Men's Tennis

Freshman Marcus Sundh recorded two victories Friday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Louisville Fall Invitational.

In Sundh?s first round match, he defeated Xavier?s Jeremy Miller in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Sundh followed that match up with a victory a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Butler?s James Low.

In other Wildcat action, senior Carey Rubin won his opening match against Tennessee Tech?s Tiago Gilioli 6-3, 6-0, before falling to Butler?s Brandon Gill in straight sets 6-3, 6-0.

Freshman Shane Collins, appearing in his second collegiate tournament, dropped his opening round match in straight sets to Western Kentucky?s Stan Robinovics 6-4, 7-5. Collins moves on to the consolation bracket beginning tomorrow.

Collins did pick up a victory when he teamed with Sundh in the opening round of doubles competition. The Wildcat duo defeated Shunsuke Shimizu and Juan Pablo Gomez of Tennessee Tech 9-8 (3) and advanced to tomorrow’s quarterfinals.

Fans can continue to check ukathletics.com all weekend for recaps of the Louisville Fall Invitational.

Louisville Fall Invitational ? Louisville, Ky. Opening Round

Carey Rubin (UK) def. Tiago Gilioli (TT) ? 6-3, 6-0
Marcus Sundh (UK) def. Jeremy Miller (Xavier) 6-4, 6-2
Stan Robinovics (WKU) def.Shane Collins (UK) ? 6-4, 7-5

Second Round

Sundh (UK) def. James Low (Butler) ? 6-3, 6-1
Gill (Butler) def. Rubin (UK) ? 6-3, 6-0

First Round Doubles

Sundh/Collins (UK) def. Shimizu/Gomez (TT) ? 9-8(3)

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