Friday, November 3
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Wake Forest Fall Invitational
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HIGHLANDERS HAVE STRONG FIRST DAY IN WAKE FOREST INVITE
11/3/2017 8:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The first day of the Wake Forest Invitational saw the Radford men's tennis put together a strong showing as several Highlanders will play semifinal matches on Saturday.
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Matko Varga and Robin Calais earned draws to play in the C3 Singles flight. After earning Round of 16 byes, Varga defeated Will Pierkarsky of Indiana in the quarterfinals 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, advancing to a semifinal matchup against Collin Thomson of Charlotte on Saturday.
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Calais battled Andrew Sinai of UNC Asheville, but fell in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 quarterfinal match. He will now face East Carolina's Vlad Anghel on Saturday in a fifth-place match.
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Carlos Sala fell to Michael Perry of George Washington 6-1, 6-0 in the Round of 16 of the C1 Singles Flight. After receiving a bye in the consolation quarterfinals, Sala will face Charlotte's Michael Bass in the semifinals on Saturday.
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In the C2 Singles Round of 16, Michiel Meekers dropped a 6-4, 6-2 match to Siem Fenne of Charlotte. Also, receiving a consolation quarterfinal bye, Meekers will face Ed Colclough of UNC Asheville in the semifinals.
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In B1 Doubles Flight, Varga and Sala advanced to the winner's bracket quarterfinals with a 6-4 victory over Collin Thomson and Noah Milliken of Charlotte. The duo will now face Reese Daly and Colclough of UNC Asheville in the semifinals.
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Rounding out doubles play in the A1 Doubles Flight, Calais and Meekers gave the No. 2 seed team of Spencer Furman and Nick Stachowiak of Duke everything they wanted in a 6-4 first round loss. The duo will now face Jorge Alfonzo and Gonzalo Garcia of Tennessee Tech in the consolation semifinals on Saturday.
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The Highlanders return to action on Saturday on day two of the Wake Forest Invite, action is slated for 9 a.m.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The first day of the Wake Forest Invitational saw the Radford men's tennis put together a strong showing as several Highlanders will play semifinal matches on Saturday.
Â
Matko Varga and Robin Calais earned draws to play in the C3 Singles flight. After earning Round of 16 byes, Varga defeated Will Pierkarsky of Indiana in the quarterfinals 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, advancing to a semifinal matchup against Collin Thomson of Charlotte on Saturday.
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Calais battled Andrew Sinai of UNC Asheville, but fell in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 quarterfinal match. He will now face East Carolina's Vlad Anghel on Saturday in a fifth-place match.
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Carlos Sala fell to Michael Perry of George Washington 6-1, 6-0 in the Round of 16 of the C1 Singles Flight. After receiving a bye in the consolation quarterfinals, Sala will face Charlotte's Michael Bass in the semifinals on Saturday.
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In the C2 Singles Round of 16, Michiel Meekers dropped a 6-4, 6-2 match to Siem Fenne of Charlotte. Also, receiving a consolation quarterfinal bye, Meekers will face Ed Colclough of UNC Asheville in the semifinals.
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In B1 Doubles Flight, Varga and Sala advanced to the winner's bracket quarterfinals with a 6-4 victory over Collin Thomson and Noah Milliken of Charlotte. The duo will now face Reese Daly and Colclough of UNC Asheville in the semifinals.
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Rounding out doubles play in the A1 Doubles Flight, Calais and Meekers gave the No. 2 seed team of Spencer Furman and Nick Stachowiak of Duke everything they wanted in a 6-4 first round loss. The duo will now face Jorge Alfonzo and Gonzalo Garcia of Tennessee Tech in the consolation semifinals on Saturday.
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The Highlanders return to action on Saturday on day two of the Wake Forest Invite, action is slated for 9 a.m.
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