ATLANTA (Oct 17) – Georgia Tech junior Sergio Aguirre reached the finals of the A singles flight, and Yellow Jacket freshman Roger Anderson advanced to the finals in the B singles flight Sunday on the second day of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.
Aguirre defeated Richard Crabtree of Abraham Baldwin College, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, in the semifinals, and Anderson topped Florida A&M’s Issac Yarrell in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Aguirre will meet Georgia’s Lesley Joseph, a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 winner over Virginia’s John Winter, for the flight A title Monday at 10 a.m. Anderson will meet Clemson’s Lee Porter, a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-5 winner over Furman’s John Chesworth for the flight B title.
Tech’s David Wright also advanced to the finals of the flight A consolation draw with a default win over teammate Romain Coirault. Tech’s Robert Wright also advanced to the final in the B flight consolation draw with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Ryan O’Keefe of Georgia Southern.
The tournament concludes on Monday.
GEORGIA TECH FALL INVITATIONALDAY TWO RESULTS
FLIGHT A SINGLES MAIN DRAW Quarterfinals Crabtree (ABAC) d. Cameron (Furman) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 Aguirre (GT) d. Nickell (Furman) 6-3, 6-1 Joseph (Georgia) d. Snideer (Alabama) 6-2, 6-2 Winter (Virginia) d. Naria (Alabama) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2
Semifinals Aguirre d. Crabtree 7-5, 6-0 Joseph d. Winter 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2
FLIGHT A CONSOLATION Quarterfinals Hunter (Virginia) d. Clark (Ga. So.) 6-2, 6-1 Swartz (Ga. So.) d. Goya (UNCG) 6-2, 6-2 Coirault (GT) d. Koti (Chatt.) 7-5, 6-4 D. Wright (GT) d. Bergman (South Carolina) default
Semifinals Swartz d. Hunter 6-2, 6-2 D. Wright (GT) d. Coirault (GT) default
FLIGHT B MAIN DRAW Quarterfinals Yarrell (FAMU) d. Robinson (Clemson) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Anderson (GT) d. Scheidat (Ga. So.) 6-3, 6-2 Porter (Clemson) d. Friedman (Alabama) 6-2, 6-3 Chesworth (Furman) d. Boyles (Alabama) 6-1, 6-4
Semifinals Anderson d. Yarrell 6-3, 6-2 Porter d. Chesworth 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-5
FLIGHT B CONSOLATION Quarterfinals Givan (Virginia) d. McWhorter (Ga. So.) 6-3, 6-4 Mitten (UNCG) d. Dawkins (Virginia) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 R. O’Keefe (Ga. So.) d. Bennet (FAMU) 6-2, 7-6 (4) R. Wright (GT) d. Spada (ABAC) 6-3, 6-1
Semifinals Mitten d. Givan 6-2, 6-2 R. Wright d. R. O’Keefe 6-2, 6-0
FLIGHT C SINGLES MAIN DRAW Semifinals Ebensperger (Ga. So.) d. Cohn (Clemson) 6-2, 6-1 Lloyd (Furman) d. Torres (UNCG) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Final Cohn d. Lloyd 7-6, 6-4
FLIGHT C CONSOLATION Semifinals Hauser (Furman) d. MacKay (Furman) 6-3, 6-3 Franqui (Ga. So.) d. Clark (FAMU) 7-5, 6-3
Final Franqui d. Hauser 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-5
FLIGHT A DOUBLES Quarterfinals Cameron/Chesworth (Furman) d. Swartz/O’Keefe (Ga. So.) 8-2 Fernandez/Nava (ETSU) d.Beauteous/Yarrell (FAMU) 8-5 Barth/Gojanovic (Clemson) d. Acquavella/Winter (Virginia) 8-6 Bibby/Wright (GT) d. Goode/Mitten (UNCG) 8-6
Semifinals Cameron/Chesworth d. Fernandez/Nava 8-3 Barth/Gojanovic d. Bibby/Wright 8-6
Final Cameron/Chesworth d. Barth/Gojanovic 8-6
FLIGHT B DOUBLES Quarterfinals Torres/Mule (UNCG) d. Chatham/Dawkins (Virginia) 8-6 Porter/Robinson (Clemson) d. Boyles/Friedman (Alabama) 9-7 Bennett/Murray (FAMU) d. Haddon/McWhorter (UNCG) 8-5 Clark/Schmeidat (Ga. So.) d. Coirault/R. Wright (GT) default
Semifinals Torres/Mule d. Porter/Robinson 8-3 Clark/Schmeidat d. Bennett/Murray 8-4
FLIGHT C DOUBLES Round Robin Navaro/Henderson (Furman) d. Mongerie/Richards (FAMU) 8-8 Clark/Goya (UNCG) d. Navaro/Henderson (Furman) 9-7