Oct. 5, 2008
University Park, Pa. - Junior Guillaume St-Maurice (Saint-Eustache, QC, Canada) earned a singles victory for Penn State in the final day of the Georgia Tech Invitational on Sunday. Maurice won his match 6-0, 6-1 over Phillip Fuelkell of Furman.
Junior Ryan Gormley (Las Vegas, Nev.), who was also scheduled to play today, sat out of competition due to an ankle injury.
With the St-Maurice's victory, Penn State finished the weekend with a 5-3 record in singles competition and 1-2 mark in doubles competition. The highlights of the tournament came when Gormley and St-Maurice each earned upsets over the No. 5 seeds in their respective draws. St-Maurice went 3-1 for the weekend, while Gormley was 2-1.
Senior Brendan Lynch (North Potomac, Md.) will represent Penn State on Monday at the All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Following the All-American Championships, the Nittany Lions will participate in the ITA Regionals in New Haven, Conn. on Oct. 16-21. Following that, the Big Ten Indoor Championships will take place on Oct. 30-Nov. 3 in Madison, Wis.
Penn State Results From the Entire Weekend
Singles
"A" Draw First Round: Ryan Gormley (Penn State) def. Bryan Salcedo (Vanderbilt), 7-6 (4), 6-4
"A" Draw Round of 16: Ryan Gormley (Penn State) def. Calum Gee (Furman), 6-4, 6-0
"A" Draw Quarterfinal: Jamie Hunt (Georgia) def. Ryan Gormley (Penn State), 6-4, 6-2
"A" Draw First Round: Jamie Hunt (Georgia) def. Eddie Bourchier (Penn State), 6-2, 6-4
"B" Draw First Round: Guillaume St-Maurice (Penn State) def. Scott Lieberman (Vanderbilt), 6-1, 7-6 (9)
"B" Draw Round of 16: Guillaume St-Maurice (Penn State) def. Ryan Yaharra (UNCW), 6-2, 6-0
"B" Draw Quarterfinal: Phillip Fuelkell (Furman) def. Guillaume St-Maurice (Penn State), 6-3, 6-4
"B" Draw Consolation: Guillaume St-Maurice (Penn State) def. Phillip Fuelkell (Furman), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
"A" Draw First Round: Drake Bernstein/Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. Kevin Fleck (Clemson)/Eddie Bourchier (PSU), 8-6
"A" Draw First Round: Adam Baker/Alex Zotov (Vanderbilt) def. Ryan Gormley/Guillaume St-Maurice (Penn State), 8-2
"A" Draw Consolation: Guillaume St-Maurice/Ryan Gormley (Penn State) def. Michael Pereira/Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW), 8-6