The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Markes advances to singles and doubles finals at Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
09.16.2017 | Men's Tennis
Austin native Colin Markes eliminates Oklahoma’s top seed to reach Sunday’s singles final.
MIDLAND, Texas – Texas junior Colin Markes added a pair of singles wins and advanced to the men's singles finals Saturday at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational.
Markes polished off a pair of wins on Friday to earn a berth in Saturday's quarterfinals. The Austin native started off the tournament's second day with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Jorge Martinez of Tyler Junior College in the quarterfinals.
Markes met top-seeded Adrian Oetzbach of Oklahoma in the semifinals and prevailed 6-3, 7-5. Markes also joined UT junior Adrian Ortiz to post doubles wins over UTSA and Tyler Junior College to reach Sunday's doubles final.
Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
Singles Quarterfinals
Colin Markes (Texas) def. Jorge Martinez (Tyler JC), 6-2, 6-4
Singles Semifinals
Colin Markes (Texas) def. (#1 seed) Adrian Oetzbach (Oklahoma), 6-3, 7-5
Doubles Quarterfinals
Colin Markes/Adrian Ortiz (Texas) def. Ceolin/Cantanhede (UTSA), 6-3
Doubles Semifinals
Colin Markes/Adrian Ortiz (Texas) def. Martinez/Walters (Tyler JC), 7-6
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