WORCESTER, Mass. — Junior Alessandro Bizzarri and freshman Lucas Bikkesbakker both went 3-0 in singles play, as the Holy Cross men's tennis team competed in the Holy Cross Invitational at the Sinnott Family Tennis Facility.

FLIGHT A SINGLES DRAW:
• Junior Camilo Illanes and sophomore Matt Carlson both advanced to the semifinals for the Crusaders.
• Illanes defeated Leon Zeis of Nichols 0-6, 6-2, (10-4) in the first round, before edging freshman teammate Ezequiel De la Plaza 6-4, 4-6, (10-6) in the quarterfinals.
• Carlson took down Caio Dieckmann of Nichols 6-3, 6-4 in the first round, then topped Richard Hartmann Zuzio of Nichols 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

FLIGHT B SINGLES DRAW:
• Bizzarri and Bikkesbakker both won all three of their matches to advance to the final.
• Bizzarri defeated Hugo Cote of Nichols in the first round (6-3, 6-1), Alec Martinez of Bryant in the quarterfinals (6-2, 6-1) and Marcus Macaulay of Bryant in the semifinals (6-1, 2-6, (10-5)).
• Bikkesbakker downed Andrew Kelley of Bryant in the first round (6-3, 2-6, (16-14)), senior teammate Matt Maggiacomo in the quarterfinals (6-1, 6-4) and Forbes Hollingsworth of Bryant in the semifinals (6-2, 6-2).

FINALS:
• The final matches were not played in either the A or B draw, with both matches would have been between players from the same school.
 
NEXT UP:
• Holy Cross has concluded the fall portion of its season, and will return to action in the spring of 2025.

FOLLOW THE CRUSADERS
Be sure to follow the Holy Cross men's tennis team — and all things Crusader Athletics — on social media!
Twitter - @HCrossMTennis | @goholycross
Instagram - @hcrossmtennis | @goholycross
Facebook - Holy Cross Men's Tennis | Holy Cross Athletics
YouTube - GoHolyCross