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Former Louisville Tennis Standout Federico Gomez Reaches Semifinals of ITF World Tennis Tournament
September 27, 2021 | Men's Tennis
Former University of Louisville men's tennis standout Federico Gomez advanced to the semifinals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour tournament in Cancun, Mexico.
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Gomez, who graduated in 2019, won six straight matches en route to the semifinal. The Buenos Aires, Argentina native went 3-0 in in straight sets the qualifying draw to advance to the main draw where he upset the top-seeded player in the tournament, Strong Kircheimer (USA) 7-6, 7-6. Gomez followed with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Boliva's Murkel Dellien to advance to the quarterfinals where he edged Mexico's Juan Alejandro Hernandez. In Saturday's semifinal Gomez fell to France's Jaimee Floyd Angele 6-0, 6-1, ending his impressive tournament run.
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This is Gomez's third tournament of the year, most recently, he reached the round of 16 of the ITF M15 Tournament in Weston, Florida.
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Gomez, who graduated in 2019, won six straight matches en route to the semifinal. The Buenos Aires, Argentina native went 3-0 in in straight sets the qualifying draw to advance to the main draw where he upset the top-seeded player in the tournament, Strong Kircheimer (USA) 7-6, 7-6. Gomez followed with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Boliva's Murkel Dellien to advance to the quarterfinals where he edged Mexico's Juan Alejandro Hernandez. In Saturday's semifinal Gomez fell to France's Jaimee Floyd Angele 6-0, 6-1, ending his impressive tournament run.
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This is Gomez's third tournament of the year, most recently, he reached the round of 16 of the ITF M15 Tournament in Weston, Florida.
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