Nesterov and Zhou Complete First Day at Southern Miss Invitational
9/28/2019 6:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The two seniors won their doubles match, while each going 1-1 in singles on Saturday
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Seniors Zhe Zhou and Alexey Nesterov completed their first day at the Southern Miss Invitational on Saturday in Hattiesburg, Miss. The duo won their doubles match, while each splitting their singles matchups.
Round-by-Round
- In the first round of doubles, Nesterov/Zhou downed Wang/Peres of Southern Miss, 8-3.
- In the opening action of singles, Zhou cruised to a straight set win over Johannes Klein of New Orleans, while Nesterov dropped his first match to Mats Westkamp of UNO, 7-5, 6-3.
- Nesterov bounced back in his second singles match of the day, besting Louis Delcour of South Alabama, 7-6(4), 6-2. Zhou dropped his second-round matchup to Clement Marzol (USA), 6-1, 6-0.
Tournament Note
- Nesterov suffered his first singles loss of the season as he is now 4-1 in fall play. With the doubles win alongside Zhou, Nesterov improved to 4-0 in doubles competition.
Up Next
- On Sunday, two rounds of doubles will begin at 10 a.m., with the last singles matches going on at 2 p.m.
Alabama Schedule & Results
Singles Draw
- Zhe Zhou def. Johannes Klein (UNO), 6-4, 6-2
- Clement Marzol (USA) def. Zhe Zhou, 6-1, 6-0
- Mats Westkamp (UNO) def. Alexey Nesterov, 7-5, 6-3
- Alexey Nesterov def. Louis Delcour (USA), 7-6(4), 6-2
Doubles Draw
- Nesterov/Zhou def. Wang/Peres (USM), 8-3
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