Lomacki and Langmo Win at UVa Ranked
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami sophomores No. 45 Piotr Lomacki and Christian Langmo each won their first round matches on Friday at the 10th Annual UVa Ranked 1+1 Invitational, held at the Snyder Tennis Center in Charlottesville, Va.
Lomacki, the No. 2 seed in the orange draw, fell behind Skander Mansouri of Wake Forest early, but came back with a pair of strong sets to defeat the Demon Deacon, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. The native of Warsaw, Poland, will face Matt Berry of Penn State Saturday at 11 a.m.
Also in the orange draw, Langmo took down Wake Forest’s Christian Seraphim, 7-6 (4), 7-5, after forcing a tiebreak in the first set. The sophomore from Boca Raton, Fla., will also play at 11 a.m. Saturday, facing William Bushamuka of Kentucky, who upset the No. 1 seed, No. 28 Andreas Bjerrehus from Virginia Tech in the first round.
In the blue draw, junior transfer Max Andrews was defeated, 7-6 (3), 6-2, by No. 3 seed, No. 70 Joao Monteiro of Virginia Tech. Andrews will face North Florida’s Julian Bradley at Noon Saturday.
In doubles play, Lomacki and Andrews paired up as the No. 2 seed in the orange draw. The duo, ranked No. 48 nationally, lost, 8-4, to Austin Hussy and Trey Yates from Kentucky in the first round, but came back with an 8-5 win over Aws Laaribi and Matt Berry from Penn State. The Canes will face Jai Corbett and Aaron Gomez from Virginia Tech at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Results – Friday, Sept. 18
No. 45 Piotr Lomacki def. Skander Mansouri (Wake), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Christian Langmo (Miami) def. Christian Seraphim (Wake), 7-6 (4), 7-5
#3-seed Joao Monteiro def. Max Andrews (Miami), 7-6 (3), 6-2
Austin Husey/Trey Yates (UK) def. No. 48 Lomacki/Andrews (Miami), 8-4
No. 48 Lomacki/Andrews (Miami) def. Aws Laaribi/Matt Berry (Penn State), 8-5
Schedule – Saturday, Sept. 19
10 a.m. No. 48 Lomacki/Andrews (Miami) vs. Jai Corbett/Aaron Gomez (Virginia Tech)
11 a.m. Christian Langmo (Miami) vs. William Bushamuka (UK)
11 a.m. No. 45 Piotr Lomacki (Miami) vs. Matt Berry (Penn State)
12 p.m. Max Andrews (Miami) vs. Julian Bradley (UNF)
