WILMINGTON, N.C. - William & Mary senior
Albert Hansen won the A2 Singles Flight at the season-opening Porter's Neck Invitational.
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Hansen won all four of his matches in straight-sets to claim the singles title. He opened with a 6-0, 6-3, over Brad Beck on Friday, before tallying two Saturday wins to earn a spot in the finals. Hansen topped Hampton's Tsihon Fedorov, 7-6 (1), 6-1, in the quarterfinals and then downed UNCW's Brady Hussey, 6-4, 6-3, in the semifinals.
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In Sunday's championship, Hansen battled close with UNCW's Alexander Thompson, before pulling the victory behind narrow set wins, 6-4, 7-6 (8).
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In doubles, Katz and Hansen picked up a consolation round win in Flight A, topping Hampton's Benedict Badza and Rafael Padilha, 6-2.
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In Flight C, Nilsson teamed with Hampton's Kevin Jorquera and the duo topped the Tennessee Tech pair of Richard Rodolfo Garavi Yepez and Elyad Oshnavie, 6-4, in the opening round.
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The Tribe returns to action next week when it take part in the Liberty Dual, Sept. 26-28, in Lynchburg, Va.
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Singles A2
First Round (16)
William Dean (UNCW) def.
Raz Katz (W&M) - 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Albert Hansen (W&M) vs. Brad Beck - 6-0, 6-3
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Quarterfinals
Albert Hansen (W&M) def. Tsihon Fedorov (Hampton) - 7-6 (1), 6-1
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Semifinals
Albert Hansen (W&M) def. Brady Hussey (UNCW) - 6-4, 6-3
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Finals
Albert Hansen (W&M) vs. Alexander Thompson (UNCW) - 6-4, 7-6 (8)
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Consolation
Nicholas Fisk (Elon) def.
Raz Katz (W&M) - 6-3, 6-3
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Singles B
First Round (16)
Kevin Jorquera (Hampton) def.
Theo Nilsson (W&M) - 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
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Doubles A
Quarterfinals
De/Domenech Castillo (UNCW) def. Katz/Hansen (W&M) - 6-1
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Consolation Semifinals
Katz/Hansen (W&M) def. Badza/Padiha (Hampton) - 6-2
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Consolation Final
Santos/Dussaubat (NC A&T) def. Katz/Hansen (W&M) - 7-5
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Doubles C
Semifinals
Nilsson (W&M) / Jorquera (Hampton) def. Oshnavie/Garavi Yepez (Tennessee Tech) - 6-4
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