On the first day of the three-day event, No. 14-seed Alexander went 1-1. He defeated MAC champion Austin Eicher, 7-3 in the first round before falling, 10-5, to No. 3-seed Zane Richards.
“When you come out, you try to feed off everyone’s energy,” 133-pound Geoffrey Alexander said. “But it’s hard to feed off losses; it wears you out. This tournament is difficult; it never ends.”