Gators Set for Seahawk Invite Finals After Day Two
Saturday, September 14, 2019 | Men's Tennis
WILMINGTON, N.C. – After another competitive day of tennis in day two of the Seahawk Fall Invite, the Gators would finish 6-4 collectively on the day, as Duarte Vale and Blaise Bicknell added to their flawless doubles performance throughout the weekend to reach Sunday's finals while preparing to matchup against each other in the singles finals. Additionally, Greysen Cacciatore and Harrison Cacciatore bounced back to reach the doubles backdraw finals, while Greysen will compete in the singles backdraw semis of his respective flight tomorrow.
The day started off with doubles again, seeing No. 3 seed Vale and Bicknell take down UNC Asheville's No. 2 seed duo of Nolan and Thursfield, 6-4, in Flight A doubles semis. On the other side of the bracket, No. 4 seed Bonacia and Caratini (Georgia Gwinnett) would upset top-seeded Brian Berdusco and Josh Goodger, 6-2, to advance to Sunday morning's finals against Vale and Bicknell.
In the backdraw of Flight B doubles, Greysen and Harrison Cacciatore picked up a win over Presbyterian's Alvarez and Stenger, 6-3, to move into the Flight B backdraw finals against Coastal Carolina's Hyrkkonen and Tanabe.
Duarte Vale and Blaise Bicknell then carried their solid performance into singles play, winning two consecutive matches each to see each other in tomorrow's Flight A singles finals.
Vale, the No. 1 seed, would drop North Florida's Dominic Barton, 6-2, 6-1, to start before earning a 7-5, 6-4 decision over UNC Wilmington's Bruno Caula.
Bicknell would face a challenge in No. 3 seed Inigo Torre Martin of VCU, though, he would prevail in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, to advance. He then met fellow Gator and No. 2 seed Josh Goodger in the semis, who picked up a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Austin Hussey (UNCW), surviving in three sets again (4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3) to reach Sunday morning's finals.
Meanwhile, No. 4 seed Brian Berdusco fell in the backdraw of Flight A singles to UNC Asheville's Oli Nolan, 6-2, 6-3, seeing Georgia Gwinnett's Federic H. Duran in tomorrow's backdraw consolations.
After receiving a bye in the Flight B singles backdraw, Greysen Cacciatore will see North Florida's Nilo Duarte in the semis, as Harrison Cacciatore slipped into tomorrow's backdraw consolations with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to UNC Wilmington's Davide Innocenti.
THOUGHTS FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH TANNER STUMP:
UP NEXT:
The day started off with doubles again, seeing No. 3 seed Vale and Bicknell take down UNC Asheville's No. 2 seed duo of Nolan and Thursfield, 6-4, in Flight A doubles semis. On the other side of the bracket, No. 4 seed Bonacia and Caratini (Georgia Gwinnett) would upset top-seeded Brian Berdusco and Josh Goodger, 6-2, to advance to Sunday morning's finals against Vale and Bicknell.
In the backdraw of Flight B doubles, Greysen and Harrison Cacciatore picked up a win over Presbyterian's Alvarez and Stenger, 6-3, to move into the Flight B backdraw finals against Coastal Carolina's Hyrkkonen and Tanabe.
Duarte Vale and Blaise Bicknell then carried their solid performance into singles play, winning two consecutive matches each to see each other in tomorrow's Flight A singles finals.
Vale, the No. 1 seed, would drop North Florida's Dominic Barton, 6-2, 6-1, to start before earning a 7-5, 6-4 decision over UNC Wilmington's Bruno Caula.
Bicknell would face a challenge in No. 3 seed Inigo Torre Martin of VCU, though, he would prevail in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, to advance. He then met fellow Gator and No. 2 seed Josh Goodger in the semis, who picked up a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Austin Hussey (UNCW), surviving in three sets again (4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3) to reach Sunday morning's finals.
Meanwhile, No. 4 seed Brian Berdusco fell in the backdraw of Flight A singles to UNC Asheville's Oli Nolan, 6-2, 6-3, seeing Georgia Gwinnett's Federic H. Duran in tomorrow's backdraw consolations.
After receiving a bye in the Flight B singles backdraw, Greysen Cacciatore will see North Florida's Nilo Duarte in the semis, as Harrison Cacciatore slipped into tomorrow's backdraw consolations with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to UNC Wilmington's Davide Innocenti.
THOUGHTS FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH TANNER STUMP:
- "We faced a lot of adversity, mentally and physically, today and were able to meet it head on with resilience. I am certainly proud of the guys for that. Each of them are committed to improving through this event and that was evident today. Success is not always measured in wins and losses and our guys know that these are early days for us to keep getting better as individuals and a team"
- "I thought Blaise and Josh did a great job representing our brand by playing a great match against each other. It's never easy playing a teammate but they competed well for the Gators."
- "Tomorrow will be a great test for our guys toughness and will determine whether this weekend is a success for us or not."
UP NEXT:
- Both main and backdraw doubles finals will start tomorrow at 9 a.m., followed by singles finals at 10:30 a.m. and backdraw matches at noon, 12:45 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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