Oct. 9, 2016
AUBURN, Ala. - Auburn sophomore Brandon Laubser won the Flight 3 singles title with a victory Sunday at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta.
Laubser, who went 4-0 in singles over the weekend, captured the championship with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Vanderbilt's Tate Allwardt. His previous wins came over players from Miami, Georgia Tech and Tennessee.
Laubser teamed with Edward Nguyen to go 2-1 in doubles over the weekend, taking an 8-5 decision from Florida's Joseph Guillin and David Sarkissov in Sunday's consolation round.
Nguyen went 3-1 in singles play, advancing to the semifinals and defeating Phillip Gresk of Georgia Tech 6-4, 6-2 in consolation action Sunday.
Conner Huertas del Pino captured the consolation title in Flight 2 with a 4-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-4) victory Sunday over Scott Jones of Tennessee. Huertas del Pino was 3-1 in singles for the weekend, and he was 1-1 in doubles paired with Max Hinnisdaels before Hinnisdaels withdrew with an injury. Hinnisdaels was 1-1 in singles, with his win coming 7-5, 6-3 over Panu Virtanen of Vanderbilt.
Teams participating were Georgia Tech, Auburn, Florida, Furman, Georgia, Miami, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
This Friday through Monday, Auburn hosts the ITA Southern Regionals at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. Admission is free; go to www.AuburnTigers.com for match times.