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Gillespie Advances To Third Round Of The ITA Central Regional

Senior was one of five Bulldogs to win singles matches Thursday

TULSA, Okla. - Drake University senior Vinny Gillespie (Stirling, Scotland) advanced to the third round of the ITA Central Regional on the first day of competition Thursday at Tulsa's Case Tennis Center.

Four other Bulldogs won their first-round matches before falling in the second round of action at the tournament.

Gillespie received a first-round bye by virtue of being the No. 12 seed in the field and defeated Oklahoma's Taine Bernhard, 6-2, 6-2 to advance this his third-round match Friday at 2 p.m. against Wichita State's Haru Inoue.

Gillespie will also pair with Barny Thorold (Loughborough, England) in doubles action Friday as the pair received a first-round bye. The tandem of Calum MacGeoch (Edinburgh, Scotland) and Freddie Powell (Poole, England) also earned a first-round bye. Drake's lone doubles team in action, Ben Clark (Comberton, England) and Bayo Philips (Houston, Texas), defeated Omaha's Dunn/Henry, 8-2, to advance as well.

In other singles action, Clark, MacGeoch, Philips and Thorold all won their first matches in straight sets before falling in the second round.

ITA Central Regional
1st Round Singles
Max Stewart (OU) def. Finley Hall (Drake) - 6-2, 7-5
Ben Clark (Drake) def. Pavel Badainants (SLU), 6-1, 6-3
Calum MacGeoch (Drake) def. Johnnie Carmichael (UND), 7-5, 6-0
Bayo Philips (Drake) def. Josh Bortnick (Ark.), 6-4, 6-1
Barny Thorold (Drake) def. Eddy Leardini (ORU), 6-2, 6-1
Micah Klousia (Neb.) def. Freddie Powell (Drake), 6-1, 1-6, 6-0

2nd Round Singles
Jake Van Emburgh (OU) def. Ben Clark (Drake), 6-3, 6-3
Josip Krstanovic (Minn.) def. Calum MacGeoch (Drake), 7-6, 6-4
Vinny Gillespie (Drake) def. Taine Bernhard (OU), 6-2, 6-2
Tom Kruse (UMKC) def. Bayo Philips (Drake), 6-1, 6-4
Jochen Bertsch (OU) def. Barny Thorold (Drake), 6-4, 6-2

1st Round Doubles
Clark/Philips (Drake) def. Dunn/Henry (Omaha), 8-2

Singles Consolation Matches
Freddie Powell (Drake) def. Kenneth Boykin (ORU) 6-2, 4-6, 10-2
Finley Hall (Drake) def. Alexander Reinke (UND) 6-3, 7-6(7)
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Ben Clark

Ben Clark

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Senior
Vinny Gillespie

Vinny Gillespie

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Senior
Finley Hall

Finley Hall

Sophomore
Calum MacGeoch

Calum MacGeoch

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Redshirt Senior
Bayo Philips

Bayo Philips

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Redshirt Senior
Freddie Powell

Freddie Powell

Sophomore
Barny Thorold

Barny Thorold

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Junior

Players Mentioned

Ben Clark

Ben Clark

Senior
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Vinny Gillespie

Vinny Gillespie

Senior
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Finley Hall

Finley Hall

Sophomore
Calum MacGeoch

Calum MacGeoch

Redshirt Senior
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Bayo Philips

Bayo Philips

Redshirt Senior
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Freddie Powell

Freddie Powell

Sophomore
Barny Thorold

Barny Thorold

Junior
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