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Roueche advances in singles flight at Elon Invitational
ELON, N.C. – Sophomore Jimmy Roueche won a three-set singles match in the C Singles flight for UNCG's lone win Friday at the Elon Invitational.
Roueche topped Georgia Southern's Sebastien Felt, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 after earning a first-round bye in the flight.
In the B1 Singles flight, freshman Randy Phillips fell to Richmond's Ethan Dunbar, 6-3, 6-2. Classmate Will Kent won his first set against Coastal Carolina's John Karle, 6-3, but dropped the next two, 6-2 and 6-1.
In doubles action, Kent and Phillips fell to Richmond's Dunbar and Aaron Wicker, 8-3 in the B1 Doubles flight. Roueche, playing with Old Dominion's Alfredo Rodriguez, lost an 8-2 decision to USC Upstate's Yvon Haessig and Pierre Vernin in the B2 Doubles flight.
Play at the Elon Invitational resumes Saturday.
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Elon Invitational (Oct. 7, 2011)
B1 Singles
Ethan Dunbar (Richmond) def. Randy Phillips (UNCG), 6-3, 6-2
B2 Singles
John Karle (Coastal Carolina) def. Will Kent (UNCG), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
C Singles
Jimmy Roueche (UNCG) def. Sebastien Felt (Georgia Southern), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
B1 Doubles
Dunbar/Aaron Wicker (Richmond) def. Kent/Phillips (UNCG), 8-3
B2 Doubles
Yvon Haessig/Pierre Vernin (USC Upstate) def. Roueche/Alfredo Rodriguez (UNCG/Old Dominion), 8-2
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