Oct. 8, 2004

by Dustin Thompson
www.SIUSalukis.com

LOUISVILLE, KY. - In the first day of the Louisville Invitational the Salukis came out playing solid tennis as they were able to pick up seven victories on the day.

Senior Lukasz Soswa led the Salukis in day one as he picked up two wins in flight "C" singles. Soswa was able to defeat Chicago State's Abram Mornahit (6-1, 6-1) and then defeated Dayton's Jon Khoury (6-4, 6-4) to advance to the quarterfinals tomorrow.

The Louisville Invitational continues tomorrow and will wrap up on Sunday. All results can be found at www.SIUSalukis.com.

Results
Flight A
Matt Emery (UK) def. Rodrigo Lama (SIU)- 6-1, 7-5
Rodrigo Lama (SIU) def. Yuri Pompeu (MRST)- 8-6 (consolation)
Flight B
Jon Palharmus (BSU) def. Tomas Gonzalez (SIU)- 6-3, 6-3
Alex Nomicos (SIU) def. Vinicious Font (CSU)- 6-2, 6-0
Mike Heule (BSU0 def. Alex Nomicos (SIU)- 7-6, (7-5) 2-6, 7-5
Tomas Gonzalez (SIU) def. Will Wang (DPU)- 8-1 (consolation)
Flight C
Lukasz Soswa (SIU) def. Jon Khouy (DAY)- 6-4, 6-4
Lukasz Soswa (SIU) def. Abram Marnahit (CSU)- 6-1, 6-1
Brad Rhodes (BSU) def. Nick Bauer (SIU)- 7-5, 6-3
Nick Bauer (SIU) def. Peter Oakes (DAY)- 8-5 (consolation)
Flight A Doubles
Johnston/ Kachel (MOR) def. Rodrigo Lama/ Tomas Gonzalez (SIU)- 8-4
Flight B Doubles
Alex Nomicos/ Lukasz Soswa (SIU) def. Carnocho/ Naughton (UL)- 9-7