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Melian Finishes USTA Clay Court Event on High Note

Nov. 4, 2012

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Orlando, Fla. – Georgia Tech’s Juan Melian finished off his weekend at the USTA Clay Court Invitational Sunday on a high note, defeating Florida’s Billy Federhofer in straight sets at Disney’s Wide World of Sports.

The senior from Las Palmas, Spain captured a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the Gator senior in the consolation bracket of the Gold Draw, completing his weekend and his fall season with two straight wins to improve to 6-3 this fall. Meanwhile, sophomore Eduardo Segura and freshman Nathan Rakitt bowed out in consolation matches in the Garnet Draw. Segura fell in three sets to Florida Atlantic’s Jose Fantova, 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9), while Rakitt dropped a straight-set decision to Gage Brymer of Irvine, Calif. Freshman Anish Sharma lost his consolation match in the Spear Drat, 6-4, 6-4, to Matthew Gladstone of Central Florida.

Tech has completed its fall schedule with the exception of Juan Spir and Vikram Hundal, who will compete in the USTA/ITA National Collegiate Indoor Chanpionships next weekend at the Billie Jean National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow, N.Y.

USTA CLAY COURT INVITATIONALOrlando, Fla.Sunday, November 4, 2012

Gold Draw Consolations Melian (GT) def. Federhofer (UF) 6-4, 6-4

Garnet Draw Consolations Fantova (FAU) def. Segura (GT) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9) Brymer (USTA) def. Rakitt (GT) 6-2, 7-5

Spear Draw Consolations Gladstone (UCF) vs. Sharma (GT), 6-4, 6-4

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