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McKie Collects Singles Title On Final Day Of Drake Fall Invitational

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McKie Collects Singles Title On Final Day Of Drake Fall Invitational

DES MOINES, Iowa - Senior James McKie (Edinburgh, Scotland) culminated the opening weekend for the Drake men's tennis team capturing a Drake Fall Invitational championship in the 'F' singles flight on Sunday (Sept. 23) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

McKie bested Eric Schuemans from Northern Colorado, 6-1, 6-1.  The championship was McKie's second career Drake Fall Invitational crown.

Drake returns to action at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships (Sept. 29-Oct. 2) in Tulsa, Okla.

DRAKE FALL INVITATIONAL

SEPT. 23, 2012 • ROGER KNAPP TENNIS CENTER

SINGLES:

'A' FLIGHT

Billy Paluch (CU) def. Ben Mullis (DU), 3-6, 6-1, 7-5

Dor Amir (NIU) def. Ben Lott (DU), 0-6, 6-3, 6-3

'C' FLIGHT

Grant Tesmer (DU) def. Rob Trower (IOWA), 6-1, 6-1

'E' FLIGHT

Jovan Zeljkovic (NIU) def. Ryan Drake (DU), 6-3, 6-0

'F' FLIGHT

James McKie (DU) def. Eric Schuemans (NC), 6-1, 6-1

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Drake

Ryan Drake

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Junior
James McKie

James McKie

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Junior
Ben Mullis

Ben Mullis

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Freshman
Grant Tesmer

Grant Tesmer

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Freshman
Ben Lott

Ben Lott

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Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ryan Drake

Ryan Drake

Junior
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James McKie

James McKie

Junior
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Ben Mullis

Ben Mullis

Freshman
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Grant Tesmer

Grant Tesmer

Freshman
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Ben Lott

Ben Lott

Sophomore
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