TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The University of South Alabama’s men’s tennis team went undefeated in singles and freshman Blake Gregor (Griffith, New South Wales, Australia) earned a spot in the finals on Saturday at the Seminole Invitational.

Gregor won his matches in the quarterfinals and semifinals today. He will compete against Brian Alden of Florida State at 9:30 a.m. Sunday for the Seminole Invitational singles ‘B’ draw championship.

Gregor defeated Timo Kranz of North Florida 6-2, 6-1 and Jovan Keljovic of Southern Miss 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

“Blake is doing very well and has the heart of a champion,” said USA assistant coach Wade Ward. “I am looking forward to seeing him play tomorrow. He’s the smallest guy but the toughest player.”

In the singles ‘A’ draw consolation rounds, junior Alex Bernard (Soisy Sur Seine, France) won 6-4, 7-5 over Lance Lvovsky of Florida Gulf Coast, while freshman Daniel Leitner (Niederfischbach, Germany) beat Jackson Moore of Florida Gulf Coast 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, (10-7).

“Today was a great day for the Jags,” said Ward. “Everyone played well and supported each other. The team atmosphere is great.”

South Alabama competed against teams from North Florida in doubles matches today.

Senior Christian Kuehne (Morbach, Germany) and partner Leiner fell 8-6 to Daniel Sotomarino and Leonardo Nahar, while Bernard and Gregor also lost 8-5 to Julian Belair and Beau Treyz.

The final day of the tournament starts Sunday.

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