Walston Earns Flight E Champsionship at Treibly Invitational
10/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BRADENTON, Fla.- The University of Alabama men's tennis team wrapped up play today at the Treibly Invitational at the Bolleteiri Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
Freshman Trey Walston finished the weekend undefeated as he beat Georgetown's Ken Wong, 10-6, in the finals of Flight E. Walston tallied five singles wins over the weekend, the best of any Alabama player.
"I was pretty awesome to win today," said Walston. "I felt like I came in (to the tournament) prepared from practice earlier this week. All I had to do was come out and perform. I was proud to be able to represent the University of Alabama this weekend in my first collegiate experience."
Sophomore Houssam Yassine fell to Florida's Nestor Briceno, 10-9, in the finals of the top flight, while senior Taylor Striplin lost the Miami's Hector Nicto, 10-9.
"We had solid performances by our guys this weekend," said assistant coach Lee Nickell. "The few losses we had were close and well-contested. I felt like the guys came out and worked on the things we focused on in practice. It was an overall positive weekend for the Tide."
The Crimson Tide returns to the Capstone Oct. 26-28 to play host to the Crimson Tide Fall Championships.
Results:
Nestor Briceno (Florida) def. Houssam Yassine (UA) 10-9
Trey Walston (UA) def. Ken Wong (Georgetown) 10-6
Hecotr Nicto (Miami) def. Taylor Striplin (UA) 10-9
