The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Andersen, Corrie advance in NCAA doubles draw
05.26.2011 | Men's Tennis
May 26, 2011
STANFORD, Calif. - Texas junior Jean Andersen and senior Ed Corrie won their opening-round doubles match to secure a spot in the round of 16 Thursday at the NCAA Championships.
Andersen and Corrie posted a 6-3, 6-3 win over Cal Poly's Andre Dome and Alexander Sonesson in the round of 32 in the doubles draw. The Texas tandem will meet either the Duke duo of Reid Carleton and Henrique Cunha or the Mississippi tandem of Chris Thiemann and Marcel Thiemann in Friday's round-of-16 match.
Texas senior Kellen Damico retired in the second set of his match against Tennessee's Tennys Sandgren and suffered a 7-6 (4), 4-3 (ret.) defeat in the round of 32. Damico had advanced on Wednesday with a straight-sets win over Binghamton's Sven Vloedgraven.
NCAA Championships
Doubles Round of 32 (First Round)
Ed Corrie/Jean Andersen (Texas) def. Andre Dome/Alexander Sonesson (Cal Poly) - 6-3, 6-3
Singles Round of 32 (Second Round
Tennys Sandgren (Tennessee) def. Kellen Damico (Texas) - 7-6, 4-3, ret.
