Achong and Richardson stun second-ranked North Carolina, advance to Elite Eight
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Richardson and Achong advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Doubles Championship
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CHAMPAIGN, Illinois –Loris Pourroy, the nation’s No. 51-ranked singles player, competed in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Singles Championship on Monday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Illinois. He dropped a 2-6, 6-4, 5-7 decision in three sets to No. 11 Hamish Stewart from the University of Georgia. “Loris played a guy that he's played a couple times and battled hard today,” head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. “It's a tough loss, but Loris has had a great year and has a lot to be proud of playing court one on the team, making the NCAA Tournament and lots of accolades and more to come.” It was a rematch of the second round of the team NCAA Tournament when Pourroy and Stewart competed on court one for their respective schools. Pourroy dropped the first set Monday but battled back to win the second. He and Stewart were on-serve for the first nine games, placing Pourroy in the lead 5-4. He earned a break to claim the second set and force a deciding third set.