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Men's Tennis 10/1/2024 10:10:00 AM Henry Coyle, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men's Tennis Concludes Play at ITA Regional Championships

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's tennis team finished play at the ITA Regional Championships on Sunday, September 30. The Warriors ended the three-day tournament with an 18-6 overall record in singles and a 6-4 overall record in doubles.

WSU's three remaining players on the singles side would all fall on Sunday. In draw A, George Day was defeated by Semyon Tsyrenov (Rockhurst) in the semifinals. Cedric Drenth would come out on top over Louis Keiner (Rockhurst) in his semifinals match, but would come up short in a competitive finals bout against Tsyrenov. Max Faniel would compete in the draw B consolation finals, where he too would lose a close match to Adhirit Awal (Purdue Northwest).

When looking at the doubles draws, the pair of Drenth and Day would reach the finals after claiming victory over Joao Martins and Francisco Lanuesse (Purdue Northwest) 8-4. The Warrior duo would lose their finals match to Lucas Gonzalez and Victor Lopes (Grand Valley State), finishing second in draw A.

Below are the results from the final day
Singles
Draw A
Semifinals
Cedric Drenth def. Louis Keiner (Rockhurst) 6-4, 7-6
Semyon Tsyrenov (Rockhurst) def. George Day 6-1, 6-4

Finals
Semyon Tsyrenov (Rockhurst) def. Cedric Drenth 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Draw B
Consolation Semifinals
Max Faniel def. Landon Coates (Michigan Tech) 6-2, 7-6. 10-5

Consolation Finals
Adhirit Awal (Purdue Northwest) def. Max Faniel 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
Draw A
Semifinals
George Day and Cedric Drenth def. Joao Martins and Francisco Lanuesse (Purdue Northwest) 8-4

Finals
Lucas Gonzalez and Victor Lopes (Grand Valley State) def. George Day and Cedric Drenth 6-4, 6-4

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Players Mentioned

George Day: 6' 5"; Freshman

Cedric Drenth: 6' 3"; Senior

Max Faniel: 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

George Day
: 6' 5"; Freshman

Cedric Drenth
: 6' 3"; Senior

Max Faniel
: 5' 10"; Freshman