Bermudian collegiate tennis player Daniel Phillips found the going tough as he represented Tulane University at the Alabama Invitational.
Competing in the Alabama Four In The Fall showcase, Phillips came up against host school talent from the University of Alabama across both singles and doubles action.
In the singles division, Phillips faced the Crimson Tide's Andrii Zimnokh. Despite a battling display from the baseline, the Bermudian was unable to break through Zimnokh's steady play, succumbing to a straight-sets 6-4, 6-4 defeat.
Phillips returned to the courts in the doubles competition, partnering Tulane team-mate Santiago Padilla Cote.
The pair pushed Alabama's Yoshka Sborowsky and Antonio Voljavec in a spirited contest, but the host tandem proved sharper in the critical moments, closing out a 6-4 victory to seal an unblemished day for the home side.
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