BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of South Alabama sophomore Santiago di Loreto won twice in three sets to advance to the Houndstooth Singles Draw final Saturday at the CCB Collegiate Invitational hosted by Alabama.
There were no doubles matches played on Saturday. Max Lapraille and Samuel Serrano will compete for the White Doubles Draw title Sunday morning.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Date: Nov. 3
Place: Birmingham Country Club
SINGLES
- Di Loreto, seeded third, defeated Sam Fischer of Alabama 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, then outlasted No. 2 seed Jack Lyttle of Samford 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5)
- Sophomore Nathan Fruh, also competing in the Houndstooth Draw, fell in three sets to Dawson Blankinship of Belmont 4-6, 6-4, (10-8) in the consolation quarterfinals, then lost 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 to Kentucky's Arthur Chen
- In the Crimson Draw quarterfinals, Tulane's Hamish Stewart downed Serrano 7-5, 6-0, but Serrano bounced back with a 6-2, 6-0 win over No. 3 seed Ronit Bisht of Southern Miss
- Lapraille lost 6-2, 7-5 in the White Draw quarterfinals to top-seeded Zhe Zhou of Alabama, then dropped just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 victory over No. 4 seed Felix Ewers of Tulane
NOTES
- Di Loreto will face Samford's Max Rebol for the Houndstooth Draw championship
- Serrano improved his team-leading singles win total to eight
THEY SAID IT
Head coach Nick Brochu
"The guys had a long day of singles, with some ups and downs. We started the morning a bit slow, but we came back playing big in the afternoon. Santiago did a great job playing two 3-set matches and finished with two big wins. Overall, everyone played a good level of tennis. I'm proud of the way they competed."
UP NEXT
Doubles play starts at 9 a.m. on Sunday.
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