Nov. 8, 2006
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Notre Dame doubles team of senior Barry King and junior Santiago Montoya captured the top flight championship last weekend at the Crowne Plaza Tribe Invitational hosted by William & Mary.
King and Montoya finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 record. The Irish duo opened the invitational with a narrow, 8-6, victory over Kavi Sud and Dominic Pagon of William & Mary. King and Montoya followed up their opening victory with a pair of wins on Saturday. They knocked off Aaron Carr and Boris Fetbroyt of Maryland, 8-4, before securing the flight championship with another 8-4 triumph over James McGeen and Jay Weinacker of NC State.
Senior Barry King won two of his three matches in Flight 1 singles. He dropped his opening round match to William Noblitt of NC State, 7-6, 4-6, 12-10, but responded with back-to-back straight-set victories over Keziel Juneau of William & Mary and Scott Fink of Maryland. King defeated Juneau, 6-3, 7-6 (4) and Fink, 6-2, 6-2.
Senior Irakli Akhvlediani split his four matches in Flight 2 singles. He struggled in his opened two matches against McGee of NC State and Marwan Ramadan of William & Mary. McGee took out Akhvlediani, 6-3, 6-3, in straight sets. Ramadan also defeated Akhvlediani in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, but the Irish senior rebounded with a resounding win over Andrew Orban of Maryland, 6-2, 6-3. He closed his weekend with another straight-set victory over Alex Zuck of William & Mary, 6-4, 7-5.
Junior Andrew Roth also split his four matches last weekend in Flight 3 singles. After losing matches to Weinacker of NC State and Sud of William & Mary, Roth cruised past Febroyt of Maryland, 6-2, 6-1, before closing his weekend with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Andre Iriarte of N.C. State.
Freshman Sean Corrigan dropped his first two matches in Flight 5 singles, but rebounded with a pair of wins. Corrigan knocked off John O’Rourke of Maryland, 6-0, 6-2, and Daniel Schienke of N.C. State, 6-2, 6-2.
Junior Takashi Yoshii went 1-1 for the weekend. He beat O’Rouke of Maryland in a marathon, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Here are the rest of the results from the weekend:
SINGLES FLIGHTS
Flight 1
Friday, Nov. 3
William Noblitt (N.C. State) def. Barry King (Notre Dame) – 7-6, 4-6, 12-10
Barry King (Notre Dame) def. Keziel Juneau (W&M) – 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Saturday, Nov. 4
Barry King (Notre Dame) def. Scott Fink (Maryland) – 6-2, 6-2
Flight 2
Friday, Nov. 3
James McGee (N.C. State) def. Irakli Akhvlediani (Notre Dame) – 6-3, 6-3
Marwan Ramadan (W&M) def. Irakli Akhvlediani (Notre Dame) – 6-4, 6-3
Saturday, Nov. 4
Irakli Akhvlediani (Notre Dame) def. Andrew Orban (Maryland) – 6-2, 6-3
Flight 3
Friday, Nov. 3
Jay Weinacker (N.C. State) def. Andrew Roth (Notre Dame) – 6-3, 6-4
Kavi Sud (W&M) def. Andrew Roth (Notre Dame) – 7-6 (2), 6-4
Saturday, Nov. 4
Andrew Roth (Notre Dame) def. Boris Febroyt (Maryland) – 6-2, 6-1
Flight 4
Friday, Nov. 3
Andre Iriarte (N.C. State) def. Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame) – 6-0, 6-3
Dominic Pagon (W&M) def. Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame) – 6-3, 6-2
Saturday, Nov. 4
Aaron Carr (Maryland) def. Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame) – 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
Flight 5
Friday, Nov. 3
Christian Welte (N.C. State) def. Sean Corrigan (Notre Dame) – 6-2, 6-4
Richard Wardell (W&M) def. Sean Corrigan (Notre Dame) – 6-1, 7-5
Richard Wardell (W&M) def. Takashi Yoshii (Notre Dame) – 6-3, 6-2
Saturday, Nov. 4
Sean Corrigan (Notre Dame) def. John O’Rourke (Maryland) – 6-0, 6-2
Flight 6
Friday, Nov. 3
David Rozek (N.C. State) def. Patrick Callaghan (Notre Dame) – 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Alex Zuck (W&M) def. Patrick Callaghan (Notre Dame) – 6-0, 6-3
Saturday, Nov. 4
Graham King (Notre Dame) def. Daniel Schienke (N.C. State) – 1-6, 6-3, 10-7
Singles Results from Sunday, Nov. 5
Takashi Yoshii (Notre Dame) def. John O’Rouke (Maryland) – 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Boris Fetbroyt (Maryland) def. Santiago Montoya (Notre Dame) – 7-5, 6-0
Sean Corrigan (Notre Dame) def. Daniel Schienke (N.C. State) – 6-2, 6-2
David Rozek (N.C. State) def. Graham King (Notre Dame) – 7-6, 7-6
Andrew Roth (Notre Dame) def. Andre Iriarte (N.C. State) – 6-4, 6-4
Irakli Akhvlediani (Notre Dame) def. Alex Zuck (W & M) – 6-4, 7-5
DOUBLES FLIGHTS
Flight 1
Friday, Nov. 3
B. King/Montoya (Notre Dame) def. Sud/Pagon (W&M) – 8-6
Saturday, Nov. 4
B. King/Montoya (Notre Dame) def. Carr/Fetbroyt (Maryland) – 8-4
B. King/Montoya (Notre Dame) def. McGeen/Weinacker (N.C. State) – 8-4
Flight 2
Friday, Nov. 3
Wardell/Juneau (W&M) def. Roth/Carrigon (Notre Dame) – 9-7
Saturday, Nov. 4
Roth/Carrigon (Notre Dame) def. Fink/O’Rourke (Maryland) – 8-5
Iriate/Welte (N.C. State) def. Roth/Carrigon (Notre Dame) – 8-6
Flight 3 Friday, Nov. 3
Zuck/Ramadan (W&M) def. G. King/Akhvlediani (Notre Dame) – 8-4
Saturday, Nov. 4
G. King/Yoshii (Notre Dame) def. Obran (Maryland)/Schienke (N.C. State) – 9-8
Schienke (N.C. State)/Akhvlediani(Notre Dame) def. Juneau/Ramadan (W&M) – 8-6
Noblitt/Rozek (N.C. State) def. G. King/Yoshii (Notre Dame) – 8-1
Doubles Results from Sunday, Nov. 5
Zuck/Ramadan (W & M) def. Schinke (N.C. State)/Akhvlediani (Notre Dame) – 8-2
Welte/Iriarte (N.C. State) def. B. King/Montoya (Notre Dame) – 8-3
Fink/Fetbroyt (Maryland) def. G. King/Yoshii (Notre Dame) – 8-5
— ND —