CORRIE WINS RAGIN' CAJUN' TENNIS CLASSIC
11/2/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Nov. 2, 2003
LAFAYETTE, La. - Third-seeded David Corrie of Texas-Arlington captured the Men's A Division singles title, defeating South Alabama's Fero Babej 6-3, 6-4 Sunday Nov. 2 here at the 2003 Ragin' Cajuns Men's Tennis Classic.
In the Men's B Division, Mississippi State's Matt Armstrong slid past Lamar's Ignacio Melus 6-3, 6-2 to capture the title.
In consolation play, Tulane's Max Lacroix defeated teammate Hannu Piiroinen 2-6, 6-3, 10-5 to win the Men's A Division consolation bracket. In the Men's B Division, Texas-Arlington's Ian Vazquez-Rowe defeated Lamar's Josey Trimmier 6-2, 6-0 to capture the B Division bracket.
Louisiana State's Danny Bryan and Cory Ross defeated South Alabama's Pavel Mazaev and Jorgan Vestli 8-6 to advance to the Men's A Division doubles finals. Louisiana-Lafayette's Amanjot Singh and Evghenii Corduneanu defeated No. 37-ranked Fero Babej and Clinton Jacobs of South Alabama 9-7. In the finals, Bryan/Ross knocked off the Cajun duo 9-8 to claim the Men's A Division doubles crown.
In Men's B Division doubles, UNO's Julien De La Miettrie and Nicholas Houard defeated Christopher Rea and Reid Bourgeois of Southern Miss. In the other semifinal match, UL Lafayette's Marc Castellana and Shaun Ellison fell 8-5 to Tulane's Hannu Piiroinen and Patrizio Maucci. In the final round, De La Miettrie/Houard knocked off Tulane's Piiroinen/Maucci.
2003 RAGIN' CAJUNS MEN'S TENNIS CLASSIC (DAY THREE)
Men's A Division Singles Finals - (3) David Corrie (UTA) def. Fero Babej (USA) 6-3, 6-4
Men's A Division Consolation Finals - Max Lacroix (Tulane) def. Hannu Piiroinen (Tulane) 2-6, 6-3, 10-5
Men's B Division Singles Finals - Matt Armstrong (MSU) def. Ignacio Melus (Lamar) 6-3, 7-5
Men's B Division Consolation Finals- Ian Vazquez-Rowe (UTA) def. Josey Trimmier (Lamar) 6-2, 6-0
Men's A Division Doubles Semifinals - Bryan/Ross (LSU) def. Fomine/Carvalho (MSU) 8-2; Corduneanu/Singh (ULL) def. Babej/Jacobs (USA) 9-7
Finals - Bryan/Ross (LSU) def. Corduneanu/Singh (ULL) 9-8
Men's B Division Doubles Semifinals - De La Miettrie/Houard (UNO) def. Bourgeois/Rea (USM) no score available; Maucci/Piiroinen (Tulane) def. Castellana/Ellison (ULL) 8-5
Finals- De La Miettrie/Houard (UNO) def. Maucci/Piiroinen (Tulane) no score available
