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CIPULLI TO PLAY FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
BORI/EORI TO PLAY FOR THIRD PLACE

October 17, 2003

ITA Singles Championship Site / ITA Doubles Championship Site / ITA Web Site


CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. ... Dante Cipulli will look to bring home a national championship for the Southwest Baptist University men’s tennis team on Saturday morning. He won his semi-final match to move onto the finals.

It was a tough match from the beginning, but Cipulli pulled it out in the end over G. deVerbizier (West Florida), 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. He will now play Rob Steckley of Lander University at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

In his first match of the ITA National Tournament, Cipulli took Bryan Swatt (University of California-San Diego) in two quick matches, 6-1, 6-3.

Bori/Eori dropped their semi-final match to Chopra/Wilson (UCalifornia-San Diego), 6-4, 7-6, on Thursday afternoon. In the first round, they defeated Diego Sist/Ben Ureta of the University of South Carolina-Spartansburg, 7-5, 3-6, 10-5. Bori/Eori will play Thomas Hipp/Gerold Wiring of Barry University (FL) at 2 p.m. on Friday in the consolation bracket for third place.

ITA Singles National Championship
Cipulli (SBU) def. Brian Swatt (UCalifornia-San Diego), 6-1, 6-3
Cipulli (SBU) def. Guillaume deVerbizier (West Florida), 6-7, 6-1, 6-3
Cipulli vs. Rob Steckley (Lander) --- Saturday, 8:30 a.m.

ITA Doubles National Championship
Bori/Eori (SBU) def. Diego Sist/Ben Ureta (USouth Carolina-Spartansburg), 7-5, 3-6, 10-5
Chopra/Wilson (UCalifornia-San Diego) def. Bori/Eori (SBU), 6-4, 7-6 (7)
Bori/Eori (SBU) vs. Hipp/Wiring (Barry) --- Friday, 2 p.m. (3rd place match)

 

 
 

 

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