BLACKSBURG, Va. – James Madison wrapped up play with 11 total wins at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships, hosted by Virginia Tech at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
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A pair of Dukes reached the main draw round of 32 in
Gur Libal and
Esteve Agusti.
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Libal battled through qualifying with a win over George Mason's Shaharyar Saeed (4-6, 6-4, 6-0) to reach the main draw, where he beat Norfolk State's Dominik Simunovic (6-1, 3-6, 6-3). He later fell to Liberty's Ernst Gouws in the round of 32.
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Agusti won his round of 64 bout in straight sets, downing Old Dominion's Felix Obermair (6-1, 6-4), before dropping a three-set matchup with Virginia Tech's Thomas Vesantera Brandao (6-2, 4-6, 0-6).
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Also winning multiple singles matches were
Harrison Lee, who won a pair of qualifying matches, and
Francisco Sinopoli, who won one qualifying match and a main-draw consolation.
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Lee and
Ty Wunderlich also claimed the team's lone doubles win, beating Mason's Zavan Fahim and Adria Franco (8-2).
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JMU returns to action in three weeks when it travels to Winston-Salem, N.C., to compete at the competitive Wake Forest Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2).
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ITA Atlantic Regional Championships
Singles Qualifying
1st Round:
Harrison Lee (JMU) def. Akarsh Gaonkar (Mount St. Mary's), 6-2, 6-2
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st Round:
Zach Fleishman (JMU) def. Louis Alexis Moldenhauer (Loyola), 6-3, 6-2
1st Round: Alexi Roy (Mount St. Mary's) def.
Damian Sancilio (JMU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
1st Round: Albert Hansen (W&M) def.
Grant Kroodsma (JMU), 6-2, 6-2
2nd Round:
Gur Libal (JMU) def. Shaharyar Saeed (Mason), 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
2nd Round:
Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) def. Steve Nguyen (Navy), 6-3, 6-2
2nd Round:
Harrison Lee (JMU) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M), 6-4, 6-2
2nd Round: Joshua Lamm-Bacharov (Georgetown) def.
Ryan Morgan (JMU), 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
2nd Round: Austin Cohen (W&M) def.
Zach Fleishman (JMU), 7-6 (3), 6-4
Consolation:
Damian Sancilio (JMU) def. Luka Cvjetkovic (Norfolk State), 6-3, 6-3
Consolation:
Ryan Morgan (JMU) def. Albert Hansen (W&M), 6-3, 6-1
Consolation: Deniz Okyay (Mason) def.
Grant Kroodsma (JMU), 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (5)
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Singles Main Draw
Round of 64:
Gur Libal (JMU) def. Dominik Simunovic (Norfolk State), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Round of 64:
Esteve Agusti (JMU) def. Felix Obermair (ODU), 6-1, 6-4
Round of 64: Herrick Legaspi (Navy) def.
Aurelien Schmitt (JMU), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1
Round of 64: Chase Robinson (Liberty) def.
Ty Wunderlich (JMU), 6-4, 6-3
Round of 64: Alfred Almasi (VCU) def.
Francisco Sinopoli (JMU), 6-2, 6-3
Round of 64: Rodrigo Santiago Arraez (Liberty) def.
Harrison Lee (JMU), 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
Round of 32: Ernst Gouws (Liberty) def.
Gur Libal (JMU), 6-2, 6-2
Round of 32: Thomas Vesantera Brandao (VT) def.
Esteve Agusti (JMU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
Consolation: Gevorg Mnatsakanyan (VCU) def.
Aurelien Schmitt (JMU), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
Consolation: Erwann Bouchet (VCU) def.
Ty Wunderlich (JMU), 6-3, 6-2
Consolation:
Francisco Sinopoli (JMU) def. Edgar Vilain (Mason), 6-3, 6-4
Consolation: Nathan Nguyen (Navy) def.
Harrison Lee (JMU), 6-1, 6-3
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Doubles Main Draw
Round of 64:
Harrison Lee/
Ty Wunderlich (JMU) def. Zavan Fahim/Adria Franco Regue (Mason), 8-2
Round of 64: Alfred Almasi/Nicolo Consonni (VCU) def.
Zach Fleishman/
Francisco Sinopoli (JMU), 8-5
Round of 64: Frew Fishback/Victor Kimpel (VT) def.
Ryan Morgan/
Aurelien Schmitt (JMU), 8-4
Round of 64: Nikita Bortnichek/Albert Hansen (W&M) def.
Grant Kroodsma/
Damian Sancilio (JMU), 8-3
Round of 32: Thomas Vesantera Brandao/Nicolas Iantosca (VT) def.
Esteve Agusti/
Gur Libal, 8-7 (3)
Round of 32: Leon Zaorski/Patrik Petera (VCU) def. Round of 64:
Harrison Lee/
Ty Wunderlich (JMU), 8-4
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