Michael Thompson Advances in Main Draw at SEC Indoors
1/16/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 16, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Freshman Michael Thompson defeated LSU's David Roberts 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the round of 32 at the SEC Coaches' Indoor Championships held at the University of Kentucky. Thompson will play either Tennessee's Christian Hansen or Ole Miss' Devin Britton Saturday.
Also representing Alabama at the Championships was freshman Ricky Doverspike and junior Houssam Yassine. In his first match since October, Doverspike dropped a 6-2, 6-0 match to Georgia's Drake Bernstein. Yassine also fell in the round of 64 with a 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 decision to Kentucky's Will Beck. Despite the losses, both Doverspike and Yassine will gain additional match time in the consolation draw beginning Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Doverspike and Thompson teamed up to compete in doubles against the Georgia duo of Josh Varela and Christian Vitulli where the Bulldog pair came away with a close 8-6 win.
Action resumes Saturday at 9:00 a.m. beginning with consolation doubles. For a complete listing of the results click here.
RESULTS
Doubles
Josh Varela/Christian Vitulli (UGA) def. Ricky Doverspike/Michael Thompson 8-6
Singles
Michael Thompson (UA) def. David Roberts (LSU) 6-4, 6-2
Drake Bernstein (UGA) def. Ricky Doverspike (UA) 6-2, 6-0
Will Beck (UK) def. Houssam Yassine (UA) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
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