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ITA Individual Indoors
Schnur Moves On to Semifinals at USTA/ITA National Indoors
November 8, 2014 | Men's Tennis
FLUSHING MEADOW, N.Y. – North Carolina sophomore Brayden Schnur picked up two straight-set wins on his way to the semifinal round of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championships on Friday at the USTA Billie Jean National King Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
The seventh-ranked Schnur, a native of Pickering, Ontario, knocked out Virginia Tech's No. 14 Amerigo Contini 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 16 before earning a 6-4, 7-6(0) triumph over Virginia's No. 80 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski in the quarterfinals.
Carolina sophomore Ronnie Schneider saw his run end in the quarterfinals, where he dropped a tough match to Vanderbilt's ninth-ranked Gonzales Austin in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-2). Earlier in the day, Schneider rolled past Southern California's 39th-ranked Jonny Wang 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 16.
Schnur is set to take on Tulane's No. 98 Dominik Koepfer in the semifinals on Saturday. Follow @carolinatennis on Twitter for updates. Additionally, follow this link to the tournament hub.
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