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Elon Invitational
Sandgren Reaches Singles, Doubles Finals at Elon
October 09, 2010 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 9, 2010
Sophomore Tennys Sandgren won two more matches Saturday to reach the top flight finals of the Elon Invitational in Elon, N.C.
Sandgren, the top seed, nearly shut out Stijn Neulemans of Radford 6-1, 6-0 in the quarterfinals before beating Simm Tuus of Liberty 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals. He improved his fall record to 5-2.
He faces second seed Davy Sum of Campbell in the title match.
Sophomore Edward Jones won his quarterfinal match in the top flight but lost a close one in the semifinals to Sum 7-6, 7-5.
Sandgren and Jones will play for the championship in the top doubles draw. The two defeated Sum and Dominic Kaniewski of Campbell 9-8 (2) in the semifinals.
Sophomore Taylor Patrick will go for his second career doubles title Sunday as well in the B2 Draw. He and freshman Colton Norton beat the combined team of Ian Kahler of Campbell and Andrew Prince of Elon 8-6 in the semifinals to advance.
Notably, Norton also won his first collegiate singles match Saturday, defeating Ed Snead of Presbyterian 6-3, 6-1 in the C1 consolation draw.
Elon Invitational
Saturday's Results
Main Draw Singles
A1 Draw
Quarterfinals
(1) Tennys Sandgren, UT, def. Stijn Neulemans, Radford, 6-1, 6-0
(4) Edward Jones, UT, def. Cameron Silverman, Elon, 7-6, 6-4
Semifinals
(1) Tennys Sandgren, UT, def. Simm Tuus, Liberty, 6-3, 6-4
(2) Davy Sum, Campbell, def. (4) Edward Jones, UT, 7-6, 7-5
A2 Draw
Quarterfinals
Crescente Lesser, Longwood, def. Max Stevens, UT, 7-6, 6-4
B1 Draw
Quarterfinals
Bryan Swartz, UT, w/o
Semifinals
Cody Staufer-Macdowell, Elon, def. Bryan Swartz, 7-6, 7-5
Backdraw Singles
A1 Backdraw
Quarterfinals
Taylor Patrick, UT, w/o
Semifinals
Taylor Patrick, UT, def. Illia Ziamstou, UNC Wilmington, 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (7)
C1 Backdraw
Quarterfinals
Colton Norton, UT, def. Ed Snead, Presbyterian, 6-3, 6-1
Semifinals
Colton Norton, UT, w/o
Main Draw Doubles
A1 Draw
Semifinals
(1) Edward Jones/Tennys Sandgren, UT, def. Davy Sum/Dominic Kaniewski, Campbell, 9-8
B2 Draw
Semifinals
Taylor Patrick/Colton Norton, UT, def. Ian Kahler/Andrew Prince, Campbell/Elon, 8-6
Backdraw Doubles
A1 Draw
Semifinals
Max Stevens/Bryan Swartz, UT, def. Thomas Dahaen/Stijns Muelemans, Radford, 8-3
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