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LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2013 The Belmont University men’s tennis team put together a strong singles performance Saturday on the second day of the Louisville Invitational and Vanderbilt’s Black and Gold Invitational. The Bruins collected five combined singles victories in six matches, while also claiming a Flight A doubles victory in Louisville, Kentucky. #ItsBruinTime
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\nJunior Charlie Robin<\/a> and freshman Jes\u00fas Garcia Salgado defeated Bellarmine’s Ryan Parkins and Colby Berson in both singles and doubles at the University of Louisville, while junior Kostiantyn Mantach<\/a> earned a hard-fought singles win against Indiana’s Karan Raghavendra.
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\nMantach prevailed 7-5 in the third set versus Raghavendra to remain unbeaten in singles at the Louisville Invitational.
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\n“Kostya (Kostiantyn Mantach<\/a>) played some very gritty singles today and I’m glad he was able to pull it out against a very solid opponent,” spoke head coach Jeff Cero<\/a>. “Charlie (Robin) and Jes\u00fas (Garcia Salgado) were very strong from beginning to finish in both doubles and singles.”
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\n“Our best doubles in particular is still far ahead of us,” continued coach Cero. “I’m hoping we can finish this weekend strong tomorrow morning.”
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\nIn Nashville, juniors Morgan Woodson<\/a> and Esteban Ortiz<\/a> nearly went unbeaten on the day but were narrowly defeated in a tiebreaker in doubles. However, both won their singles matches.
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\nWoodson topped North Alabama’s Samuel Balfour Dominguez in three sets, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, while Ortiz took care of Vanderbilt’s Leonardo Ljubicic 6-2, 7-6.
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\nAll of Belmont’s scores from the Louisville Invitational and the Black and Gold Invitational Saturday can be found below.
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\nThe Bruins will take on players from Butler and Tennessee in Louisville Sunday.
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\nLouisville Invitational
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\nDoubles Flight A
\nCharlie Robin<\/a>\/Jes\u00fas Garcia Salgado (Belmont) def. Ryan Parkins\/Colby Berson (Bellarmine), 6-3
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\nDoubles Flight B
\nKaran Raghavendra\/Zavier Augustin (Indiana) def. Kostiantyn Mantach<\/a>\/Judah McEachern-Brown<\/a> (Belmont), 6-4
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\nSingles Flight A
\nCharlie Robin<\/a> (Belmont) def. Ryan Parkins (Bellarmine), 6-3, 6-4
\nJes\u00fas Garcia Salgado (Belmont) def. Colby Berson (Bellarmine), 6-2, 6-0
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\nSingles Flight B
\nKostiantyn Mantach<\/a> (Belmont) def. Karan Raghavendra (Indiana), 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
\nZavier Augustin (Indiana) def. Judah McEachern-Brown<\/a> (Belmont), 6-3, 6-4
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\nBlack and Gold Invitational (hosted by Vanderbilt)
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\nSingles
\nMorgan Woodson<\/a> (Belmont) def. Samuel Balfour Dominguez (North Alabama), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
\nEsteban Ortiz<\/a> (Belmont) def. Leonardo Ljubicic (Vanderbilt), 6-2, 7-6
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\nDoubles
\nRoshan Santhosh (Vanderbilt)\/Samuel Balfour Dominguez (North Alabama) def. Morgan Woodson<\/a>\/Esteban Ortiz<\/a> (Belmont), 7-6 (4)
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