When and Where: September 24, 2017 – Flushing, N.Y. (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center)
Seniors Tiago Fernandes (Porto, Portugal) became the first member of Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team ever to advance to the semifinal round of the singles bracket at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regional Championships on Sunday at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Fernandes defeated Le Moyne College's Philip Blythe, 6-4, 6-4, and then reached the semis with a 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal victory against Franklin Pierce University's James Bisazza. The third-seeded Fernandes will now take on top-seeded Matej Selecky of the New York Institute of Technology on Monday for the right to play for the East Region title.
Senior Miguel Marreiros (Portimao, Portugal) saw his run come to end just before the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Concordia (N.Y.) College's Eymeric Chevalier.
Graduate student Xavier Aubron (Herouville, France) and sophomore Bas van Biezen (Sassenheim, Netherlands) made things interesting in the doubles bracket as they notched an 8-3 quarterfinal win against ninth-seeded Blythe and Hallam Doney of Le Moyne before getting edged, 8-6, in the semifinal round by second-seeded Rok Bozic and Diego Pinto of the University of the District of Columbia.
Up Next:
The ITA East Regional Championships draw to a close Monday, Sept. 25.
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Doubles Main Draw
Bas van Biezen/Xavier Aubron (SNHU) defeated #9 Philip Blythe/Hallam Doney (Le Moyne), 8-3
#2 Rok Bozic/Diego Pinto (District of Columbia) defeated Bas van Biezen/Xavier Aubron (SNHU), 8-6
Singles Main Draw
#3 Tiago Fernandes (SNHU) defeated Philip Blythe (Le Moyne), 6-4, 6-4
#3 Tiago Fernandes (SNHU) defeated James Bisazza (Franklin Pierce), 6-1, 6-2
Eymeric Chevalier (Concordia (N.Y.)) defeated Miguel Marreiros (SNHU), 6-2, 6-1
