TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After Saturday’s competition at the Crimson Tide Invitational, two Commodores will play in the championship match of their singles draw on Sunday, while two different doubles teams will play in semifinal matches.
Alex Zotov defeated Trpimir Kujundzik of Virginia Tech, 6-3, 6-2, in the semifinal match of the Namath draw on Saturday, and will face Alabama’s Michael Thompson in the final match on Sunday. In the Stabler draw, Charlie Jones topped Indiana’s Santiago Gruter, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, to set up a finals match against Alabama’s Vikram Reddy, who defeated Blake Bazarnik (6-3, 6-0) in the semifinal round.
The duo of Jones and Zotov will face their singles opponents, Vikram Reddy and Michael Thompson, in the semifinal round of the Crimson doubles draw. In the semifinals of the White doubles draw, Alex DiValerio and Bryant Salcedo will face Notre Dame’s Matt Johnson and Sam Keeton after defeating Alabama’s Ian Chadwell and Carlos Taborga (8-6) in the quarterfinal round.
The tournament resumes Sunday at 9 a.m. with the final round of singles and two rounds of doubles play.
Doubles
Crimson Draw
Jones/Zotov def. Henry/Shidler (Memphis) 8-6
Jones/Zotov def. Gregor/Hakeem (Miss. State) 9-7
White Draw
DiValerio/Salcedo def. Kramer-Golinkoff/Wali (Tulane) 8-6
DiValerio/Salcedo def. Chadwell/Taborga (Alabama) 8-6
Singles
Namath Draw
Alex Zotov def. Trpimir Kujundzik (Virginia Tech) 6-3, 6-2
Stabler Draw
Charlie Jones def. Santiago Gruter (Indiana) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Vikram Reddy (Alabama) def. Blake Bazarnik 6-3, 6-0
Stallings Draw
Lucas Oliveira (Virginia Tech) def. Bryant Salcedo 6-2, 6-3
