Oct. 15, 2006
COLUMBIA,S.C.–South Carolina’s Yevgeny Supeko and Pedro Campos captured the Flight A-1 doubles title Sunday afternoon in the USC Fall Invitational. The tandem picked up two wins over ACC foes today en route to the championship.
Competing together for the first time this weekend, Supeko, a junior, and Campos, a freshman, were in sync. The Gamecock duo topped Clemson’s Carlos Alvarez and Paul Koenke, 8-5, in the semifinals to earn a meeting with Andrew Brasseaux and Cory Parr of Wake Forest in the finals.
In their third match of the day, Supeko and Campos went ahead two service breaks and hung on to go ahead 7-6. Supeko turned in a strong serving performance in the final game and South Carolina defeated Wake, 8-6, for the title.
Both Gamecocks played in the A-1 singles semifinals earlier in the day. Campos fell to Daniel Plasa of Auburn-Montgomery, 7-6(1), 6-0, and Supeko dropped a 6-0, 6-1 decision to eventual champion Or Deckel of College of Charleston.
Play concluded in the three-day Invitational on Sunday with six singles finals and consolation finals and three doubles finals. More than 180 players representing 33 schools participated in the event.
South Carolina returns to action this week when it competes in the ITA Region 2 Indoor Championships. The tournament begins on Thursday, Oct. 19, in Chapel Hill, N.C., and runs through Sunday, Oct. 22.
USC Fall Invitational – Day Three (Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006) South Carolina Results
A-1 DoublesSemifinalsCampos/Supeko (USC) def. Alvarez/Koenke (Clemson), 8-5
FinalsCampos/Supeko (USC) def. Brasseaux/Parr (Wake Forest), 8-6
A-1 SinglesSemifinalsOr Deckel (College of Charleston) def. Yevgeny Supeko (USC), 6-0, 6-1Daniel Plasa (Auburn-Montgomery) def. Pedro Campos (USC), 7-6(1), 6-0
