Bondar Ends Run at Clay Court Invitational

ORLANDO, Fla. – On Saturday, University of Miami sophomore Kevin Bondar ended his run at the Collegiate Clay Court Invitational presented by VISITFLORIDA.com, in the garnet singles quarterfinals. 

Bondar, who won two matches in the event, faced third-seed Lautaro Pane of Pepperdine in the singles quarterfinals. Bondar battled, but came up short, 6-1, 6-4, Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

Along the way, Bondar defeated the fifth-seed Sean Donohue of Louisville in the Round of 16 and Aws Laaribiof Penn State in the first round.  

The 2015 Collegiate Clay Court Invitational presented by VISITFLORIDA.com is being held Nov. 5-8 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports and the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla. For information about the tournament, visit our Tournament Central page at Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, draws, results and more.

Also competing in the event are student-athletes from Florida State, Baylor, UCF, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Michigan, Penn State, Pepperdine, South Alabama, South Carolina, Stetson and Troy.

Saturday
Garnet Singles
Quarterfinals: 3-seed Lautaro Pane (Pepperdine) def. Kevin Bondar (Miami), 6-1, 6-4

Friday
Garnet Singles
Round of 16: Kevin Bondar (Miami) def. 5-seed Sean Donohue (Louisville), 6-3, 6-4

Gold Singles Consolation
Round of 16
3-seed Mariano Porter (UCF) def. Nile Clark (Miami), 6-4, 6-4
Jose Gracia (FSU) def. Niclas Genovese (Miami), 6-3, 6-2

Gold Singles Consolation
Q-S Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) def. Nile Clark 6-1; 6-0
Q-S Daniel Bustamante (Troy) def. Niclas Genovese 7-6; 6-4

Thursday
Gold Singles
Aws Laaribi (PSU) def. Nile Clark (Miami) 6-4, 7-5
Tuki Jacobs (USA) def. Niclas Genovese (Miami) 7-6, 7-2, 6-4

Garnet Singles
Kevin Bondar (Miami) def. Arjun Watane (UCF), 6-3, 6-2

Gold Doubles
2-seed Guilherme Hadlich / Gabriel Sidney (PU) def. Nile Clark / Kevin Bondar (Miami), 8-4