CHAMPAIGN, Illinois –Loris Pourroy, the nation’s No. 51-ranked singles player, competed in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Singles Championship on Monday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Illinois. He dropped a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 decision in three sets to No. 11 Hamish Stewart from the University of Georgia.
“Loris played a guy that he’s played a couple times and battled hard today,” head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. “It’s a tough loss, but Loris has had a great year and has a lot to be proud of playing court one on the team, making the NCAA Tournament and lots of accolades and more to come.”
It was a rematch of the second round of the team NCAA Tournament when Pourroy and Stewart competed on court one for their respective schools.
Pourroy dropped the first set Monday but battled back to win the second. He and Stewart were on-serve for the first nine games, placing Pourroy in the lead 5-4. He earned a break to claim the second set and force a deciding third set.
The third set was also even as the two were tied 5-5, but Stewart won the next two games to advance to the second round.
This was Pourroy’s first appearance in the NCAA Singles Championship. The sophomore has been ranked since February 23, reaching as high as No. 44. Pourroy led the Seminoles in singles wins this season with 15, including six wins over ranked singles opponents.
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