COSTA MESA, Calif. — LSU’s Neal Skupski and Englishman Chris Eaton came together to defeat Chris Kearney and Erik Elliott in the quarterfinals of the Costa Mesa Futures Event in California earlier today.
In the first set, Skupski and Eaton battled back from a 3-2 deficit to win 6-4. After dropping the second set to Kearney and Elliott 7-6, Skupski and Eaton rallied back to take the final set and the match 6-4.
“They played really well,” assistant coach Danny Bryan said. “It was a really close match that came down to the last couple of points. I’m glad we were able to pull it out.”
Skupski and Eaton will advance to the semifinals tomorrow where they will face No.1 seed Bumpei Sato and Artem Sitak. The time is yet to be determined.
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