Tennessee’s John-Patrick Smith, the No. 6 seed in the NCAA men’s singles tennis championships, was upset in the third round by No. 26 Sanam Singh of Virginia, 6-4, 7-5 on Friday in College Station, Texas.
The loss ended Smith’s nine-match winning streak. He finished 36-11 in singles.
“I had my chance to get back at 5-4 in the first set. I had two break points and I didn’t convert,” Smith said. “I was a bit unlucky today. I didn’t really play as well as I had hoped to.”
Smith and Davey Sandgren advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles, beating Boise State’s James Meredith and Kean Feeder, 6-3, 7-5. Next up is seventh-seeded Steve Forman and Cory Parr of Wake Forest.
“We really picked it up towards the end,” Smith said. “We made some good plays and executed well, so I think if we can keep doing that then we should be fine tomorrow.”
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BillVol writes:
There is no such thing as upset in college tennis. They are all about the same, with no shotmaking skills, no creativity, no guts.
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