LSU men’s tennis junior Mark Bowtell fell in the singles main draw semifinals of the USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships on the third day, ending the team’s run at the tournament.
 
The Lady Tigers were also eliminated from the main draw after losing in the quarterfinals.
 
Bowtell was defeated by 58th-ranked Tucker Vorster of Ole Miss, 4-6, 2-6 in the semifinals.  Senior Sebastian Carlsson was also defeated in the semifinal round, losing to Jonas Lutchen of Ole Miss, 3-6, 4-6.
 
Junior Neal Skupski lost in the quarterfinals to the 73rd-ranked Alex Stamchev of Auburn, 6-7, 1-6.
 
The Tigers were also unable to advance in the doubles main draw as Carlsson and Skupski lost in the semifinals to Marcel and Chris Thiemann of Ole Miss, 6-8. The 10th-ranked Thiemann brothers were the No. 1 overall doubles seed.
 
LSU men’s coach Jeff Brown said the tournament was a positive experience.
“It was a very positive tournament, and we had some great results,” Brown said in a news release. “It shows us that we are doing a lot of things right in our practice and our conditioning. We will make some minor adjustments and look to continue our great fall next weekend.”
 
The Tigers will finish out the fall season at the USF Fall Invitational, which is set to begin Oct. 29.
 
On the women’s side, junior Whitney Wolf and sophomore Keri Frankenberger were both eliminated after losing to nationally-ranked opponents in the quarterfinals.
 
Wolf suffered a big loss to 20th-ranked Kristi Boxx of Ole Miss, 2-6. 1-6. Frankenberger fell to the 38th-ranked Alexa Guarachi of Alabama in straight
sets, 2-6, 2-6.
 
LSU woman’s coach Tony Minnis was pleased with the results.
 
“Whitney and Keri had a nice tournament,” Minnis said in a press release. “They just played good players who played really well today. I am also proud of Yvette and Ariel for fighting back through the back draw.”
 
The Lady Tigers end the fall season at the WFU Fall Invitational, starting Nov. 5.
 
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