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ATHENS, Ga. – The Virginia Tech men’s tennis team finished the second day of competition at the 44th Southern Intercollegiate Championship hosted by University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.

Tech’s Mauricio Antun claimed a win in the Division I singles consolation bracket, defeating Tennessee Tech’s Alex Chen in a three set match, 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6).

In the Division II singles, Hunter Koontz claimed a win over Vanderbilt’s Joe Dorn, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in his first match of the day. In Koontz’s second match he battled with Auburn’s Liam Gomez to three sets, claiming the first set, 6-4. Gomez came back in the second with a score of 7-6(5) and took the third set 1-0(10-6).

Tech’s Trpimir Kujundzic picked up a win in the Division II singles consolation, defeating UGA’s Will Reynolds, 7-5, 6-4. Zachary Pine also claimed a win for the Hokies in the consolation bracket with a 6-4, 1-6, 1-0(10-5) decision over Samford’s Fernando Costa.

Antun also paired up with N.C. State’s Will Rollinson for a pair of wins in the Division II doubles, advancing to the semifinals. The pair dropped Georgia State’s duo of Vincent Verpeaux and Ismael Lahlou, 8-6. Antun and Rollinson turned around in the next match to claim an 8-6 decision over Fernando Costa and Alex Sajonz of Samford.

The Southern Intercollegiate Championships continue on Sunday beginning at 8 a.m.

Singles
Division I
Carl Eguez (SC) def. Lucas Oliveira (VT) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)
Thomas Cook (Ga. St.) def. Marko Lovrinovic (VT) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Mauricio Antun (VT) def. Alex Chen (Tenn. Tech) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)

Division II
Hunter Koontz (VT) def. Joe Dorn (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Liam Gomez (Auburn) def. Hunter Koontz (VT) 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-5

Trpimir Kujundzic (VT) def. Will Reynolds (UGA) 7-5, 6-4
Zach Pine (VT) def. Fernando Costa (Samford) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0(10-5)
Alejandro Gomez (UK) def. Jon Pine (VT) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
Division II
Mauricio Antun(VT)/Will Rollinson(NCSU) def. Vincent Verpeaux/Ismael Lahlou (Ga. St.) 8-6
Antun(VT)/Rollinson(NCSU) def. Fernando Costa/Alex Sajonz (Samford) 8-4

Michael Wardell/Liam Gomez (Auburn) def. Jon Pine/Zach Pine (VT) 8-6

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