Bangoura Claims Doubles Title, Van Overbeek Advances to Singles Final at Kalamazoo
Sunday, August 15, 2010 | Men's Tennis
Florida's Sekou Bangoura Jr. (Bradenton, Fla.) has teamed with Nathan Pasha to win the doubles draw of the USTA Boys National Tennis Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich., earning a bid into the main draw of the U.S. Open, which kicks off on August 30.
The duo posted a 7-5, 6-3 win over Matthew Kandath and Jack Sock in the final on Saturday to claim the title.
Meanwhile, fellow Gator Bob Van Overbeek (Boca Raton, Fla.) posted a three-set win over Denis Kudla in the semifinals of the singles draw.
Van Overbeek, the ninth-overall seed, bounced back after dropping the opening set and downed the No. 2-seeded Kudla, 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(4). Van Overbeek advances to the final on Sunday, where we will face the third-seeded Sock. The winner receives a bid into the main singles draw at the U.S. Open.
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The duo posted a 7-5, 6-3 win over Matthew Kandath and Jack Sock in the final on Saturday to claim the title.
Meanwhile, fellow Gator Bob Van Overbeek (Boca Raton, Fla.) posted a three-set win over Denis Kudla in the semifinals of the singles draw.
Van Overbeek, the ninth-overall seed, bounced back after dropping the opening set and downed the No. 2-seeded Kudla, 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(4). Van Overbeek advances to the final on Sunday, where we will face the third-seeded Sock. The winner receives a bid into the main singles draw at the U.S. Open.
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