TULSA, Okla - The Drake men's tennis duo of senior James McKie (Edinburgh, Scotland) and sophomore Alen Salibasic (Tuzla, Bosnia &
Herzegovina) each registered singles wins to lead the Bulldogs in opening-day
action in the pre-qualifying draw of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
(ITA) All-American Championships on Saturday (Sept. 29).
Each
player garnered a first-round bye and opened tournament action needing three
victories to advance into the qualifying draw on Monday (Oct. 1).
Salibasic
dealt Nate Lammons of SMU a 6-2, 6-2 setback in his contest. He will face Aliaksandr Malko of Sacramento State on Sunday (Sept. 30) at 11:30 a.m.
McKie
posted a 6-3, 6-1 decision past Willie Sublette of UNLV to move on to battle
Kevin Metka of Ohio
State in a 10:30 a.m. match.
Action
at the ITA All-American Championships resumes on Sunday (Sept. 30).
ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEPT. 29, 2012 • TULSA,
OKLA.
PRE-QUALIFYING SINGLES
James McKie (DU) def.
Willie Sublette (UNLV), 6-3, 6-1
Alen Salibasic (DU)
def. Nate Lammons (SMU), 6-2, 6-2
