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Louisville Invitational Central



LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Opening its slate of fall tournaments, the Belmont University men’s tennis team took to the courts at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky, and the MTSU Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Friday. Splitting up their squad, the Bruins are competing in both the Louisville Invitational and the MTSU Invitational this weekend with matches continuing through Sunday.
 
A more traditional tournament format, the Louisville Invitational includes both singles and doubles draws, while Middle Tennessee’s MTSU Invitational is being played with hidden duals between Belmont, the Blue Raiders, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Lipscomb.
 
On Friday in Louisville, the Bruins faced players from Xavier, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky. In Murfreesboro, Belmont took on nearby rival Lipscomb in a hidden dual format with a pair of doubles matches and four singles matches.
 
The tandem of senior Sabi Roi and junior Stefan Vedovelli won their opening doubles match at the Louisville Invitational before both won their singles matches in straight sets.
 
Despite falling to the Bisons in two tiebreakers in doubles, the Bruins split singles matches with Lipscomb at the MTSU Invitational. Sophomores Esteban Ortiz and Morgan Woodson were both victorious in their singles matches with the Bisons.
 
Belmont’s complete results from Friday’s action in Louisville and Murfreesboro can be found below.
 
Only singles matches will be played Saturday at the Louisville Invitational beginning at 8 a.m. CT/9 a.m. ET.
 
The Bruins take on Chattanooga Saturday at the MTSU Invitational with matches starting at 10 a.m.
 
Louisville Invitational
 
Doubles
Sabi Roi/Stefan Vedovelli (Belmont) def. Samuel Frizelle/Max Pettingell (Xavier), 8-6
Lukas Grossman/Bode Campbell (Xavier) def. Charlie Robin/Will Ecklund (Belmont), 8-6
Conor Flynn/Juan Pablo Valdez Guzon (UAB) def. Sabi Roi/Stefan Vedovelli (Belmont), 8-7 (6)
 
Singles
Sabi Roi (Belmont) def. Juan Pablo Valdez Guzon (UAB), 6-4, 6-3
Ondrej Valek (UAB) def. Charlie Robin (Belmont), 6-3, 6-4
Woodson McMillin (Tennessee) def. Austin Yack (Belmont), 6-4, 6-2
Stefan Vedovelli (Belmont) def. Eli Wood (Bellarmine), 6-0, 6-1
Romeo Navarro (EKU) def. Will Ecklund (Belmont), 6-2, 7-5
 
MTSU Invitational
 
Doubles
1. Oskar Szymczak/Alex Vlahos (Lipscomb) def. Eli Mizerski/Morgan Woodson (Belmont), 7-6 (7)
2. Filippo Verdese/Henrique Ushizima (Lipscomb) def. Esteban Ortiz/Bautista Durrels Rojo (Belmont), 7-6 (5)
 
Singles
1. Oskar Szymczak (Lipscomb) def. Eli Mizerski (Belmont), 6-3, 6-2
2. Esteban Ortiz (Belmont) def. Henrique Ushizima (Lipscomb), 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
3. Morgan Woodson (Belmont) def. Alex Vlahos (Lipscomb), 6-3, 6-1
4. Filippo Verdese (Lipscomb) def. Bautista Durrels Rojo (Belmont), 6-2 6-2
 
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