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Cardinals Reach Finals in Singles and Doubles at Purdue Invitational
October 05, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Cards tally seven wins on day two of the tournament, three players reach singles finals, two doubles teams advance
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team continued its winning ways at the Purdue Invitational. With seven combined wins on the day, the Cardinals will have three players in their division finals and two doubles teams vying for their division titles on Sunday.
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In singles, sophomore Sergio Hernandez defeated Valparaiso's Brian Pecyna 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the Flight A finals where he will face Army's Myles Conlin Sunday at 9 a.m.
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In Flight B, junior Tin Chen topped Xavier's Brett Winter 6-1, 6-4 to reach Sunday's championship match against Army's AJ Woodson.
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Freshman Matthew Fung will take Cardinal Strich's Rossi Niccolo in the flight C finals after beating Dayton's Matt Demarco in 6-4, 6-2.
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In doubles action, Hernandez and fellow sophomore Fabien Salle picked up a pair of wins, defeating Purdue's Sebastian Welch and Julian Saborio 6-3 and Cardinal Strich's tandem of Noccolo Rossi and Nicola Wehrle 6-3 to reach the finals where they will meet DePaul's Chris Casati and Boris Spanjaard on Sunday.
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Fung and Chen also tallied wins over Xavier's Matthew Graft and Aaron Thompson (6-3) and Dayton's Oliver Dunne and Will Harper to reach Sunday's title match against Purdue's Tomasz Dudek and Maksymilian Raupuk.
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Louisville Results |2019 Purdue Fall Invitational | Oct. 5
Singles
Flight A
Semifinals: Sergio Hernandez (UL) d. Brian Pecyna (Valpo) 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals: Conlin Myles (Army) d. Fabien Salle (UL) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
Flight B
Semifinals: Tin Chen (UL) d. Brett Winter (XU) 6-1, 6-4
Flight C
Semifinals: Matthew Fung (UL) d. Matt Demarco (Dayton) 6-4, 6-2
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Doubles
Quarterfinals: Hernandez/Salle d. Sebastian Welch/Julian Saborio (PUR) 6-3
Semifinals: Hernandez/Salle d. Niccolo Rossi/Nicola Wehrle (Strich) 6-3
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Quarterfinals: Fung/Chen (UL) d. Matthew Graft/Aaron Thompson (XU) 6-3
Semifinals: Fung/Chen (UL) d. Oliver Dunne/Will Harper (Dayton) 6-0
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In singles, sophomore Sergio Hernandez defeated Valparaiso's Brian Pecyna 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the Flight A finals where he will face Army's Myles Conlin Sunday at 9 a.m.
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In Flight B, junior Tin Chen topped Xavier's Brett Winter 6-1, 6-4 to reach Sunday's championship match against Army's AJ Woodson.
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Freshman Matthew Fung will take Cardinal Strich's Rossi Niccolo in the flight C finals after beating Dayton's Matt Demarco in 6-4, 6-2.
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In doubles action, Hernandez and fellow sophomore Fabien Salle picked up a pair of wins, defeating Purdue's Sebastian Welch and Julian Saborio 6-3 and Cardinal Strich's tandem of Noccolo Rossi and Nicola Wehrle 6-3 to reach the finals where they will meet DePaul's Chris Casati and Boris Spanjaard on Sunday.
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Fung and Chen also tallied wins over Xavier's Matthew Graft and Aaron Thompson (6-3) and Dayton's Oliver Dunne and Will Harper to reach Sunday's title match against Purdue's Tomasz Dudek and Maksymilian Raupuk.
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Louisville Results |2019 Purdue Fall Invitational | Oct. 5
Singles
Flight A
Semifinals: Sergio Hernandez (UL) d. Brian Pecyna (Valpo) 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals: Conlin Myles (Army) d. Fabien Salle (UL) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
Flight B
Semifinals: Tin Chen (UL) d. Brett Winter (XU) 6-1, 6-4
Flight C
Semifinals: Matthew Fung (UL) d. Matt Demarco (Dayton) 6-4, 6-2
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Doubles
Quarterfinals: Hernandez/Salle d. Sebastian Welch/Julian Saborio (PUR) 6-3
Semifinals: Hernandez/Salle d. Niccolo Rossi/Nicola Wehrle (Strich) 6-3
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Quarterfinals: Fung/Chen (UL) d. Matthew Graft/Aaron Thompson (XU) 6-3
Semifinals: Fung/Chen (UL) d. Oliver Dunne/Will Harper (Dayton) 6-0
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