Ghorbel Claims Championship In Final Fall Tournament Of Year

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Ghorbel Claims Championship In Final Fall Tournament Of Year

11/7/2010 5:41:58 PM | Tennis (M)

Sami Ghorbel and Jamie Eccleton were in action on Sunday in Tuscaloosa

By: Travis Jarome

Hannah Draw | Musso Draw

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The final day of the Crimson Tide Fall Invitational wrapped up on Sunday afternoon and the Troy University Trojans men's tennis team walked away with its first fall championship of the year, in their final fall tournament of the year.

Freshman Sami Ghorbel claimed his flight in the tournament, the Hannah Draw, winning his only match of the day on Sunday. Ghorbel made his way to the finals after receiving a first round bye, a straight-set victory over Bryan Swartz of Tennessee (6-4, 6-4) and a hard-fought three-set victory over Stephen Vogl of Indiana (4-6, 6-4, 6-0).

In the finals, Ghorbel was matched up against Matt Johnson of Notre Dame, who had dropped two sets in his three matches and also won four sets by giving up just two games in those four sets.

The two battled it out in the championship match, with Ghorbel winning the first set and Johnson the second. However, it was Ghorbel winning the third and final set to claim a 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 hard-fought victory for the title.

Meanwhile, the only other player in action on Sunday for the Trojans was freshman Jamie Eccleton, who was in the consolation finals after dropping his first match of the tournament back on Friday.

After falling in his first match of the tournament, Eccleton came back to win his next two matches in straight sets to reach the finals of the consolation bracket where he was matched up with Michael McGinnis of Boston College. The two traded the first two sets, before McGinnis was able to pull away for a 6-7, 6-1, 10-8 victory in the match.

The Trojans will now be off until January when the begin defense of the 2010 Sun Belt Conference championship.

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