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Men's Tennis to Compete in Doubles and SIngles Finals of Ball State Invitational
Sept. 29, 2012
MUNCIE, Ind. - The University of Louisville has advanced two doubles teams to the finals of the Ball State Fall Invitational. Sophomore Luis Elizondo and freshman Jeffrey Brown and will play in the `A' finals while sophomore Van Damrongsri and freshman Colton Buffington will compete for the `B' championship on Sunday. Buffington also reached the `B' singles flight finals and Elizondo will play for the `A' consolation title on Sunday. "We had an exceptional doubles day today. Both Jeff and Luis played with some fired up and loud doubles," said U of L Rex Ecarma. "It really helped them get to the finals of the A division doubles. Van and Colton played Louisville style doubles - energetic, movement and energy. I am also pleased with Colton who is playing very aggressive transition tennis all the way to the B singles finals." In `A' doubles, Elizondo and Brown defeated Cleveland State's Joe VanMeter and Jorg van der Vloet 8-5 in the quarterfinals and went on to beat Ball State's Patrick Elliott and Cliff Morrison 9-7 in the semifinals. Damrongsri and Buffington topped Dayton's Kyle MacDonald and Enzo Milano 8-1 in the `B' quarterfinals and registered an 8-5 win over IUPUI's Armaan Choudhary and Joel Modesitt in the semifinals. Buffington defeated IUPUI's Modesitt 6-3, 6-4 and Ball State's Alex Brym 6-2, 6-7(7-4), 10-8 to reach the finals of the `B' division. In the `A' consolation quarterfinals, Elizondo defeated IPFW's Gerard Guell 6-1, 6-2 and Dayton's Andrew Hanley 6-2, 6-3 to earn a spot in finals.
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