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Sept. 28, 2009 Contact B-CU tennis contact Melanie Cheatham (386) 481-2278 - Atlanta, Georgia - By Melanie Cheatham, B-CU Sports Information Student-Intern Saturday, the Wildcats completed play at the HBCU Nationals Tournament, concluding a day early due to the inclement weather. B-CU sent several men’s and women’s doubles teams to the semi- finals with one team advancing to the finals. Following the final day of play, the men’s team placed second overall of eleven teams with Florida A & M University winning the title. . The Lady Wildcats finished fourth of 12 women’s teams, with Southern University earning top team honors. Saturday, September 26, -B-CU Results (Men's) Senior, Cristian Cruz, B-CU's lone singles player in the semi-finals, fell to Hassan Addas of Xavier University 6-3, 6-2 in the “B” flight. “A” flight doubles team Marc Misanovic and Jeff Smallwood placed second in the doubles finals. The Wildcats were defeated by Florida A&M’s Michael Moore and David Jackson 8-6.
Cristian Cruz and Kip Jackson fell in the quarter finals to Alcorn State in doubles. Yannick Hawkins and Diego Gonsalvez defeated Cruz and Jackson 8-4 in the “B” flight. Sophomore, Vitor Belucci partnered with Alcorn’s Alejandro Dominquez for his doubles matches. The duo lost 8-4 in the “C” flight quarter finals to opponents Alexander Lidzar and Anton Krutkin, from Alcorn State University. 9th Annual HBCU National Tennis Championships September 24-27, 2009 - Atlanta, GA
Men’s Final Team Standings1. Florida A&M University 23 2. Bethune Cookman 15 3. Xavier University 12 4. Alcorn State 10 T5. Arkansas Pine Bluff 8 T5. Hampton University 8 T5. Prairie View A&M 8 8. North Carolina Central 5 T9. Fort Valley State 2 T9. Winston-Salem 2 11. Morehouse 0
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