Men's Tennis Finishes Competition at Longhorn Invitational

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Men's Tennis Finishes Competition at Longhorn Invitational

Nov 11, 2018 | Men's Tennis

AUSTIN, Texas - Juniors Dane Esses and Tim Ruetzel posted big singles wins, capping the final day of competition at the 2018 Longhorn Invitational hosted by the University of Texas on Sunday morning. The tournament also marks the conclusion of the Tulane men's tennis team's 2018 fall season.

Playing in the consolation singles final of the 'B' draw, Esses cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 win over Tyler Junior College standout Marcus Walters, who reached the final after consecutive upsets over Division I players in previous days.

Lining up in the third place match of the 'B' main draw, Ruetzel also closed the fall with a strong finish, cruising past Texas Tech's Artem Kapshuk in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.

Tulane returns during the spring season for a home doubleheader against Alcorn State to begin dual match play on Monday, January 21 at the City Park Tennis Center.

Singles competition
Nov. 9
AG1 Gabriel Decamps (UCF) def. #103 Tyler Schick (Tulane) 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (13-11)
AG1 #61 Rodrigo Banzer (TEXAS) def. #121 Hamish Stewart (Tulane) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-3)
BG1 Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF) def. Dane Esses (Tulane) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (14-12)
BG1 Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) def. Sander Jong (TCU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
BG2 Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) def. Brett Meyers (MARQ) 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5)
AGC1 #121 Hamish Stewart (Tulane) def. Constantin Frantzen (BAYLOR) 6-2, 6-2
BGC1 Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Kaya Gore (MIAMI) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
Nov. 10
AGC2 Colin Markes (TEXAS) def. #103 Tyler Schick (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
AGC2 Chih Chi Huang (TEXAS) def. #121 Hamish Stewart (Tulane) 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-3
BGSF Brandon Laubser (AUBURN) def. Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
BGC2 Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Manoel Alencar (UCF) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Nov. 11
BGCF Dane Esses (Tulane) def. Marcus Walters (TJC) 6-4, 6-3
BG3 Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) def. Artem Kapshuk (TTU) 6-4, 6-2
C Chih Chi Huang (Texas) def. #103 Tyler Schick (Tulane) 6-1, 6-0
C Colin Markes (Texas) def. #121 Hamish Stewart (Tulane) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
Nov. 9
AG1 Matias Soto/Constantin Frantzen (BAYLOR) def. Tyler Schick/Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) 8-4
AG1 Gabriel Decamps/Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) def. Hamish Stewart/Dane Esses (Tulane) 8-4
Nov. 10
AGC1 Ilgiz Valiev/Artem Kapshuk (TTU) def. Tyler Schick/Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) 8-6
AGC1 Tim Dollman/Matteo DeVincentis (AUBURN) def. Hamish Stewart/Dane Esses (Tulane) 8-3

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