Cleveland, Ohio - The Duquesne men's tennis team competed at the Viking Invitational to close out its fall schedule, hosted by Cleveland State highlighted by several victories in singles and doubles competition.

SINGLES ACTION
Senior Austin Lai opened the tournament with a straight-set victory over Hugh Perrill of Marquette, 6-2, 6-2. Freshman Sky Wu also advanced with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 win over Daniel Stadler of Mercyhurst, while junior Aril Kayra Tuna earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Matthew Jezyk of Holy Cross.

Senior Gianluca Citadini picked up a first-round victory over Luke Saylor of Akron, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, while junior Arnau Anton Garcia defeated Reece Dennis of Mercyhurst, 7-6 (6), 6-1. Classmate Teo Papadopoulus added a straight-set win over his opening-round opponent, while junior Tancredi Alfano rallied for a 2-6, 6-2, 10-8 victory over Luke Coppage of Marquette.

In the second round, Kayra Tuna continued his run with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) victory over Wu to advance. Tuna, Citadini and the remaining Dukes continued competing in the consolation draws throughout the weekend.

DOUBLES COMPETITION
In doubles action, the pairing of sophomore Alejandro Ochoa and Papadopoulus opened with a victory over Dennis and Do of Mercyhurst before falling to Jezyk and Stiblik of Holy Cross.

Garcia and Citadini also advanced past their opening-round opponents, defeating Belosevic and Radisic of Mercyhurst, 6-3. Lai and Kayra Tuna, along with Alfano and Wu, also represented the Dukes in the doubles draw.

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