LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.—Loic Blanco was the only Hatter to taste victory on Friday as Stetson concluded its second day of competition at the USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational at Disney's Wide World of Sports.
Blanco defeated South Alabama's Juan Troglia 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) to advance to action on Saturday, where he will face Virginia Tech's Aaron Gomez, who defeated Stetson's Nathan Debut on Friday.
Simon Julin suffered a difficult loss in consolation play, dropping a three set heartbreaker to Princeton's Diego Vives, losing 13-11 in a third-set tiebreaker.
Men's Results
Singles Consolation: Loic Blanco def. Juan Troglia (South Alabama) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Singles Consolation: Daniel Grunberger (Columbia) def. Laurynas Antropikas 6-4, 6-0
Singles Consolation: Aaron Gomez (Virginia Tech) def. Nathan Debut 7-6 (0), 2-0 ret.
Singles Consolation: Tomas Hanzlik (Penn State) def. Graham Ball 6-0, 6-4
Singles Consolation: Diego Vives (Princeton) def. Simon Julin 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-0 (13-11)