TCU
USTA Futures of Mansfield
Norrie Claims Second Title of the Fall
10/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU men's tennis player Cameron Norrie claimed his second title of the fall and his first professional title of his career by winning the singles crown at the Futures of Mansfield in Mansfield, Texas.
Norrie posted seven straight victories, including two in the qualifying draw, to win the Futures of Mansfield and claim his second straight title of the fall season. The sophomore easily handled his qualifying opponents and downed William Little of the United States (6-3, 6-1) and Denis Nguyen of the United States (6-3, 6-3) in straight sets to earn a spot in the main draw.
The Auckland, New Zealand native continued his straight-set winning streak by claiming wins over No. 810 Yuichi Ito of Japan (7-6[3], 6-3), No. 519 Wil Spencer of the United States (6-4, 6-4) and No. 205 Liam Broady of Great Britain (6-3, 6-3) to make his way into the semifinals.
To finish his run towards the title, Norrie had to battle it out with his remaining opponents, as the sophomore needed three sets to defeat No. 493 Michael Mmoh of the United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. In the finals, Norrie took the early lead against No. 782 Alexios Halebian with a 7-5 win in the first set, but dropped the second set, 6-3. Norrie gutted out the final set, 6-4, to win his first professional title of his career.
Quotes from the Weekend
Assistant Coach Devin Bowen
"This was a phenomenal week for Cameron. He is a lot tougher mentally than he was last season and he is becoming a beast physically. He will take the next two days off and then will get back to work because there is still so much to improve upon."
Futures of Mansfield Results
Singles
Qualifying Draw
R2: No. 1112 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain def. William Little, United States: 6-3, 6-1
R3: No. 1112 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain def. Denis Nguyen, United States: 6-3, 6-3
Main Draw
R1: No. 1112 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain def. No. 810 Yuichi Ito, Japan: 7-6(3), 6-3
R2: No. 1112 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain def. No. 519 Wil Spencer, United States: 6-4, 6-4
QF: No. 1112 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain def. No. 205 Liam Broady, Great Britain: 6-3, 6-3
SF: No. 1112 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain def. No. 493 Michael Mmoh, United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
F: No. 1112 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain def. No. 782 Alexios Halebian, United States, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Up Next
TCU will take the next few weeks off, before traveling to Houston, Texas to take part in the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships on the campus of Rice starting on Oct. 24.
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