University of Louisville
South Carolina Invitational
Men's Tennis Completes Play at South Carolina Fall Invitational
October 05, 2008 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 5, 2008
COLUMBIA, S.C. - - The University of Louisville men's tennis team collected six wins on the final day of the South Carolina Fall Invitaional at the Sam Daniel Tennis Facility Sunday.
"I'm really happy with the effort and character these guys showed today," said U of L head coach Rex Ecarma. "They were worn out but played so hard it looked like the first day of the tournament. Calligari is moving well and really pounding the ball. Robert looked mentally strong today, and Andrew won all three singles matches this weekend. The main thing was these guys really played for each other and with a lot of Louisville pride."
In Flight 1 singles, sophomore Viktor Maksimcuk beat Arkansas Brad Williams 6-2, 6-2. Senior Robert Rotaru topped the Razorbacks' Tyler Tamasky 6-2, 6-2 in Flight 2 singles. In Flight 3, sophomore Alejandro Calligari defeated Taylor King 6-2, 6-3. Freshman Andrew Carter picked up a 7-5, 6-3 win over Arkansas' Nicholas Spinazze in Flight 4. Fellow freshman Adam Donaldson outlasted Connor Smith 1-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 in Flight 6 and freshman Sumit-Prakash Gupta defeated Tariq Ismail 6-4, 6-3 in Flight 7.
South Carolina Fall Invitational
Sam Daniel Tennis Facility • Columbia, S.C.
Sunday Results
Flight 1 Singles
Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) def. Brad Williams (Ark.) 6-2, 6-2
Flight 2 Singles
Robert Rotaru (UL) def. Tyler Tarnasky (Ark.) 6-2, 6-2
Flight 3 Singles
Alejandro Calligari (UL) def. Taylor King (Ark.) 6-2, 6-3
Flight 4 Singles
Andrew Carter (UL) def. Nicholas Spinazze (Ark.) 7-5, 6-3
Flight 5 Singles
Matt Walters (Ark.) def. Tim Barnoud (UL) 6-0, 6-0
Flight 6 Singles
Adam Donaldson (UL) def. Connor Smith (Ark.) 1-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (7)
Flight 7 Singles
Sumit-Prakash Gupta (UL) def. Tariq Ismail (Ark.) 6-4, 6-3
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