FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (October 5, 2019)– Sophomore
Marc Feliu put together an impressive day in singles action and knocked off a pair top-five seeds in the championships' singles bracket to advance to the semifinals to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team on the second day of competition at the 2019 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic South Regional Championships.
Feliu began his day with a 6-0, 7-6 (3) victory over the bracket's fifth seed, Harry Sheperd of Washington and then posted his second straight-set victory of the day in the quarterfinals, topping Christopher Newport University's Dominic Lacombe, who entered the tournament as the top overall seed. The Barcelona, Spain native will take on third-seeded Vishnu Joshi of Johns Hopkins University in the semifinals.
Feliu and partner, junior
Keegan Morris, were a few rallies away from moving into the championship's doubles semifinals, however, the team dropped a close defeat in the quarterfinals. The pair began the day with a hard-fought 8-6 win over Christopher Newport's James Baron and Andy Mason, before meeting third-seeded Daniel Blonquist and Kukutla Motlojoa from Southern Virginia, who topped Stevens' top pairing 8-7 (1).
Morris registered two wins in the consolation bracket and is advanced to the consolation quarterfinals. The Franklin Square, New York native defeated St. Mary's College's Jonathan Gorel in straight-sets (6-3, 6-3) and then topped Washington and Lee's Mitchell Thomas by the same score. Morris will take on CNU's Mason in his attempt to secure a bronze medal.
Sophomores
Garrett Kincaid and
Eloi Pradier, joined freshman
Philip Szkudlarski in singles competition, however, each dropped their respective singles flight to bow out of the tournament.
Kincaid and Szkudlarski took on Hampden-Sydney College's Matthew and Michael Moody's in the dubles consolation bracket. The Ducks pair was in a tight match, but suffered an 8-6 setback and were eliminated from the consolation bracket.
Up Next: Feliu and Morris will look to end the weekend on a positive note on the final day of the ITA South Atlantic Regional Championships.
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