Sept. 26, 2009
WACO, Texas - Texas A&M junior Kayvon Karimi (Dallas, Texas) moved on to the semifinals in the singles B draw at the HEB Baylor Intercollegiate Invitational held Saturday afternoon at the Baylor Tennis Center.
Karimi defeated Matheus Pereira of Wichita State, 6-1, 6-1, in the round of 16 and later Christian Saravia of Rice, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, in the quarterfinals. He will take on Carlin Murray of Louisiana-Lafayette in the semifinals tomorrow beginning at 9 a.m. (CT). The winner will face either Erio West of Oklahoma State or Jonathon Obrist of Wichita State in Sunday's championship match.
In other singles action, freshman Alberto Bautista (McAllen, Texas) fell to top-ranked and top-seeded Oleksandr Nedovyesov of Oklahoma State, 6-2, 6-2 in the round of 16 in the top singles draw.
HEB BAYLOR INTERCOLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Sept. 25-27, 2009
Baylor Tennis Center
at Waco, Texas
SINGLES A DRAW
Round of 16
(1) Oleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State) def. Alberto Bautista (Texas A&M), 6-2, 6-2.
SINGLES B DRAW
Round of 16
Kayvon Karimi (Texas A&M) def. Matheus Pereira (Wichita State), 6-1, 6-1.
Quarterfinals
Kayvon Karimi (Texas A&M) def. Christian Saravia (Rice), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.