DURHAM – Junior is heading to the singles finals of the 2021 ITA Carolina Regional Championships after besting Connor Thomson of South Carolina in three sets on Monday.
Zhang posted a 6-2 victory in the opening set before dropping a close 7-5 decision in the second. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich., native then rallied back to claim a 6-4 win in the final frame to secure his spot in the finals. He's set to take on Wake Forest's seventh-seeded Taha Baadi in the final match of the singles tournament at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
Fellow teammate Connor Krug was also in action during Monday's semifinals but dropped a hard-fought decision to Baadi 6-4, 7-6 (5), ending his time at the tournament.