Robertson Qualifies for NCAAs at ITA Carolina Regional

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of South Carolina men’s tennis team wrapped up the final two days of the ITA Carolina Regional Championships at the Carolina Tennis Center with Charlie Robertson advancing to the singles final after a pair of victories. In singles quarterfinal action, ninth seeded Robertson faced teammate Charlie Swaine, earning a 6-4, 6-1 victory to advance to the semifinals. Robertson continued his run against North Carolina’s Chris Xu, winning 6-3, 6-4. After trailing 4-1 in the second set, Robertson rallied to win five consecutive games and close out the match in straight sets. With the win, Robertson becomes the first Gamecock this season to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship in November. In doubles, Gabe Avram and Robertson faced sixth seeded Ainius Sabaliauskas and Charlie Camus of NC State in the quarterfinals. The Gamecock duo battled throughout the match before falling in a tiebreaker, 8-7 (4). Fifth seeded Sean Daryabeigi and Paul Barbier Gazeu also competed in the doubles quarterfinals, taking on fourth seeded Marko Mesarovic and Henrik Bladelius of Clemson. The match went down to the wire, with the Clemson pair edging the Gamecocks, 8-7 (2). The Gamecocks take a brief hiatus before returning
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