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Baylor Invitational
Taylor and Cavaday Continue Play at Baylor Invitational
9/26/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sept. 26, 2004
NC State's Conor Taylor (No. 36 ITA) and Nick Cavaday advanced to the quarterfinals of the Baylor Invitational in doubles before falling on Saturday, Sept. 25. Cavaday lost in the round of 16 singles to the No. 5 seed, Matija Zgaga in a three setter. Cavaday, who had won two straight to open his college career, fell in a tightly played match, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Teaming with Taylor in doubles, Cavaday reached the quarterfinals of the doubles bracket as well.
Taylor won his first consolation match in singles, winning 3 and 3 over Moti Eisikovits of Wichita State. Alberto Sottocorno of Tulane would knock Taylor out of the draw in a tough three set match that went to a third set tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
The duo won easily over a tandem from TCU, 8-3, reaching the doubles quarterfinals. The UT-Arlington pair of Buksik/Farquharson would down Taylor and Cavaday by the score of 8-5.
