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USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships
MTEN: Indoor Nationals Day 1 Recap
11/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU men's tennis team opened competition at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships by going 1-1 on Thursday afternoon in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
No. 2 seed and ranked No. 15 nationally, Cameron Norrie breezed into the Round of 16 by easily handling No. 50 Alex Ghilea of Oklahoma, 6-0, 6-3. Norrie posted six breaks in the match and will now face No. 20 Tom Fawcett of Stanford on Friday.
No. 19 Guillermo Nuñez faced tough competition from Skander Mansouri of Wake Forest in the opening round. After dropping the first set, the sophomore went to battle, but could not come out on top as Mansouri claimed a 6-4, 7-5 win on Thursday. Nuñez will move into the consolation side of the bracket that will start on Friday.
Quotes from the Day
Head Coach David Roditi
"I thought both Cameron and Guillermo played well today. Cameron got off to a great start and was able to play very solid and aggressive when he needed to. Guillermo's opponent served well and maintained his focus better than Guillermo for most part. Guillermo is playing well enough to win and as he gets more matches, he will be able to pull those important games next time."
USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollege Championships Results
R32: (2) #15 Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. #50 Alex Ghilea (OU): 6-0, 6-3
R32: Skander Mansouri (WF) def. #19 Guillermo Nuñez (TCU): 6-3, 7-5
Up Next
The two sophomores will remain in competition at the indoor championships as the event runs until Sunday, Nov. 15. The semifinal and finals matches that will take place on Saturday and Sunday will air live on ESPN3.
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