BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Kennesaw State men's tennis recorded nine wins during a weekend of fall tournament action at The Country Club of Birmingham Invite, Oct. 23-25.

"After a slow start on day one of the tourney, the players responded well in singles," said KSU assistant coach Randall Knox. "It was great to see Xavi Ferrer and Konstantinos Megalemos make the final in their doubles draw. I am extremely pleased with the way the guys bounced back and ended the tournament on a positive note."

While playing their first doubles match together this season, Ferrer and Megalemos reached their final with a 7-5 defeat of East Tennessee State's Marc Sala Pages and Eduardo Andreta. The Owls notched a second doubles win with Juan Parrilla and Kyvan Rietkerk topping Harry Abel of Charleston and Lance Nisbet of Tulane in a 7-5 decision.

Rietkerk, Megalemos and Parrilla each posted two wins in singles to finish the tournament strong.

With a 6-2, 6-3 win over Whitman Davis of North Alabama and a 6-0, 7-5 defeat of the Cougars' Abel, Rietkerk moved to 6-2 on the season in singles play.

Megalemos earned his fourth and fifth wins of the season over South Alabama's Jonni Kneer (6-2, 6-2) and the Lions' Davis (6-1, 6-0).

Parrilla topped Victor Frumholz of South Alabama (7-5, 6-3) and Louisiana's David Simeonov (3-6, 6-2, 1-0).

Ferrer rounded out KSU's weekend wins with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of the Ragin' Cajuns' William Ribero.

The Owls return to action at the UTR College Tennis Showcase at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

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