (WOF) d. Jack Burkill/Roger Rogowski (UNCG) 6-3
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