FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The duo of
Evan Brady (Glen Head, N.Y. / Chaminade) and
Evan Erb (St. Lous, Mo. / MICDS) made their way into the championship match in the doubles championship draw on Sunday to clinch a trip to the ITA Cup in October.
The pair defeated Johns Hopkins' Joe DeMarco and Marco Azar, 8-6, on Sunday morning in the semifinal round to earn a spot in the final match and punch their ticket to Rome for the Cup.
JHU had three pairs present in the semifinal round with the Generals. The top-seeded Blue Jays, James Yu and Thomas Yu, defeated teammates Hanyu Liu and George Jiang, 8-6, in the semis to move into the final match.
Erb and Brady fell to the Yu twins in an 8-5 pro-set to claim the Southeast Regional Championship doubles team for JHU.
Erb and Brady's fall season will continue in Rome, Ga. on October 13 for the ITA Cup. The men's team will return to action in February for their traditional season.
Championship Doubles
Round of 64:
-Brady/Erb first round bye
-Hirshberg/Kistler first round bye
-Coleman/Yeaman defeated Burns/Province (Washington College) 8-2
Round of 32:
- Brady/Erb defeated Fanshawe/Jakobi (Washington College), 8-2
- Hirshberg/Kistler fell to to Joshi/Bedi (Carnegie Mellon), 4-8
- Coleman/Yeaman fell to Strause/Truong (Christopher Newport University), 5-8
Round of 16
- Brady/Erb defeated Zhang/Persson (Stevens Tech), 8-7(5)
Quarterfinals
- Brady/Erb defeated Reddy/Ardila (Johns Hopkins), 8-4
Semifinals
- Brady/Erb defeated DeMarco/Azar (Johns Hopkins), 8-6
Finals
- Brady/Erb fell to Yu/Yu (Johns Hopkins), 5-8
Championship Singles
Round of 64:
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Evan Brady defeated Boris Palmade (Saint Mary's College of Md.), 6-4, 6-1
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Evan Erb defeated Barrett Foster (Hampden-Sydney College), 6-1, 6-4
Round of 32:
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Evan Brady defeated Andre Jakobi (Washington College), 7-6(4), 7-6(4)
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Evan Erb defeated Jaden DAbreo (Carnegie Mellon), 6-2, 6-2
Round of 16:
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Evan Brady fell to Thomas Yu (Johns Hopkins), 1-6, 2-6
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Evan Erb defeated Joe DeMarco (Johns Hopkins), 1-6, 6-2, 11-9
Quarterfinals:
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Evan Erb fell to Rishi Charan Shankar (University of Mary Washington), 5-7, 7-6(4), 8-10
Championship Consolation Draw
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Will Kistler fell to Sebastien Lhuillier (Carnegie Mellon), 8-4
- Connor Coleman defeated Chaitanya Irkar (Carnegie Mellon), 8-5
Blue 1 Doubles
Round of 16
- Molner/Rassin fell to Bursztyn/Reagle (Salisbury) 7-8(8)
Consolation B Doubles
- Molner/Rassin defeated Leonard/Pullin (Bridgewater), 8-1
Blue 1 Singles
Round of 16
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Eli Hirshberg defeated Max-William Kanz (Stevens Tech), 8-4
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Rider Yeaman fell to Hellman Zhao (Swathmore College), 3-8
Quarterfinals
- Eli Hirshberg defeated Brock Ladehoff (University Mary Washington), 8-4
Semifinals
- Eli Hirshberg fell to Lalith Suresh (Swathmore College), 4-8