University of Tennessee Athletics
October 21, 2000 | Men's Tennis
Parsons, a senior on The Hill, defeated Osvaldo Biffe of Brazil 6-3, 6-2, in his first match Friday. He then came back Saturday to defeat Scott Brown 6-2, 6-4. Parsons entered the tournament as the No. 11 player in the collegiate tennis rankings. He will continue play Sunday against the tournament's No. 6 seed, Keith Brill of South Carolina.
Junior Peter Handoyo, ranked as the No. 23 player in the nation, made short work of Mirko Ivanda of Croatia in the first round, defeating him 6-2, 6-2. Fellow junior, and No.20-ranked player, Adam Carey, also won his first-round match in two sets, defeating Hans Seidel of South Africa 6-0, 6-2.
Handoyo and Carey will also be back in action Sunday.
Handoyo will play the No. 9 seed Simone Amorico. Carey will be taking on the tournament's No. 3 seed and nation's 10th ranked collegiate player, Alex Hartman of Mississippi.
