TULSA, Okla. – Duo Jordan Daigle and Boris Arias began the opening round of the Doubles Main Draw in the ITA All-American Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Arias and Daigle faced Valparaiso’s No. 55 Charlie Emhardt and Jeffery Schorsch. LSU fell in the first set 5-7 but came back in the second set 7-5 to take the match to a third set. In the third set Arias and Daigle secured a victory in a tiebreaker 6-3(7).
“In doubles, they weren’t their best but ultimately got the job done,” Assistant Coach Danny Bryan said. “They got some good shots on some good points and eventually were able to take the match.”
Arias and Daigle are advancing to the second round of the Main Draw to play No. 29 Hayden Sabatka and Bart Van Leijsen of New Mexico State.
In addition to competing in doubles, Daigle also faced No. 21 Or Ram-Harel of Tulsa. Daigle, ranked 48th in the ITA Preseason polls, fell in two sets 6-1, 6-2.
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Tuesday, October 6
Singles Main Draw
No. 21 Or Ram-Harel (Tulsa) defeats No. 48 Jordan Daigle (LSU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles Main Draw
No. 4 Arias/Dagle (LSU) defeats No. 55 Emhardt/Schorsch 5-7, 7-5, 6-3(7)