Story Leads Gamecocks on Second Day of Tournament

Athens, GA – Sophomore James Story led Gamecock men’s tennis to four wins on the second day of the Bulldog Invitational. Story picked up two singles wins and paired with Jake Beasley for a win in doubles.
 
Story, No. 56, competed against Bojan Jankulovski of Miami in the quarterfinals of his draw. He took the match in straight sets with scores of 7-5 and 6-4.
 
Story then took down Erik Grevelius of Georgia in the semi-final round of his draw. Story had to fight from behind after dropping the first set in a close tiebreak with a score of 6-7 (3). Story then went on to shut Grevelius out in the second set before battling the third set to a final score of 7-5 to take the match.
 
Beasley paired up with Story to pick up a win in the consolation doubles match of their draw. The duo battled Angel Guerrero and Pablo Schelcher of Georgia Tech, beating them with a score of 8-5.
 
On his own in singles, Beasley picked up a win against Schelcher, taking the first set 6-4 before dropping the second set 6-7 (2) and bouncing back to take the third in a late service break with a score of 7-5.
 
The final day of the tournament will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday in Athens.
 
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Gamecock Day 1 Results
Singles
QF – (56) James Story def. Bojan Jankulovski (Miami) 7-5, 6-4
SF – (56) James Story def. Erik Grevelius (Georgia) 6-7 (3), 6-0, 7-5
CONS – Jake Beasley def. Pablo Schelcher (Georgia Tech) 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5
CONS – Connor Robb-Wilcox def. Beau Pelletier walkover
CONS – Andrew Ilie (Dartmouth) def. Carter Morgan 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
CONS – Ivan Mitric (Furman) def. def. Jake Beasley 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
CONS – Jake Beasley/James Story def. Angel Guerrero/Pablo Schelcher (Georgia Tech) 8-5