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Men’s Tennis Wraps up ECC Tournament Play
Three Eagles Advance to Finals

October 8, 2001

Bence Hamori advanced to the Singles "A" Finals at the ECC Tournament before being forced to withdrawal due to injury.

NORFOLK, Va. -- Three Eagles cruised in their semifinal matches and advanced to the finals of the East Coast Collegiate Invitational at Old Dominion University on Oct. 5-6 before falling to their respective opponents.

Senior Bence Hamori (Budapest, Hungary/Budapest U. of Physical Ed.) rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over James Madison’s Mike Hendricksen in the semifinal round of the men’s “A” singles competition before withdrawling from the final due to injury.

Senior Josh Procacci (Naples, Fla./Community School of Naples) advanced to the men’s “B” singles final with a win over Jason Romesburg of Virginia and sophomore Guillaume Taralle (Paris, France/French International School [Md.]) made the “C” singles final with a
6-4, 2-6, 6-3 semifinal victory over Old Dominion’s Patrik Binkowski.

The Eagles’ next event is the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s All-American Championships at Stone Mountain, Ga., Oct. 8-15.

SINGLES
A-Semifinal
Bence Hamori (AU) def. Mike Hendricksen (JMU) 6-2, 6-2
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A-Final
Zoltan Csanadi (ODU) def. Bence Hamori (AU) W/D (inj.)

B-Semifinal
Josh Procacci (AU) def. Jason Romesburg (UVA)

B-Final
Stephane Rod (VPI) def. Josh Procacci (AU) 6-3, 6-4

C - Semifinal
Guillaume Taralle (AU) def. Patrik Binkowski (ODU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

C - Final
Niklas Oskarsson (ODU) def. Guillaume Taralle (AU) 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES
A-Semifinal
Binkowski/Csanadi (ODU) def. Hamori/Taralle (AU) W/D (inj.)
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B-Semifinal
Milos/Okarsson (ODU) def. Fliegelman/Procacci (AU) 9-8