THE FLATS - The Georgia Tech men’s tennis team dominated on the final day of action from the Grizzly Invite, winning all six doubles matches on Sunday.
GT was perfect in the morning doubles session as Tech won all six matches across both draws. Owen DeMuth and Elias Shokry dealt a 6-3 result in the B-draw semifinal before winning the B-draw final after a 6-2 victory over Georgia Gwinnett’s lead pairing.
Richard Biagiotti and Mason Taube won both of their matches in 6-2 fashion to close out the A-draw as Jonathan Irwanto and Lucas Yunez collected 6-2 and 6-3 victories in the B-draw. Tech won 36 of 51 games on the day throughout doubles play, dropping only 15 games across six sets of doubles action.
Biagiotti finished top of the singles green draw after coming back from a 6-1 first set and winning the next two sets to punctuate his three-win singles weekend. Irwanto and Yunez collected third-place match victories in the gold and gray draws, respectively.
Jackets will continue its fall slate with the ITA Men’s All-American Championships from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pre-qualifying opens on Saturday before the main draw set to start next Wednesday. Tech will also feature players in the Carolina Pro Classic, part of the World Tennis Tour calendar, which begins on Monday, September 21.
Singles Green Draw:
Richard Biagiotti (GT) def. Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (6)
Alberto Altur (UNA) def. Elias Shokry (GT) 7-6 (5), 6-3
Singles Gold Draw:
Jonathan Irwanto (GT) def. Conor Flynn (UAB) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8)
Singles Gray Draw:
Lucas Yunez (GT) def. Tomas Tischner (UAB) 6-3, 6-7 (2), 1-0 (5)
Singles Black Draw:
Mason Taube (GT) def. Ruben LeBron Puerta (UAB) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (4)
Marko Milosavljevic (JSU) def. Mason Taube (GT) 6-3, 6-2
Singles Grizzly Draw:
Zach Murphy (JSU) def. Owen DeMuth (GT) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles A Draw:
Richard Biagiotti/Mason Taube (GT) def. Joao Pimenta/Aleksandar Andrin (GSU) 6-2
Richard Biagiotti/Mason Taube (GT) def. Aryan Jit Singh/Kanan Gasimov (GGC) 6-2
Doubles B Draw:
Owen DeMuth/Elias Shokry (GT) def. Conor Flynn/Axel Frechet (UAB) 6-3
Jonathan Irwanto/Lucas Yunez (GT) def. Anthony Osipov/Graham Hardin (CIT) 6-2
Owen DeMuth/Elias Shokry (GT) def. Kellen Simmons/Luka Vuglar (GGC) 6-3
Jonathan Irwanto/Lucas Yunez (GT) def. Arthur Attrill/Marc Kleber (GSU) 6-3
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