Oct. 21, 2013

Box Score

THE EVENT: Six members of the Duquesne men's tennis team qualified for the 2013 ITA Atlantic Regionals which were held on the campus of Virginia Tech. Over 100 participants from 21 teams competed in the event. The Dukes were represented by seniors Pete Carpenter and Max Rubin, juniors Alex Aleman, Mehdi Mekouai and Rich Robbie and sophomore Harry Walshe.

The doubles team of Aleman and Pte Carpenter had a successful weekend, advancing to the Round of 16 after defeating teams from George Mason and Navy. Mekaoui and Carpenter each won their first round matches to advance in the Round of 32.

SINGLES ROUND OF 64:
Wilder Pimentel (VCU) def. Max Rubin (Duquesne) 6-4, 6-1

Mehdi Mekaoui (Duquesne) def. Steed Johnson (Longwood) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4

Zvonimir Podvinski (Old Dominion) def. Alex Aleman (Duquesne) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

Pete Carpenter (Duquesne) def. Ramy Labna (Penn State) 6-3, 6-1

Aaron Gomez (Virginia Tech) def. Rich Robbie (Duquesne) 6-2, 6-4

SINGLES ROUND OF 32:
Alejandro Argente (VCU) def. Mehdi Mekaoui (Duquesne) 6-2, 6-3
Patrick O'Keefe (Radford) def. Pete Carpenter (Duquesne) 6-3, 6-1

DOUBLES ROUND OF 64:
Alex Aleman/Pete Carpenter (Duquesne) def. Tanner Baine/Jimmy Davis (George Mason) 8-4
Zvonimir Podvinski/Carlos Lopez Villa (Old Dominion) def. Rich Robbie/Max Rubin (Duquesne) 8-4
Vineet Naran/Sam Rundle (Temple) def. Harry Walshe/Mehdi Mekaoui (Duquesne) 8-5

DOUBLES ROUND OF 32:
Alex Aleman/Pete Carpenter (Duquesne) def. Austin Jones/Thomas Pecor (Navy) 8-4

DOUBLES ROUND OF 16:
Justin Shane/Harrison Richmond (Virginia) def. Alex Aleman/Pete Carpenter (Duquesne) 8-4