Kentucky Wesleyan College Athletics said its men’s doubles team of Ilia Dobrovolsky and Cameron Middleton finished competition Friday, Nov. 6, at the inaugural ITA Division II Singles & Doubles National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The tournament was held at the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center, according to the college.
The college said the Panthers began play Wednesday, Nov. 4, against West Alabama’s Jacob Tapia and Federico Iturbe, losing 3-6, 6-1, 10-3. On Thursday, they faced Westmont College’s Austin Stone and JD Drake, identified in the announcement as the nation’s No. 8-ranked doubles team, and lost 7-5, 6-0.
Dobrovolsky and Middleton closed their tournament Friday with a 7-5, 4-6, 10-5 victory over Northeastern State’s Alexander Edley and Mansur Khajimuradov, the college reported. The team was guaranteed three matches and ended its tournament after that win, according to the announcement.
Kentucky Wesleyan said the pair received an at-large selection to the 32-team national doubles field after reaching the semifinals of the ITA Division II Midwest Regional Championships during the fall.
