FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Doubles and singles matches were contested throughout Saturday at the Methodist University Fall Invitational for Averett University men's tennis, as two players claimed first place in their respective flights at the Gene Clayton Tennis Center.

Roger Pamies Petit and Lucas Fiandra both won their finals in singles, completing 3-0 weekends to highlight the Cougars' success. In total, Averett won eight matches on Saturday, and 17 across two days. 

Doubles – Flight 2
Quarterfinals – East
Lucas Fiandra/Rafael Jodas defeated L. Romero/S. Romero (Belmont Abbey College) 7-6 (5)
Satwik Kollepalli/Alex Rudy defeated F. Foss/F. Forsberg (Barton College) 6-1
Semifinals – East
Satwik Kollepalli/Alex Rudy defeated A. Mercedes/E. Oye (Guilford College) 6-3
3-4 Playoff
Lucas Fiandra/Rafael Jodas defeated A. Mercedes/E. Oye (Guilford College) 6-0

Doubles – Flight 3
Semifinals – West
Alex Donnelly/Roger Pamies Petit defeated S. Mccarthy/B. Johnson (Methodist University) 6-0
Finals – West
Alex Donnelly/Roger Pamies Petit defeated C. Lira/A. McCloskey (Methodist) 6-1

Singles – Flight 5
Finals – East
Roger Pamies Petit defeated L. Baumann (Belmont Abbey) 6-0, 7-5
Singles – Flight 3
Finals – East
Lucas Fiandra defeated A. Zoubek (Methodist) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-2

Averett hosts its first fall dual match this Wednesday, Sept. 9, hosting Southern Virginia University in a scrimmage. Start time is set for 3:30 p.m.