Louisville, Ky. — Western Kentucky University men’s tennis player Currie Martin reached the finals of his singles bracket at the Louisville Invitational this past weekend at the University of Louisville. It was the first-time in the program’s history that an unseeded player had reached the finals of an event.
Martin made his way through the C singles bracket winning four matches before falling to champion Nutthavit Likitkumchorn of Toledo 6-2, 6-4. The freshman rolled over Tennessee-Martin’s Shuntaro Tsukiyama 6-0, 6-0 in first-round action. He defeated Adam Shaeffer of Xavier in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 and won in the semifinals over Eastern Kentucky’s Vadizm Ivanis 6-1, 6-4.
Thomas Krug won two matches during the tournament before losing to Tim Barnoud of Louisville in the quarterfinals 6-3, 6-4 in B singles. Krug beat Xavier’s Brian Schubert 7-5, 6-2 in the first-round and EKU’s Mel Segota 6-2, 6-2 in second-round action.
The Hilltoppers will be on the court again today at the UK Invitational in Lexington.
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