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ITA Regional Championship
Five Vols Advance to Start ITA Regional
October 20, 2016 | Men's Tennis
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Five Tennessee Volunteers won two matches to reach the third round of men’s singles Thursday to start the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships Presented by Oracle.
Four of the five Vols advancing were making their regional debut: sophomores Timo Stodder and Srdjan Jakovljevic and freshmen Scott Jones and Luca Wiedenmann.
Junior Luis Valero, who had a bye in doubles and the first round of singles, won his only match of the day to conclude play at Goodfriend Tennis Center, beating Nemanja Guzina of Ball State 6-1, 6-1. With a 126 singles players and 60 doubles teams in action, matches were also played at Knoxville Racquet Club and West Hills Park.
The Vols also have a pair of doubles teams into the second round: Jack Schipanski and Valero, as well as Stodder and Jones.
Two round of doubles and one round of singles are scheduled for Friday.
With a pair of straight-set victories, Stodder improved to a team-leading 9-3 in his first fall. Jakovljevic and Jones also moved through two rounds of play without losing a set. Wiedenmann rallied for a three-set victory in his second-round match, beating 27th-seeded Victor Chaw of Lipscomb 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
ITA OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Singles
Round of 128
[1] Daniel Valent (Vanderbilt), bye
[2] Luis Valero (Tennessee), bye
[3] David Biosca (ETSU) def. Felix Rauch (Memphis) 6-3, 6-3
[4] Andrew Watson (Memphis) def. Lucas Dages (Purdue) 6-1 6-2
[5] Ryan Peniston (Memphis) def. Tate Allwardt (Vanderbilt) 6-1, 6-3
Rob Mitchell (Lipscomb) def. [6] Cameron Klinger (Vanderbilt) 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3
[7] Benjamin Ugarte (Purdue) def. Sunay Bhat (Tennessee) 6-2, 6-1
[8] Kai Lemke (Memphis) def. Zak Khan (Belmont) 6-2 6-0
[9] Timo Stodder (Tennessee) def. Marcos Bernandes (Tennessee Tech) 6-1 6-4
[10] Edu Mena (Tennessee Tech) def. Adrian Mag (Butler) 6-1, 6-1
[11] Robert Herrera def. Matthew McCoy (Bloomington) 6-3, 6-0
[12] Ricardo Medinilla (Purdue) def. Sean Donohue (Louisville) 7-5 6-4
[13] Trey Yates (Kentucky) def. Ramon Van Flymen (EKU) 7-5, 6-3
[14] Antonio Cembellin (Indiana) def. Paul LaHue (Chattanooga) 6-2 6-0
[15] Niles Ellefsen (Kentucky) def. Matt Bishop (Xavier) 6-2 6-3
[16] Srdjan Jakovljevic (Tennessee) def. Javier Alvarez de la Vill (Wright State) 6-2, 6-4
[17] Baker Newman (Vanderbilt) def. Oliver Sec (Indiana) 6-0, 6-4
[18] Gonzalo Morell (Middle Tennessee) def. Thais Minet (Lipscomb) 6-1 6-0
[19] Billy Rowe def. Dan Lineberry (EKU) 6-2, 6-1
[20] Raheel Manji (Indiana) def. Athell Bennett (Purdue) 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
[21] Nicolas Rouanet (Louisville) def. Matt Moe (IUPUI) 6-0, 6-2
[22] Enzo Wallart (Kentucky) def. Lucas Andersen (Ball State) 6-2, 6-2
[23] Panu Virtanen (Vanderbilt) def. Zach Berry (Dayton) 6-2, 6-0
Cedric Dujacquier (Belmont) def. [24] Bennett Crane (Indiana) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
[25] Parker Wynn (Louisville) def. Spencer Lang (Butler) 6-2, 6-2
[26] Miguel Este (ETSU) def. Ari Gerstein (Butler) 6-4, 6-1
[27] Victor Chaw (Lipscomb) def. James Mitchell (Austin Peay) 6-2 7-5
[28] Beck Pennington def. Diego Nunez (ESTU) 6-2, 6-1
Christopher Kougouch (Louisville) def. [29] Ayed Zatar (MTSU) 7-6 (9), 6-2
[30] Jan Pallares def. Nick Werner (Xavier) 6-0, 6-3
Chris Patzanovsky (Memphis) def. [31] George Hedley (Louisville) 7-6(5), 7-6(5)
[32] Scott Jones (Tennessee) def. Daniel Cardenas (Lipscomb), 6-2 6-2
Luca Wiedenmann (Tennessee) def. Trent Smith (Xavier), 6-2 2-0 ret.
David Gonzalez (ETSU) def. Graham Reinbold (Dayton), 6-2, 6-1
Afonso Salgado (Indiana) def. Stephen Goldman (Belmont), 6-2, 7-6(4)
Guillem Sanchis (EKU) def. Max Grobbelaar (Chattanooga) 6-1 6-3
Mate Virag (NKU) def. Marko Guzina (Ball State) 6-1 6-3
Colin Hart (EKU) def. Max Rauch (Middle Tennessee) 6-2 6-2
Aviv Ben Shabat (Butler) def. Pablo Llebeili (Chattanooga) 6-1 6-2
Jorge Alfonso (Tennessee Tech) def. Conner Andersen (Ball State) 7-5 6-3
Brand Luetschwager (IUPUI) def. Aleh Drobysh (Austin Peay) 7-5 6-3
Keivon Tabrizi (Indiana) def. Alex Ross (Vanderbilt) 6-3 7-6(6)
Mason Dragos (Butler) def. Zac Brodney (Indiana) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2
Lorenzo Rollhauser (Dayton) def. Pat Down (Ball State) 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4
Almantas Ozelis (Austin Peay) def. Simon Bustamante (UTC) 6-3, 6-1
Brandon Lancaster (Louisville) def. Andrew Niehaus (NKU) 6-2, 6-4
Carsten Fisher (Dayton) def. Jack Schipanski (Tennessee) 6-1, 7-5
Sebastian Mueller (EKU) def. Court Clark (NKU) 6-2, 6-2
Stefan Lugonjic (Indiana) def. Michael Birnbaum (UTC) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
Alejandro Manzanares (Lipscomb) def. Caio Niel (Belmont) 6-2, 6-3
Gian Issa (MTSU) def. Steven Christie (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-2
Philippe Courteau (Lipscomb) def. Jack Dykema (Xavier) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Lope Adelakun def. Austin Boaz (UTC) 6-2, 6-2
Ciro Lampasas (Louisville) def. Chad Woodham (Austin Peay) 6-1, 6-4
Manuel Montenegro (Austin Peay) def. Bruno Russo (Belmont) 6-2, 6-2
Nicolas Buitrago (MTSU) def. Carlos Tajes (Tennessee Tech) 6-2, 6-3
George Wong (Lipscomb) def. Romain Stoffels (EKU) 6-2, 6-3
Guille Nicolas (Tennessee Tech) def. Lukas Clemens (NKU) 7-5, 6-1
Tom Moonen (MTSU) def. Gabe Arajua (Xavier) 6-4, 6-2
Antonio Cembellin (Indiana) def. Paul Lahue (UTC) 6-2, 6-0
David Beasley (IUPUI) def. Jonas Brezing (Wright State) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
Nemanja Guzina (Louisville) def Santiago Salazar (Louisville) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Round of 64
[1] Daniel Valent (Vanderbilt) def. David Gonzalez (ETSU) 6-1, 6-4
[2] Luis Valero (Tennessee) def. Nemanja Guzina (Ball State) 6-1, 6-1
[3] David Biosca (ETSU) def. Ciro Lampasas (Louisville) 7-5, 6-1
[4] Andrew Watson (Memphis) def. Keivon Tabrizi (Indiana) 6-3, 6-2
[5] Ryan Peniston (Memphis) def. Alejandro Manzanares (Lipscomb) 6-0, 6-4
[7] Benjamin Ugarte (Purdue) def. George Wong (Lipscomb) 6-2, 6-0
[8] Kai Lemke (Memphis) def. Max Rauch (Middle Tennessee) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
[9] Timo Stodder (Tennessee) def. Almantas Ozelis (Austin Peay) 6-2, 6-2
[10] Edu Mena (Tennessee Tech) def. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) 6-3, 6-3
[11] Robert Herrera (ETSU) def. Nicolas Buitrago (Middle Tennessee) 6-0, 6-2
[12] Ricardo Medinilla (Purdue) def. Jorge Alfonzo (Tennessee Tech) 6-2, 6-3
[13] Trey Yates (Kentucky) def. Mason Dragos (Butler) 6-2, 6-1
Tom Moonen (Middle Tennessee) def. [14] Antonio Cembellin (Indiana) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
[15] Nils Ellefsen (Kentucky) def. Guillem Sanchis (EKU) 6-2, 6-1
[16] Srdjan Jakovljevic (Tennessee) def. Philippe Courteau (Lipscomb) 6-2, 6-0
[17] Baker Newman (Vanderbilt) def. Brad Luetschwager (IUPUI) 6-1, 6-2
[18] Gonzalo Morell (MTSU) def. Mate Virag (NKU) 6-2, 6-0
[19] Billy Rowe (Vanderbilt) def. Lope Adelakun (Butler) 6-1, 6-0
[21] Nicolas Touanet (Louisville) def. Lorenzo Rollhauser (Dayton) 6-2, 6-2
[22] Enzo Wallart (Kentucky) def. Carsten Fisher (Dayton) 6-2, 6-1
David Beasley (IUPUI) def. [23] Panu Virtanen (Vanderbilt) 6-1 1-6 6-3
[25] Parker Wynn (Louisville) def. Manuel Montenegro (Austin Peay) 6-2, 6-1
[26] Miguel Este (ETSU) def. Jeremy Schnieder (Xavier) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2)
Luca Wiedenmann (Tennessee) def. [27] Victor Chaw (Lipscomb) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
[28] Beck Pennington (Kentucky) def. Guille Nicolas (Tennessee Tech) 6-3, 6-0
[30] Jan Pallares (Memphis) def. Andrew Stutz (Ball State) 6-3, 6-3
[32] Scott Jones (Tennessee) def. Aviv Ben Shabat (Butler) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Chris Parzanovsky (Memphis) def. Afonso Salgado (Indiana) 6-3, 6-4
Luis Morillo (Middle Tennessee) def. Rob Mitchell (Lipscomb) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Cedric Dujacquier (Belmont) def. Brandon Lancaster (Louisville) 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
Christopher Kougoucheff (Louisville) def. Stefan Lugonjic (Indiana) 7-6(5), 6-0
Doubles
Round of 64
[1] Valero/Schipanski (Tennessee), bye
[2] Manji/Cembellin (Indiana), bye
[3] Pennington/Wallart (Kentucky), bye
[4] Klinger/Rowe (Vanderbilt), bye
Rouanet/Lampasas (Louisville) def. [5] Este/Biosca (ETSU), 8-5
[6] Van Flymen/Mueller (EKU) def. Niel/Russo (Belmont) 8-2
[7] Ellefsen/Yates (Kentucky) def. Holloway/Perkins (Wright State), 8-1
[8] Watson/Lemke (Memphis) def. Beasley/Luetschwager (IUPUI), 8-2
[9] Zatar/Morell (Middle Tennessee) def. Christie/Moe (IUPUI), 8-2
[10] Stodder/Jones (Tennessee) def. Guzina/Downs (Ball State), 8-3
[11] Ugarte/Bennett (Purdue) def. Reinbold/Rollhauser (Dayton), 8-6
Shabat/Gerstein (Butler) def. [12] Berry/Fisher (Dayton), 8-7
Herrera/Nunez (ETSU) def. [13] Rauch/Moonen (Middle Tennessee), 8-7
[14] Morillo/Issa (Middle Tennessee) def. Ozelis/Drobysh (AP), 8-5
[15] Peniston/Rauch (Memphis) def. Niehaus/Clark (NKU), 8-1
[16] Donohue/Hedley (Louisville) def. Nicolas/Alfonzo (Tennessee Tech) 8-6
Salgado/Brodney (Indiana) def. Alvarez de la Villa/Nardelli (Wright State), 8-1
Pallares/Patzanovsky (Memphis) def. Brezing/Cellupica-Towers (Wright State), 8-2
Bishop/Arajua (Xavier) def. Ross/Chari (Vanderbilt), 8-1
Salazar/Lancaster (Louisville) def. Smith/Werner (Xavier), 8-2
Crane/Tabrizi (Indiana) def. Mag/Adelakun (Butler), 8-6
Kougoucheff/Wynne (Louisville) def. Schnieder/Dykema (Xavier), 8-3
Virag/Clemens (NKU) def. Dragos/Lang (Butler), 8-5
Grobbelaar/Birnbaum (Chattanooga) def. Montenegro/Mitchell (AP), 8-7
Guzina/Andersen (Ball State) def. Valent/Allwardt (Vanderbilt), 8-7
Bustamante/Wilson (Chattanooga) def. Stoffels/Hart (EKU), 8-5
Inno/Dujacquier (Belmont) def. Andersen/Stutz (Ball State), 8-6
Newman/Virtanen (Vanderbilt) def. Mitchell/Manzanares (Lipscomb), 8-4
Cardenas/Minet (Lipscomb) def. Khan/Goldman (Belmont), 8-3
Lugonjic/Sec (Indiana) def. Sanchis/Asis (EKU), 8-6
Bernandes/Tajes (Tennessee Tech) def. Wiedenmann/Jakovljevic (Tennessee), 8-6
Courteau/Chaw (Lipscomb) def. LaHue/Boaz (Chattanooga) 8-3