THE FLATS – On the first day of Vanderbilt University’s Commodore Invite, Georgia Tech men’s tennis earned two wins behind the efforts of Andres Martin and Rohan Sachdev.
Martin and Sachdev defeated Illinois, 8-4, in the doubles quarterfinals and will face UT Austin in the semifinals. Martin went on to claim a victory over South Carolina’s James Story in the first round of singles play. He got ahead with a 6-1 win in the first set and came out on top with a 6-3 finish in the third set. Both athletes will continue competition at Vanderbilt on Saturday, Sept. 23, starting with the doubles semifinals at 9 a.m.
Singles & Doubles – Day One Results:
Draw Red – Miyoshi/Debru (Illinois), 4 vs. Martin/Sachdev (Georgia Tech), 8
Draw Green – Ferreira/Klopper (Vanderbilt), 8 vs. McDaniel/Shokry (Georgia Tech), 4
Flight A – Woldeab (UT Austin), 4-6-6 vs. McDaniel (Georgia Tech), 6-3-0
Flight B – Martin [1] (Georgia Tech), 6-2-6 vs. Story (South Carolina), 1-6-3
Flight C – Nolan [1] (Auburn), 6-6 vs. Shokry (Georgia Tech), 4-2
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