Oct. 11, 2009

Final Stats

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The final day of the Navy Gold Men's Tennis Invitational saw Georgetown win eight of 12 matches from the Mids, Sunday at the Naval Academy Tennis Courts. Two of the singles wins recorded by the Hoyas came in three sets.

Navy's No. 1 doubles team of Owen Bullard (Jr., Belleville, Ill.) and Eddie Konrad (So., The Woodlands, Texas) picked up its second victory in three matches at the tournament by posting an 8-3 win over the tandem of Andrew Bruhn and Bryan Miller.

Bullard also recorded a victory in singles Sunday, defeating Anthony Tan by scores of 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) at the No. 1 flight. Navy's other singles wins on the day were tallied by Zach Nicholson (So., Bowie, Md.) and Nick Birger (Jr., Concord, N.C.). Nicholson won a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 decision over Bruhn at No. 5 singles, while Birger won the first set, 6-3, and was tied 1-1 in the second set when his opponent at No. 8 singles, Will Lowell, had to retire.

In other close matches on the day, Anderson Walls (Fr., Alpharetta, Ga.) lost a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 match to Miller at No. 3 singles, while Jeremy New (Jr., Glen Allen, Va.) dropped a 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 match to Dave Tillem at No. 4 singles.

Bullard and Konrad comprised Navy's top doubles team over the course of the three-day tournament against Maryland, George Washington and Georgetown. The duo posted a 2-1 record on the weekend. In singles, Birger tallied a 2-0 record at No. 8 singles, while Nicholson was 2-1 at No. 5 singles.

"Owen played very well this weekend and he teamed with Eddie to form a good doubles duo," said Navy head coach John Officer. "Zach also played well. Additionally, even though he only won one match this weekend, Jeremy fought hard each time out there."

Navy's next tournament will be the Oct. 23-25 ITA Atlantic Regional Championship.

Navy vs. Georgetown
Doubles
1 - Bullard / Konrad (N) def. Bruhn / Miller, 8-3
2 - Clarke / Tan (G) def. Birger / Nicholson, 8-3
3 - Caris / Tillem (G) def. New / Walls, 9-7
4 - Lowell / Tim Walsh (G) def. Rebersak / Richmond, 8-1
Singles
1 - Owen Bullard (N) def. Anthony Tan, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
2 - Mikey Clarke (G) def. Marcus Rebersak, 7-6 (6), 6-4
3 - Bryan Miller (G) def. Anderson Walls, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
4 - Dave Tillem (G) def. Jeremy New, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
5 - Zach Nicholson (N) def. Andrew Bruhn, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
6 - Charlie Caris (G) def. Eddie Konrad, 6-3, 6-2
7 - Rafael Notario (G) def. Matt Richmond, 6-2, 6-4
8 - Nick Birger (N) def. Will Lowell, 6-3, 1-1, ret.