CHATTANOOGA, TN – Marc Ladoucer and Ryan Lewis both reached the quarterfinals of their respective singles groups Saturday to highlight UNCG’s competition in the 2005 UTC/Baras Collegiate.
Ladoucer dropped his quarterfinal match to Chattanooga’s Mark Fynn 7-6, 7-6 in men’s A singles. Lewis upended Hunter Murray of Murray State 6-2, 6-3 in B singles before dropping a quarterfinal match 6-2, 6-2 to Chattanooga’s Badr Bouabdellah.
Also in men’s B singles competition, UNCG’s Ian Conchar lost 6-0, 6-1 to James Bryce of Samford. Conchar then went on to beat Western Kentucky’s Andy True 6-2, 6-3 in the consolation bracket and will face WKU’s Franco Serra in the semifinals Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m.
In men’s C singles, Baxter Hufham defeated Samford’s John Crist 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the opening round, but fell to Northern Alabama’s Michael O’Brien 6-1, 6-2 in the quarters.
In men’s A doubles action, Ladoucer and Lewis downed Bryce and Johnny Griffee of Samford 8-6 before falling to Murray State’s Nicholas Ksiezopolski and Yuri Pompeu 8-2 Saturday evening in a quarterfinal match.
Conchar and Austin Wilty fell to Western Kentucky’s Serra and David Bowman 8-6 in their men’s B doubles match.
Final action of the tournament concludes Sunday afternoon.
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