MACON, Ga. – Georgia College Men's Tennis sophomore Sebastian Nunez (Buford) was the lone Bobcat remaining in winner's bracket action Sunday at the Mercer Gridiron Classic, falling in the semifinals of Singles Flight C2.
Nunez was the No. 2-seed in the flight, earning a bye through the opening round on day one.
In the quarterfinal Saturday, the sophomore went over Erick Cruz of Point University in tight, but straight sets 6-4, 7-6[6].
In Sunday's semifinal action, Nunez's run halted with a 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jonathan Judy-Hansen of Auburn University Montgomery.
The third-place matchup against No. 1-seed Connor Evenson of the University of North Georgia also didn't go Nunez's way a 5-7, 6-0, [10-7] marathon loss.
The other members of Bobcat Men's and Women's tennis played through various backdraws of the tournament Sunday.
The most notable finish for the men was a backdraw victory and fifth-place finish in the Singles Flight C1 for Jorge Robinson (Entre Rios, Argentina). For the women, freshman Sofia Shing (Aukland, New Zealand) won the backdraw and fifth place in Singles Flight A1.
The Bobcats are back in action Oct. 8-9 at the Lander Fall Invitational in Greenwood, South Carolina.
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