Mississippi State
Crimson Tide Invitational
MSU's Lastre Reaches Finals, Doerr/Stump Into Semis At Crimson Tide Invite
October 25, 2008 | Men's Tennis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ? The Mississippi State men's tennis team completed action on day two of the Crimson Tide Fall Invitational Saturday, with one player advancing to the finals of his singles draw and one doubles team moving into the semifinals.
Sophomore Antonio Lastre advanced to the finals of the Hannah Draw in singles, taking his quarterfinal match over Benedikt Fischer of
Three other Bulldogs dropped fierce three-set battles in their respective draws. MState rookie Daniel Sanchez slipped in his quarterfinal appearance in a close bout against Yoann Re of Virginia Tech, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, in the Bryant Draw. Playing in the Musso Draw, senior Ryan Farlow took the first set before dropping a tough three-set affair to Kevin Fleck of Clemson, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Junior Bulldog Chris Doerr rebounded in his second set before dropping a close quarterfinal match to Victor Vaz of
The Bulldog doubles duo of Doerr and sophomore Tanner Stump were able to capitalize in their White Draw quarterfinal appearance with an 8-3 victory over Diego Martinez and Andrey Morozov of
MSU will continue play Sunday with Lastre playing his title match at 10 a.m. CT against Thomas Estrada of
MSU RESULTS AT CRIMSON TIDE FALL INVITATIONAL
SINGLES ? BEAR BRYANT DRAW
Quarterfinals ? Yoann Re (Virginia Tech) def. Daniel Sanchez (MSU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
SINGLES ? JOHN HANNAH DRAW
Quarterfinals ? Antonio Lastre (MSU) def. Benedikt Fischer (
Semifinals ? Lastre (MSU) def. John Lewis (
SINGLES ? JOHNNY MUSSO DRAW
Quarterfinals ? Kevin Fleck (Clemson) def. Ryan Farlow (MSU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.
SINGLES ? STEADMAN SHEALY DRAW
Quarterfinals ? Victor Vaz (
SINGLES ? GENE STALLINGS CONSOLATION
First Round ? Stewart McRae (UT-Martin) def. Tanner Stump (MSU) by default (injury).
DOUBLES ? WHITE DRAW
Quarterfinals ? Doerr/Stump (MSU) def. Diego Martinez/Andrey Morozov (
