Ferreira Wins C Singles Flight at Duke James Bonk Invite

Liberty’s Goncalo Ferreira captured his first career fall singles title at the Duke James Bonk Invite, highlighting day two for the Flames at Cary Tennis Park.

Ferreira went 2-0 on the day, winning both matches in straight sets. He claimed the C singles draw crown with a two-set victory against ETSU’s Hugo Lobo, 6-3, 6-2.

Through two days of competition, Liberty has won seven total matches (six singles, one doubles).

Key Stats & Notes

• Ferreira is 3-0 in singles this weekend. He bested Elon’s Esteban Penagos 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals prior to his win in the championship.

• Junior Josh Wilson (A singles draw) qualified for the semifinals with a Saturday morning 6-4, 6-4 win over Duke’s Connor Krug. In the semifinals, Wilson was topped by NC State’s Robin Catry 6-1, 6-4.

•  Wilson will meet Wake Forest’s Juan Lopez de Azcona in the third place match, Sunday at 11 a.m.

•  The Flames’ Deji Thomas-Smith lost his Saturday morning quarterfinal match of the B singles bracket to No. 3 seed Jake Krug of Duke. Thomas-Smith fell in three sets (6-0, 3-6, 6-4) to ETSU’s Juan Sebastian Zabala in his next match.

•  Thomas-Smith will square off against Elon’s Daniel Martin on Sunday at 11 a.m. in the seventh place match.

•  Liberty did not compete in doubles today. Wilson and Ferreira will take on Duke’s Jake Krug and Connor Krug in the B doubles draw third place contest.

•  The Duke James Bonk Invite is providing a stern test for the Flames to open fall competition. Eight of the nine schools entered in this weekend’s tournament finished last season as a nationally-ranked squad: No. 6 North Carolina, No. 12 Wake Forest, No. 26 NC State, No. 36 Duke, No. 38 VCU, No. 39 Liberty, No. 61 ETSU and No. 68 Elon.

Up Next

The third and final day of the Duke Invite will begin at 9 a.m. with the final round of doubles. The final round of singles will begin at 11 a.m.

Sunday

Final round of doubles – 9 a.m.

Final round of singles – 11 a.m.

Tournament Website/Draws: https://bit.ly/3An7F1j