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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - The doubles team of
Eddie Wu and
Brian Niguidula posted a pair of victories to advance to the 'B' Flight Semifinals at the Middlebury Invitational. They are back in action on Sunday at 9am with the final scheduled for 11am.
Wu, a freshman, and Niguidula, a sophomore, won their first round match 8-6 over a duo from Middlebury before capturing a quarterfinals match, 9-7, from a team from Tufts. The pair from RPI faces the number one seeded team, a pair from Brandeis, in the semifinals.
Niguidula, the Liberty League Rookie of the Year in 2017-18, also earned a victory in the 'C' Flight Singles, 6-1, 6-1, over an opponent from Colby.
Others from Rensselaer with a win were freshman
Yudai Teruyama, 6-0, 6-3, in the 'D' Flight and the duo of
Andrew Imrie and
Dylan Payne, 9-7, in the 'A' Flight Doubles.