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LOUISVILLE INVITATIONAL
Men's Tennis Continues Solid Play at Louisville Fall Invitational
October 13, 2007 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 13, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - The University of Louisville men's tennis team advanced four players to their respective singles semifinals and one team to the `B' doubles finals after another solid day of play at the Tenth Annual Louisville Fall Invitational Saturday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
Junior Robert Rotaru defeated Toledo's Jared Miller 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Freshman Alejandro Calligari also beat Indiana's Peter Antons 6-4, 6-2. Rotaru and Calligari will meet in the `A' singles semifinals Sunday.
Sophomore Ben Clos picked battled Bradley's Michel Macara-Chvili to a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 win in the `B' Division quarterfinals. He will face Xavier's Ra'ees Ismail in Sunday's semifinals.
Also in the `B' Division quarterfinals, sophomore Tim Barnoud defeated Western Kentucky's Tommy Krug 6-3, 6-4. Toledo's Sven Burus was beating U of L sophomore Morten Sivertsen 5-2 when Sivertsen retired in the quarterfinals.
In the `C' Division, Toledo's Nutthavit Likitkumchorn defeated Louisville sophomore James McArthur 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Junior Pablo Camacho fell 6-3, 7-6(4) to Xavier's Anthony Palmenter in the quarterfinals.
In doubles action, freshman Viktor Maksimcuk and Camacho defeated Morehead's Song and Medcalf 8-3 and Toledo's Burus and Likitkumchorn 8-3 to advance to the `B' division finals where they will play Toledo's Jared Miller and Jayson Miller in the `B' Division Finals Sunday at 9 a.m.
Calligari and Clos defeated Illinois State's Luka Marinkovic and Daniel Tobar 8-4, but lost to Xavier's Chris Herrlinger and Doug Matthews 8-5 in the semifinals of the `A' Doubles draw. Rotaru and McArthur fell 8-3 to UT-Martin's Stephan Bruwer and Andrey Yesipov in the quarterfinals.
In the `C' doubles division, Sivertsen and Barnoud picked up an 8-4 win over UT-Martin's and then defaulted to Eastern Kentucky's Mel Segota and Vadzim Ivanis in the semifinals.
"I was very happy with quite a few players today," said coach Rex Ecarma. "Robert Rotaru and Alejandro Calligari made it to the semifinals. Unfortunately, they have to play each other, which will be a learning experience. Ben Clos and Tim Barnoud made it to the semifinals of the B singles division and along with Viktor Maksimcuk and Pablo Camacho in the B doubles finals - six of our eight players in the tournament are still playing on the final day. Obviously, a coach wants all eight in, but 75% is a fine effort."
The Louisville Fall Invitational will conclude Sunday with the doubles finals starting at 9 a.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
Louisville men's tennis results at Louisville Fall Invitational
Saturday, Oct. 13
`A' Singles Quarterfinals
Robert Rotaru (UL) d. Jared Miller (TOL) 6-2, 6-4
Alejandro Calligari (UL) d. Peter Antons (IU) 6-4, 6-2
`B' Singles Quarterfinals
Ben Clos (UL) d. Michel Macara-Chvili (BR) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
Tim Barnoud (UL) d. Tommy Krug (WKU) 6-3, 6-4
Sven Burus (TOL) d. Morten Sivertsen (UL) 5-2, ret.
`C' Singles Quarterfinals
Nutthavit Likitkumchorn (TOL) d. James McArthur (UL) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Anthony Palmenter (XU) d. Pablo Camacho (UL) 6-3, 7-6(4)
`A' Doubles
Stephan Bruwer/Andrey Yesipov (UTM) d. Rotaru/McArthur (UL) 8-3
Calligari/Clos (UL) d. Luka Marinkovic/Daniel Tobar (ILST) 8-4
Chris Herrlinger/Doug Matthews (XU) d. Calligari/Clos (UL) 8-5
`B' Doubles
Camacho/Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) d. Doug Song/Lovell Medcalf (MORE) 8-3
Camacho/Maksimcuk (UL) d. Sven Burus/Nutthavit Likitkumchorn (TOL) 9-8 (7-2)
`C' Doubles Sivertsen/Barnoud (UL) d. Petr Markov/Matt Harris (UTM) 8-4 Mel Segota/Vadzim Ivanis (EKU) d. Sivertsen/Barnoud (UL) def.
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