Rice Men’s Tennis Recap – ULL Fall Invite Day 2

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA (September 20, 2008) Tobias Scheil notched a pair of straight-set victories and advanced to the A Flight singles semifinals Saturday at the Ramada Inn-LCVC ULL Fall Invitational.

Scheil took down Nicholls State’s Eric Fischer 6-3, 6-1 before dismissing LSU’s Jonathan Tragardh by the count of 6-4, 6-3.

Down a set and a break, Dennis Polyakov rallied to turn the tables on ULL’s Piotr Olechowski. The Houston native won 12 of the last 13 games for the 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 triumph. Polyakov’s bid for the semifinals fell short as Memphis’ Jorge Vasquez picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win.

In the B singles flight, Vishnu Rajam knocked off LSU’s David Roberts 6-4, 6-3. Rajam’s quarterfinal match against Oscar Machuca of Southern Miss was paused at 6-7 (2), 6-4, 2-2 due to rain.

Singles action continues Sunday, while doubles play has been cancelled.