FARQUHARSON ADVANCES TO TOURNEY FINALS
10/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 30, 2004
LAFAYETTE, La. - SINGH ADVANCES TO FINALS OF HIBERNIA RAGIN' CAJUNS CLASSIC
Ley/Singh advance to finals of Flight A Doubles
Senior Sandy Farquharson continued his stellar play here Saturday, advancing to the finals of the Hibernia Ragin' Caguns Tennis Classic at the Cajun Courts.
Farquharson defeated Louisiana State's Kevin Dessauer 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in one semifinal. The will face Louisiana-Lafayette junior Amanjot Singh in the Flight A finals on Sunday. Singh defeated LSU's Paul White in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5, to advance to the finals.
In consolation, Southeastern Louisiana's Oliver Nussbaum defeated New Orleans' Julie De La Mettrie in the Flight A consolation finals.
In Flight B singles, Arkansas-Little Rock's Rain Roigas will face Texas-Arlington's Josey Trimmier in the finals. Roigas defeated Louisiana State's Johnathan in the quarterfinals and fellow UALR teammate Tim Walter 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals.
Trimmien defeated Lamar's Dean Closer 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals and UNO's Saif Ali in the semifinals.
In Flight B consolation play, Texas-Arlington's Felipe Acosta will face Southeastern Louisiana's Paul Birkett in the finals. Acosta defeated Louisiana-Lafayette's Dustin Musso 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and Tulane's Nigel Barton 6-3, 1-6, 10-8 in the semifinals.
Birkett defeated UL Lafayette's Ryan Hess in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 in the quarterfinals, and then knocked off Texas-Arlington's Kyle Mims 6-2, 7-5 in the semifinals.
Singh and Robin Ley will face UTA's Farquharson and Neils Buksik in the Flight A doubles finals. Singh/Ley won their semifinals match against LSU's Dessauer/White by default. Farquharson/Buksik knocked off Lamar's Juan-Pablo Alatorre and Emilio Kirby 8-5 in the semifinals.
2004 Hibernia Ragin' Cajuns Tennis Classic Lafayette, La. (Cajun Courts)
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004
Flight A - Singles
Semifinals - Main Draw: Amanjot Singh (UL) d. Paul White (LSU) 6-2, 7-5: Sandy Farquharson (UTA) d. Kevin Dessaurer (LSU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Consolation - Semifinals: Julien De La Mettrie (UNO) d. Alberto Agis (UTA) No Score Reported; Oliver Nussbaum (SLU) d. Jonah Kane-West (Tulane) No Score Reported
Consolation - Finals: Nussbaum (SLU) d. Julie De La Mettrie (UNO) No Score Reported
Flight B - Singles
Quarterfinals - Main Draw: Rain Roigas (UALR) d. Johnathan Howard (LSU); Tim Walter (UALR) d. Ian Vazquez (UTA); Saif Ali (UNO) d. Karlis Miljons (UALR) 7-5, 7-6; Josey Trimmier (UTA) d. Dean Clower (Lamar) 6-3, 6-2
Semifinals - Main Draw: Roigas (UALR) d. Walter (UALR) 7-5, 6-3; Trimmier (UTA) d. Ali (UNO) No Score Reported
Consolation - Quarterfinals: Kyle Mims (UTA) d. Danny Leavy (Tulane) 6-2, 6-3; Paul Birkett (SLU) d. Ryan Hess (UL) 6-3, 6-1; Felipe Acosta (UTA) d. Dustin Musso (UL) 6-1, 6-1; Nigel Barton (Tulane) d. Tyler Cobb (Lamar) 6-4, 6-2
Consolation - Semifinals: Birkett (SLU) d. Mims (UTA) 6-2, 7-5; Acosta (UTA) d. Barton (Tulane) 6-3, 1-6, 10-8
Flight A - Doubles
Semifinals - Main Draw: Sandy Farquharson/Neils Buksik (UTA) d. Juan Pablo-Alatorre/Emilio Kirby (Lamar); Robin Ley/Amanjot Singh (UL) d. Kevin Dessauer/Paul White (LSU) injury default
Flight B - Doubles- Semifinals - Main Draw: Kyle Mims/Alberto Agis (UTA) d. Paul Birkett/Krirka (SLU) 9-7; Tim Walter/Rain Roigas (UALR) d. Ian Vazques/Josey Trimmien (UTA) 8-2.
