FLUSHING, N.Y. –Sophomore Nicolas Alvarez ended his fall campaign with a setback in the consolation bracket of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship.
Alvarez suffered a 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Indiana’s Sam Monette. In the opening set, Monette jumped out to a 3-0 advantage before Alvarez answered with a 3-1 run to cut the deficit to one game at 4-3. Monette, however, responded and won the last two games to take the set.
In the second set, Alvarez captured the first game before Monette strung together three straight wins to take a 3-1 lead.