MSU Ends Competition at All-American Championships

AUSTIN, Tex.-- After a tough week of singles competition, the Michigan State men's tennis team faced doubles competition at the Reebok/ITA All-American Championships in Austin, Texas, over the weekend. The Spartan doubles team consisting of juniors Chris Struck and Trey Eubanks qualified for the main draw after the pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds.

Hoping to salvage a disappointing week of singles team competition, Eubanks and Struck were defeated by David McNamara and Julius Roberts of Middle Tennessee State University, 7-5, 6-4. McNamara and Roberts went on to take the doubles championship for the entire tournament.

The duo then entered the doubles competition consolation draw, but once again came up short to an eventual finalist. This time Shane Stone and Efe Ustundag from Rice University beat Eubanks and Struck, 7-6(6), 7-5.

The Spartan men's tennis team faces their next competition at the Rolex Regionals in Champaign, Ill., from October 31 to November 3.

RESULTS
PRE-QUALIFYING      RESULT/ROUND        OPPONENT/SCHOOL
Francisco Trinidad  Lost/1st            Alex Ayear/ Tyler J.C.
Ben Hetzler         Lost/ 1st           /New Mexico State
Mark Jacobson       Won/ 1st            Eduardo Rivera/ Tennessee Tech
                    Won/ 2nd            Ryuji Araki/ Boise State
                    Lost/3rd            Adrian Barnes/ California
Ken Kigongo         Won/ 1st            Mike Dextas/West Virginia
                    Lost/ 2nd           Guillerno Carter/ Oregon 
Mark Findling       Lost/ 1st           Vishal Gupta/ Tulsa
Chris Struck        Won/ 1st            Kenny Powell/ Kansas
                    Lost/ 2nd           Weylo Chang/ Alabama
Ivica Primorac      Won/ 1st            Trevor Chalagen/
                    Won/2nd             Greydon Oliver/Alabama
                    Lost/3rd            Carlos Tori/Texas A&M
PRE-QUALIFYING (DOUBLES)    RESULT/ROUND        OPPONENT/SCHOOL 
Hetzler/Kigongo             Bye/1st                                               
                            Lost/2nd            Trace Fielding, Matt Walsh/TCU
Primorac/Trinidad           Won/ 2nd            /Wichita State
                            Won/3rd             Alex Lopez, Dean Porofat/South West Texas
Findling/Jacobson           Lost/1st            /Miss. State
  
MAIN DRAW (SINGLES)     RESULT/ROUND        OPPONENT/SCHOOL
Trey Eubanks            Lost/1st            Bobby Hrdina/San Diego St.
MAIN DRAW (DOUBLES) RESULT/ROUND        OPPONENTS/SCHOOL
Eubanks/Struck      Lost/1st            David McNamara, Julius Roberts/Middle Tennessee State
                                                                                        
DOUBLES CONSOLATION     RESULT/ROUND        OPPONENTS/SCHOOL
Eubanks/Struck          Lost/1st            Shane Stone, Efe Ustundag/Rice  

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