AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn men's tennis found strong success in singles at the Samford Fall Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.
Junior Michael Durham and sophomores Lorenzo Rodriguez and Alex Rushin each posted a pair of singles wins during the tournament, and sophomore Diego Chavarria was victorious in his opening round singles match. Pairing up for doubles, Rodriguez/Chavarria and Rushin/Durham each posted a doubles win Sunday over teams from UAB and North Alabama.
Auburn will next be in action Thursday through Monday at the ITA Southern Regionals at Alabama.
Singles
Lorenzo Rodriguez (AU) def. Tom El Safadi (UAB) 6-2, 7-5
Michael Durham (AU) def. Fernando Vargas (UAB) 6-3, 6-3
Diego Chavarria (AU) def. Brian Akhtar (UAB) 6-2, 6-0
Alex Rushin (AU) def. Cade Reasons (UNA) 6-2, 6-2
Lorenzo Rodriguez (AU) def. Ronit Bisht (S Miss) 6-3, 6-3
Tom Cecchetto (S Miss) def. Michael Durham (AU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
Teeradon Tortrakul (S Miss) def. Diego Chavarria (AU) 6-2, 6-2
Jorman Reyes (S Miss) def. Alex Rushin (AU) 6-1, 7-6
Michael Durham (AU) def. Rossouw Norval (Samford) 6-0, 6-4
Alex Rushin (AU) def. Max Rebol (Samford) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
Aleksandar Petrovic (Samford) def. Lorenzo Rodriguez (AU) 6-4, 6-3
Daniel Orlita (Samford) def. Diego Chavarria (AU) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles
Reys/Bisht (S Miss) def. Durham/Rushin (AU) 6-4
Cecchetto/Tsai (S Miss) def. Chavarria/Rodriguez (AU) 7-5
Petrrovic/Rebol (Samford) def. Rodriguez/Chavarria (AU) 6-3
Norval/Lyttle (Samford) def. Durham/Rushin (AU) 6-0
Rodriguez/Chavarria (AU) def. El Safadi/Vargas (UAB) 6-2
Durham/Rushin (AU) def. Reasons/Markos (UNA) 4-2 retired