SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE,
Ind. - In its first
competition of the fall campaign, the Drake men's tennis team posted a 6-3
combined singles/doubles ledger in first-day action at the Purdue Fall
Invitational on Friday (Sept. 16).
Junior James McKie (Edinburgh,
Scotland) moved into the round of 16 with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Matija
Palinic of DePaul in the 'A' singles draw.
In the 'B' singles
flight, senior Cesar Bracho (Luque, Paraguay) registered a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory
against Richard Brunsting of Case Western Reserve.
In the top doubles
draw, the duo of McKie and junior Jean Erasmus (Windhoek, Namibia) posted a pair
of wins as the duo downed Kyle Gerber and Nicholas Howe of Case Western
Reserve, 8-2, before besting Filip Dzanko and Sven Kasper of DePaul, 8-5.
Action continues at
the Purdue Fall Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 17) with play getting underway
at 7:30 a.m. CT.
PURDUE FALL
INVITATIONAL
WEST LAFAYETTE,
IND.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
SINGLES:
'A'
James McKie (DU) def.
Matija Palinic (DEP), 6-2, 6-1
Jonas Dierckx (IOWA)
def. Jean Erasmus (DU), 7-5, 6-3
'B'
Cesar Bracho (DU)
def. Richard Brunsting (CASE), 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Ryan Drake (DU) def.
Jan-Frans-Engelbrecht (PUR), 6-4, 6-1
Mike Nott (ARK) def.
Ryan Drake (DU), 6-3, 6-4
DOUBLES:
'A'
Erasmus/McKie (DU) def.
Kyle Gerber/Nicholas Howe (CASE), 8-2
Erasmus/McKie (DU)
def. Filip Dzanko/Sven Kasper (DEP), 8-5
'B'
Bryant Dudzik/Nicky
Wong (TOL) def. Bracho/Drake (DU), 8-5
Bracho/Drake (DU)
def. Christoph Hopf/Henning Jess (GB), 8-5
