FLUSHING, N.Y. - Saint Michael's College men's tennis junior
Jamie Macpherson (Durham, United Kingdom/Framwellgate School Durham) and sophomore
Ferm Koppelmans (Veghel, The Netherlands/Udens College) finished play on day two of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regional Championship on Saturday. The tournament, featuring singles and doubles draws, is occurring at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home of the US Open grand slam event since 1978.
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TOURNAMENT FACTS
- The Purple Knights had seven players entered in the 55-slot singles draw while three doubles tandems were placed among 28 spots in that bracket. All were eliminated by Saturday.
- Saint Michael's men's tennis players competed at the ITA East Regional Championship for only the fourth time, but for the third straight year.
THE ACTION
- After advancing through the round of 32 thanks to a default on Friday, Koppelmans and Macpherson lost to a Franklin Pierce University tandem, 8-3, in the round of 16 on Saturday.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- Friday at Daemen University, 1 p.m.
