Pirate Alumni one win away from Wimbledon

Former East Carolina University tennis player Joran Vliegen as he is celebrating on the court.

Courtesy of Twitter East Carolina University tennis alumnus and the No. 104 doubles player in the world Joran Vliegen and his doubles partner are one win away from qualifying to play at Wimbledon next week.

Vliegen played for the Pirates from 2010-2014 and finished his Pirates’ career voted to first team All-Conference USA and ranked No. 28 in singles as a senior. His current partner is Sander Gille, who is ranked No. 84 in the world.

Vliegen, a native of Maaseik, Belgium, showed his potential right away for the Pirates when he arrived in 2010, going 18-7 in singles matches as a freshman and winning…