Day Three of Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
ATLANTA, Ga. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team concluded play Sunday, at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational held at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex in Atlanta.
In doubles action this morning, junior Niclas Genovese and sophomore Dane Dunlap fell to Jake Bhangdia of Furman and Sunay Bhat of Tennessee, 8-5, in the Northwest consolation finals.
Junior classmates Nile Clark and Kevin Bondar were scheduled to face Tennessee’s Srdjan Jakovljevic and Luca Wiedenmann in the finals of the West Division III consolation bracket, although, due to injury, the match never began and the two Hurricanes recorded a walkover victory.
Bondar’s only other scheduled match this morning also ended in withdraw and victory for the California native, when Sunay Bhat was unable to perform.
Also in singles play, both Clark and Genovese returned to the courts for their respected finals draws.
In the Northwest consolation finals, Clark dropped a hard fought match to Furman’s Alex Steryous
in three sets. After falling in a tiebreaker during the first set, Clark came back to tie the match in the second. With the match tied, 7-6 (7-0), 4-6, Steryous earned a, 6-3, third set victory to seal the match.
Meanwhile, Genovese faced off against Furman’s Jake Munns in the Southwest consolation finals. The native of Switzerland dropped the match, 6-1, 6-4.
Following this weekend’s tournament in Atlanta, the Hurricanes will be on the practice courts for the next couple weeks before returning to action, Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the ITA Regional Championships.
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FRIDAY RESULTS
East Division III Singles (Round of 16)
[1-seed] Tate Allwardt (Georgia Tech) def. Kevin Bondar (Miami), 6-2, 7-5
Mario Paccini (Vanderbilt) def. Niclas Genovese (Miami), 6-3, 6-2
Nile Clark (Miami) def. Vikram Chari (Vanderbilt), 6-4, 6-1
East Division III Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Vikram Chari/Alex Ross (Vanderbilt) def. Niclas Genovese/Dane Dunlap (Miami), 8-6
Trevor Croyder/Clarke Wilson (Furman) def. Kevin Bondar/Nile Clark (Miami), 8-3
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
East Division III Singles (Quarterfinals)
[2-seed] Brandon Laubser (Auburn) def. Nile Clark (Miami), 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
North Division III Singles Consolation (Semifinals)
Alex Ross (Vanderbilt) def. Nile Clark (Miami), 6-4, 6-4
West Division III Singles Consolation (Quarterfinals)
Jake Bhangdia (Furman) def. Kevin Bondar (Miami), 6-2, 6-3
Niclas Genovese (Miami) def. Preston Touliatos (Tennessee), walkover
West Division III Singles Consolation (Semifinals)
Jake Bhangdia (Furman) def. Niclas Genovese (Miami), 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2
South Division III Singles Consolation (Semifinals)
Kevin Bondar (Miami) def. Preston Touliatos (Tennessee), walkover
West Division III Doubles Consolation (Semifinals)
Kevin Bondar/Nile Clark (Miami) def. Jake Bhangdia (Furman) and Sunay Bhat (Tennessee), 8-5
Srdjan Jakovljevic/Luca Wiedenmann (Tennessee) def. Niclas Genovese/Dane Dunlap (Miami), 8-3
SUNDAY RESULTS
South Division III Singles Consolation (Finals)
Kevin Bondar (Miami) def. Sunay Bhat (Tennessee), walkover
Northwest Division III Singles Consolation (Finals)
Alex Steryous (Furman) def. Nile Clark (Miami), 7-6 (7-0), 4-6, 6-3
Southwest Division III Singles Consolation (Finals)
Jake Munns (Furman) def. Niclas Genovese (Miami), 6-1, 6-4
West Division III Doubles Consolation (Finals)
Kevin Bondar/Nile Clark (Miami) def. Srdjan Jakovljevic/Luca Wiedenmann (Tennessee), walkover
Northwest Division III Doubles Consolation (Finals)
Jake Bhangdia (Furman) and Sunay Bhat (Tennessee) def. Niclas Genovese/Dane Dunlap (Miami), 8-5
