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Kreyman Advances to Championship Match at UVA Ranked + 1
9/24/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sept. 24, 2011
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. - Wake Forest's Danny Kreyman claimed two singles victories on Saturday afternoon at the UVA Ranked + 1 Invitational to earn a spot in Sunday's championship match of the White Singles draw.
Kreyman picked up his first victory of the day in the quarterfinals, defeating Radford's Stijn Meulemans 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. In the semifinals against Illinois' Bruno Abdelnour, Kreyman dropped his first set 3-6, but the Long Beach, N.Y. native fought back to claim a 6-2 victory in the second set, followed by a 7-6 third-set victory.
Kreyman will face ACC foe Vlad Stefan of Maryland in Sunday's championship match at noon.
In other singles action, senior David Hopkins dropped a 6-3, 6-3 decision to Virginia's Justin Shane in the quarterfinals of the Blue Singles draw.
Dropping down to the fifth-place bracket, Hopkins retired East Tennessee State's Roger Ordeig in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, to advance to the fifth-place title match. Hopkins will square off against Virginia's Steven Rooda at 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Sophomore Adam Lee was the third and final Deacon competing in singles competition, as he dropped a 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 decision to George Washington's Ugur Atalay in the consolation quarterfinals of the Orange Singles draw.
In doubles play, Lee and Kreyman received a bye in the consolation semifinals of the Orange Doubles draw, and they will face Robert Hall and Michael Lippens of Louisville on Sunday morning at 9 a.m. in the consolation championship match.
White Singles
QF: Danny Kreyman (WF) def. Stijn Meulemans (RU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
SF: Danny Kreyman (WF) def. Bruno Abdelnour (ILL) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
Blue Singles
QF: Justin Shane (UVA) def. David Hopkins (WF) 6-3, 6-3
David Hopkins (WF) def. Roger Ordeig (ETSU) 6-1, 6-1
Orange Singles
CQ: Ugur Atalay (GW) def. Adam Lee (WF) 5-7, 7-6, 6-2
William Parker (UNC) def. Adam Lee (WF) 6-2, 6-3
Adam Lee (WF) def. Alexandre Haggai (BING), inj.
