Lander's Wali Wins Southern Intercollegiate Singles Title

ATHENS, Ga. - Lander's Sheharyar Wali won the Division II championship singles title at this past weekend's Southern Intercollegiate Championships hosted by the University of Georgia at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Wali, a freshman from Toronto, Canada, defeated Middle Tennessee State University's Richard Cowden, 6-1, 7-5, Monday morning for the title.

Wali advanced to the championship match by defeating, in order, Tennessee Tech's Lloyd Harris, 6-2, 7-6; Vanderbilt's Adam Baker, 6-1, 6-2; Armstrong Atlantic's Rafael Array, 6-2, 6-4; Central Florida's Terek Ben Soltane, 6-2, 7-6; and Wake Forest's Carlos Salmon.

Lander's Carlos Marques reached the quarterfinals of the Division II singles when he defeated, in order, Jacksonville's Vinny Craveiro, 6-3, 6-3; and Kennesaw State's Andrew Suesserman, 6-0, 6-4; then lost to Wake Forest's David Hopkins, 6-2, 6-2.

In the Division II doubles competition, the Lander doubles team of Wali/Henrik Willers won matches against South Florida's Adderley/Pukal, 8-6, and the College of Charleston's Koncilia/Nicolazzi, 8-5, before losing to Georgia Tech's Potvin/Roebuck, 8-4, in the quarterfinals.