Martinez Claims Flight Championship in Omaha

OMAHA, Nebraska – Carlos Martinez captured the championship title in the Flight D singles bracket at the Bluejay Invitational on Saturday.

The freshman defeated Joe Hoff of Creighton, 6-2, 6-3 before topping Alex Exsted, 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the finals. Chuck Tang won the consolation finals in the flight by upending Hunter Terrell, 6-4, 6-4 and Ben Yeacker, 6-2, 6-2, both from North Dakota.

In Flight C singles, Marco Paulo Castro placed second after falling to Nick Wade of Northern Colorado, 6-2, 6-4. The senior won a 7-6(1), 7-5 decision over Ryan Harden to advance to the finals. Junior Alexander Reinke lost in the consolation finals, 6-1, 4-6, 10-3 after defeating Matt Hokanson of UND, 6-4, 7-5.

Freshman Aidan DeBoer placed second in Flight E, falling to a 6-4, 7-6 (2) mark in the finals. The Sioux Falls native, topped Marko Vokelovic of Creighton, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 en route to the championship round.

Emerson Styles dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision to play for seventh place before retiring in the final match.

Alberto Gonzalez Raton lost 4-6, 7-5, 11-4 in the second round before capturing a 6-2, 7-5 win in the third.

In Flight B, Henrique Stemmer lost the third round, 7-6, 6-2, before falling 6-1, 6-3 in the fourth.

On the doubles side, Styles and Tang claimed second in Flight B doubles after a 6-2 loss to Gandini and Hoff of Creighton. Reinke and Castro placed seventh in the bracket with a 6-3 win over McCartney and Lawson of Doane.

Stemmer and DeBoer placed seventh in Flight A with a 6-2 win over Morell and Benitez of Doane.

Gonzalez Raton and Martinez captured a 6-2 win over Abromeit and Boles of Doane.

"Great Weekend for our men's team," head coach Joey J. Barnes said. "With several of us in finals of their flight, we have shown ourselves as competitors. I have seen great potential with each member of our men's team. We still have long road a head of us, but with the way these young men carry and represent themselves and the SDSU program, I am honored and extremely happy to coach, teach, and mentor each of them."

Up Next
The Jacks are back in action for the ITA Central Regional Championships Oct. 19-23 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

-GoJacks.com-

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Marco Paulo Castro

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Carlos Martinez

Alexander Reinke

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Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Denver on April 22, 2018 , Loss , 0, to, 7

Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Oral Roberts on April 21, 2018 , Loss , 2, to, 5

Completed Event: Men's Tennis at Augustana on April 20, 2018 , Win , 5, to, 2

Completed Event: Men's Tennis at Omaha on April 15, 2018 , Loss , 2, to, 5

Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Illinois State on April 7, 2018 , Loss , 0, to, 7

Completed Event: Men's Tennis at Valparaiso on April 6, 2018 , Loss , 2, to, 5

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