Alabama
USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships
Men's Tennis Advances Three in Southern Regional Singles Consolation
10/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
AUBURN, Ala. - The men's tennis team won six of its seven matches on Saturday to advance three to the singles consolation quarterfinal round at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships at Auburn University.
In Saturday's first round, Andrew Goodwin cruised on to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Samford's Austin Heinz before coming back to defeat UAB's Mitchell Martell, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, to continue his run in the consolation draw. Sean Donohue downed Olivier Gringas of South Alabama, 6-1, 6-3, in his first match of the day and went on to outlast Southern Miss' Tarun Surat, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the round of 16. Stuart Kenyon took both of his matches in straight sets, first beating UAB's Luiz Felipe Pinto, 7-6, 6-2, which he followed with a 7-6(4), 6-2 victory over Giacomo Adoncecchi of New Orleans.
Match play resumes on Sunday morning at 9 a.m. CT at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
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RESULTS
Simon Freund (LSU) def. Hayes Brewer (Alabama) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Andrew Goodwin (Alabama) def. Austin Heinz (Samford) 6-2, 6-1
Andrew Goodwin (Alabama) def. Mitchell Martell (UAB) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Sean Donohue (Alabama) def. Olivier Gringas (South Alabama) 6-1, 6-3
Sean Donohue (Alabama) def. Tarun Surat (Southern Miss) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Stuart Kenyon (Alabama) def. Luiz Felipe Pinto (UAB) 7-6, 6-2
Stuart Kenyon (Alabama) def. Giacomo Adoncecchi (New Orleans) 7-6(4) 6-2
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