BATON ROUGE – The Tiger tennis team enjoyed a strong showing in Lafayette on Thursday at the first day of fall competition at the Cajun Classic in Lafayette as junior Tam Trinh advanced to the quarterfinals of championship singles play and third-seeded senior Chris Simpson advanced to the second round.
Trinh set the tone early for LSU with his 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, victory over top-seeded senior Nathan Pasha from the University of Georgia. Trinh continued his strong play in the second round of the championship singles bracket with a quick 6-3, 6-3, win over University of Kentucky freshman William Bushamuka.
Simpson kept the positive momentum rolling and scored another victory for the Tigers when he outlasted University of Texas junior Michael Riechmann by a score of 6-4, 6-4. The Derby, England, native will have to wait for tomorrow to see if he can join Trinh in the quarterfinal round since his second match was suspended due to weather.
Junior Andrew Korinek and sixth-seeded sophomore Jordan Daigle both fell in the first round of championship singles play. Korinek lost the first set to Wake Forest freshman Skander Mansouri by a score of 6-4 before retiring due to injury after falling behind 2-0 in the second set. Daigle came up just short of a third set to freshman John Mee from the University of Texas 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Daigle enjoyed a strong recovery in the consolation singles bracket with a straight-set victory over Kentucky freshman Trey Yates 6-3, 6-4.
Match play included those suspended due to weather are scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. Friday morning.
Cajun Classic
Sept. 18-21, 2014
Lafayette, La.
Singles Championship Bracket
First Round
Tam Trinh (LSU) def. Nathan Pasha(UGA), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
John Mee (TX) def. Jordan Daigle (LSU), 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Chris Simpson (LSU) def. Michael Riechmann (TX), 6-4, 6-4
Skander Mansouri (WF) def. Andrew Korinek (LSU), 6-4, 2-0 RET
Second Round
Tam Trinh(LSU) def. William Bushamuka (UK), 6-3, 6-3
Singles Consolation Bracket
Jordan Daigle (LSU) def. Trey Yates (UK), 6-3, 7-5
SEC Fall Classic
Sept. 19-22, 2014
Gainesville, Fla.
All Times Eastern
Friday, September 19
9 a.m. – 1st round of Doubles
TBA – 1st round of Singles
NB 2:30 p.m. – 2nd round of Doubles
Saturday, September 20
8 a.m. – 2nd round of Singles
TBA – 1st round of Consolation Singles
TBA – 3rd round of Singles
TBA – 2nd round of Consolation Singles
TBA – Doubles Quarterfinals
Sunday, September 21
9 a.m. – Singles Quarterfinals
TBA – Doubles Semifinals
TBA – Doubles Final
TBA – Consolation Singles Quarterfinals
Monday, September 22
9 a.m. – Singles Semifinals
TBA – Consolation Singles Semifinals
TBA – Singles Final
TBA – Consolation Singles Final
NB = Not Before (matches will not start before this time)