Blaydes, Nolan bow out of NCAA Doubles Championship

Blaydes, Nolan bow out of NCAA Doubles Championship

Blaydes, Nolan bow out of NCAA Doubles ChampionshipBlaydes, Nolan bow out of NCAA Doubles Championship
Jocelyn Rafidi/Baylor Athletics

WACO, Texas – Auburn’s Billy Blaydes and Will Nolan exited the NCAA Doubles Championship after being defeated by UCLA’s Aadarsh Tripathi and Alexander Hoogmartens by a 4-6, 6-3 [10-6] score in the second round at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas on Thursday. Auburn has now had a doubles team represented in the event for eighth consecutive season.

The Auburn duo started the match strong, jumping out to a 3-1 advantage in the opening set before Tripathi and Hoogmartens came back to tie the set at three. The two sides traded game wins before Blaydes and Nolan earned a critical break to take a 5-4 lead and later won the set 6-4.

Tripathi and Hoogmartens captured the momentum back in the second set by winning the first three consecutive games and ultimately won the set 6-3 to set up a 10-point tiebreaker to decide the winner. In the tiebreaker, the UCLA pair won the first four points. Blaydes and Nolan battled back, but were ultimately defeated in the tiebreaker 10-6.

 

Thursday Results:

Aadarsh Tripathi/Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA) def. Will Nolan/Billy Blaydes (AUB) 4-6, 6-3 [10-6]