Upstate Players Set For Runs At Record Book At Elon Invitational
10/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 7, 2008
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Three USC Upstate tennis players will carry six-game win streaks into the Elon Fall Invitational this weekend at the Powell Tennis Courts. On the men's side, both sophomore Nico Ospina and junior Arnaldo Lovera each won their singles flights at the ETSU Fall Challenge and three matches at the Wofford Fall Challenge and on the women's side, sophomore Emilia Milovanovic notched the same feats. Both teams will take on student-athletes from Longwood, Campbell and Elon in the tournament.
One Away: Senior Anna Novo needs just one win at this weekend's Elon Fall Invitational to tie Diana Martinez (2004-08) for the career singles win record. Novo has posted 72 wins during her career and the 124th-ranked Venezualen is off to an 8-2 start this season.
Os Oh Sweet: Senior Leandro Osorio, with a doubles win with sophomore partner Nico Ospina, at the Wofford Fall Challenge, passed his former doubles cohort, Sebastian Gonzales-Orbegoso, for third in the schools career doubles record book with his 55th career doubles win.
Dani's Double Trouble: Senior Daniela Lovera won her 51st career doubles match last weekend with freshman partner Cinthya Lazaro, tying her for fourth in Upstate's career record book with Maria Herrera (2005-08).
Going For 40
Although junior Javier Tori became the 12th player in the men's tennis program's history on Saturday at the Wofford Fall Challenge, he may be joined in short time by three others on the men's roster. All juniors, Arnaldo Lovera enters the Elon Invitational with 39 wins, Jack Roux enters with 37 and Renzo Airaldi enters the week with 33 wins.
Spartan Women Dominate Wofford Fall Challenge
USC Upstate women's tennis team won six of its seven doubles matches and 12 of its 16 singles matches during the Wofford Fall Challenge. Both senior Anna Novo and Emilia Milovanovic teamed to win all three of their doubles matches and also each won three singles matches. Freshman Cinthya Lazaro, playing in her first tournament with USC Upstate, won both her singles and both her doubles matches.
The Wofford Fall Challenge is laid out in a team vs. team round robin format, with no team results being kept. On Friday, the Spartans won three of four in singles play against Wofford and took the lone doubles match. On Saturday, the Spartans won all three doubles and all six singles matches against Gardner-Webb. In action against East Carolina, the Spartans won two of three doubles matches and three of the six doubles matches.
Spartan Men Perform Well At Wofford Fall Challenge
The USC Upstate men's tennis team won 19 of 31 matches during the Wofford Fall Challenge. Juniors Javier Tori and Arnaldo Lovera and sophomore Nico Ospina each won all three of their singles matches during the tournament to lead Upstate.
The Spartans won six of 11 matches against Wofford on Friday before starting Saturday by taking five of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches against Presbyterian in the team vs. team round-robin format. In the nightcap, the Spartans won one of the three doubles matches and four of the six full-set singles matches against Appalachian State.
