Tulane University
UNCW Invitational
Men's Tennis Opens Play at UNCW
Oct 30, 2015 | Men's Tennis
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Alex and Ian Van Cott, Eric Wagner and Tyler Schick all took to the courts on Friday at UNCW, representing the Green Wave in day one action of the Seahawk Invitational. The foursome started the day with doubles against USC-Upstate followed by singles competition against the host school.
Alex Van Cott was the lone Green Wave competitor to record a win in both doubles and singles. The senior partnered with Wagner to take down the duo of Matt Bennion and Ignacio Garrido, 6-1. Then Alex earned a hard fought 7-6, 6-4 singles win vs. Christiaan Van der Burgh.
Saturday's schedule will see the Olive and Blue clash with the Richmond Spiders in doubles, followed by USC Upstate in singles.
Results
Doubles
Ramon Simonetti-Feliz Ewers (USC-U) def. Ian Van Cott-Tyler Schick (Tulane), 7-6
Alex Van Cott-Eric Wagner (Tulane) def. Matt Bennion-Ignacio Garrido (USC-U), 6-1
Singles
Alex Van Cott (Tulane) def. Christiaan Van der Burgh (UNCW), 7-6, 6-4
Santtu Leskinen (UNCW) def. Tyler Schick (Tulane), 6-7 (8), 6-0, 6-2
Javier Restrepo (UNCW) def. Ian Van Cott (Tulane), 6-2, 6-3
Andres Torres (UNCW) def. Eric Wagner (Tulane), 6-3, 6-1
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