MSU Doubles Team National Runnersup

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- The Midwestern State University doubles team of Brett Emerson and Zach Dillard were the national runners up in the NCAA Division II men's doubles division of the ITA Small College National Tennis Championships on the campus of

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Emerson, a senior from

, and Dillard, a junior from Wichita Falls/Rider were the number two seeds in the tournament. They advanced to the final by beating Chris Smith and Jake Saulsbury of

7-6, 6-4 on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

The pair then defeated Nikolas Overkemping and Joerg Ekkenga of

in the semifinals Friday morning 7-5, 6-4.

But Friday evening, the duo went three sets with Dennis Riegraf and Julien Carsuzza of Lynn (

), but fell 7-5, 4-6, 10-6.

Riegraf/Carsuzza also knocked off the top seeds in the tournament, Teddy Mebounow and Marius Broek of Northwood (

) in the semis.

Emerson and Dillard were ITA All-Americans last season after leading MSU to the national quarterfinals in the NCAA Championships. The duo won the number one doubles at the Lone Star Conference Individual Championships last weekend and earned their way to the ITA by taking the doubles title at the Wilson/ITA Central Regional in

this fall.

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