Vanderbilt ran its record to 4-0 against teams from the state of Tennessee with an impressive 4-1 win over #40 Tennessee. The Vols took the doubles point but Vandy took 5 opening sets and ended up getting wins from Gonzales Austin, Danny Valent, Baker Newman, and Suresh Eswaran.
FYI, the number beside the player’s school is the player’s Universal Tennis Rating as of March 19th. For more details about UTR check out their website.
#17 Vanderbilt 4, #40 Tennessee 1
Singles
1. #10 Gonzales Austin (VU 14.40) def. #14 Mikelis Libietis (UT 14.23) 6-4, 6-2
2. Hunter Reese (UT 13.28) vs. Rhys Johnson (VU 13.45) 5-7, 6-1, 2-3 unf.
3. Danny Valent (VU 13.75) def. Jack Schipanski (UT 13.13) 6-2, 6-0
4. Luis Valero (UT 13.24) vs. Kris Yee (VU 13.58) 7-6 (6), 4-6, 2-0
5. Baker Newman (VU 12.87) def. Igor Smelyanski (UT 13.43) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
6. Suresh Eswaran (VU 12.89) def. Brandon Fickey (UT 12.10) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. #2 Reese/Libietis, UT, def. #1 Austin/Johnson, VU, 6-2
2. Dromsky/Smelyanski, UT, def. Newman/Binet, VU, 7-5
3. Schipanski/Valero, UT, vs. Eswaran/Smith, VU, 6-6 unf.
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,2,1,5).
Vandy recap
“I thought that was a very big win for us for a number of reasons,” said head coach Ian Duvenhage. “You know we didn’t play a very good match last week at LSU, and I felt it was important that we get back on the right track immediately.”
“Even though doubles wasn’t our most stellar effort of the year, I thought we did a great job in singles especially early on. We talked about being ready to play from the very first point. At some point there I had looked up at the scoreboard and we were up 4-1 in every set at least and on some courts we were up 5-1, except on Rhys’ court, we were on serve at 3-all. So I thought we really had a good start in singles that carried us through. They obviously made it closer towards the end there, but I thought we hung in well and we didn’t panic when they started to change momentum.”
“I also thought that Kris did a great job at finding a way to win the second set and to get momentum in our favor. Rhys did a good job after losing the second set to go down a break and then find a way to break back and get it back on serve… that definitely helped our momentum as a team All in all there were a lot of positives there today and it’s a very good win for us against a really good tennis team, so I told the team to enjoy it for a little bit, but tomorrow we have to get back to work to get ready for Kentucky.”
Tennessee recap
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Georgia got all it wanted up top from East Tennessee State but the Bulldog managed to pull through on all courts to get the 7-0 win – they played 2 extra singles matches as well.
Georgia recap
“There were so many close matches,” said head coach Manuel Diaz. “We had a couple of days off this week in what was the first opportunity we’ve had to give our guys a second day off, and they needed it. Rest and recovery right now is very important in the middle of the season. We may not have been quite as sharp as we had hoped, but it really had more to do with ETSU playing such a great match.”
ETSU recap
“ETSU is a very deep and talented team,” Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz said. “They pushed us to our limits today in every match.”
“I was impressed with their fight and quality of play on every court,” Diaz added. “They are every bit as good as most teams we have played against this year, and we have played some of the best teams in the nation. Coach Zaatini and Coach Rojas have that program pointed in the right direction.”
“By no means am I satisfied with the result, but looking at a positive aspect of the defeat, I can say there is a lot of growth in this young Buccaneer team,” ETSU head coach Yaser Zaatini said. “Even though the score seems lobsided, I thought the guys fought extremely hard and showed courage all across the board.”
“Despite the loss, I believe our team is blossoming and peaking at the right time. We have a long road ahead against some tough teams, but I believe the early challenges of the season are going to help us be ready to cross the finish the line with some speed. I love what I saw from our guys today.”
#5 Georgia 7, East Tennessee State 0
March 19, 2015 at Athens, Ga. (Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility)
Singles competition
1. #30 Austin Smith (UGA 14.18) def. David Biosca (ETSU 13.61) 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(2)
2. #17 Wayne Montgomery (UGA 14.60) def. Rogerio Ribeiro (ETSU 13.43) 6-4, 6-4
3. #15 Nathan Pasha (UGA 14.34) def. Conner Huertas (ETSU 12.70) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(2)
4. Ben Wagland (UGA 13.27) def. Sebastian Yllera (ETSU 12.87) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Paul Oosterbaan (UGA 13.61) def. Robert Herrera (ETSU 13.47) 6-2, 6-4
6. Eric Diaz (UGA 12.96) def. Ismael Merino (ETSU 12.92) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
7. Peter Bertran (UGA 13.48) def. Diego Nunez (ETSU 12.61) 6-2, 6-1
8. Andy Martinez (UGA 12.53) def. Ricardo Pabon (ETSU 11.65) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #7 Austin Smith/Ben Wagland (UGA) def. David Biosca/Rogerio Ribeiro (ETSU) 6-4
2. Robert Herrera/Ismael Merino (ETSU) def. #70 Eric Diaz/Nathan Pasha (UGA) 6-4
3. Wayne Montgomery/Paul Oosterbaan (UGA) def. Conner Huertas/Diego Nunez (ETSU) 7-5
Match Notes
East Tennessee State 4-7
Georgia 14-2; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,4,1,5,6)
FINAL SCORE: UGA 9, ETSU 0
Singles Order of Finish: 2,3,4,1,5,7,6, 8
Official: Clark Weaver T-4:49 A-196
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Play got started in San Diego on Thursday afternoon and only 1 of the 2 hosts managed to move on into the winner’s bracket as San Diego survived against Denver while San Diego State fell to Drake. The updated bracket is below with box scores further down.
#30 San Diego (10-4, 2-0 WCC) 4, #43 Denver (8-6) 3
March 19, 2015 – Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center – San Diego, Calif.
Singles Competition
1. #58 Uros Petronijevic (USD 13.96) def. #93 Henry Craig (Denver 13.48) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
2. #97 Diogo Rocha (Denver 13.15) def. #81 Filip Vittek (USD 13.22) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
3. Jordan Angus (USD 13.57) def. Alex Gasson (Denver 12.77) 6-4, 6-3
4. Romain Kalaydjian (USD 12.97) def. David Fox (Denver 12.79) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (1)
5. Yannick James (Denver 12.69) def. Geoffrey Fosso (USD 12.56) 7-6 (5), 6-2
6. Ciaran Fitzgerald (USD 12.68) def. Zach Fryer (Denver 11.64) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. #43 Henry Craig/Alex Gasson def. #41 Jordan Angus/Filip Vittek (USD) 6-1
2. Ciaran Fitzgerald/Uros Petronijevic (USD) vs. Yannick James/Diogo Rocha (Denver) 4-3, unfinished
3. David Fox/Zach Fryer (Denver) def. Alexandros Araouzos/Romain Kalaydjian (USD) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3*) Singles (6, 3, 5, 1, 2, 4*)
San Diego recap
“I know the team very well,” Head coach Brett Masi noted after the win. “They play with a lot of emotion and competitiveness. They came out strong in doubles and we just weren’t ready for it today, which was a little disappointing. We haven’t been playing with the quality we need to lately but, we are really proud of how the guys came out in singles.”
“That win will give Romain give him a lot of confidence,” Masi expressed. “For a while, the team has been relying on our top three guys in the tight matches. Today, Ciaran kick-started us at No. 6 wit his win. In the end, it was Romain who had a tough opponent, but chances early to take the match. Yet, he didn’t break down, he stayed tough and played an incredible tiebreaker even after seeing Filip fall in his
“Princeton is another fiery team with a lot of energy and we have to get be ready for it,” Masi said. “If we played the way we did today in the beginning, we are going to struggle in doubles. We are at home which favors us, and we feel pretty good about it. But again, we have to play well. There are five teams that are all ranked within a few spots of one another, so we have to be ready to go. And playing my former assistant coach, Ryan Keckley will be very exciting. We are really looking forward to this match-up.”
Denver recap
“Very proud of the fight and competitiveness of our team today,” said Head Coach Danny Westerman. “USD is very tough, especially on their own courts. We are excited for another great opportunity tomorrow versus a tough Indiana team.”
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Princeton recap
“We really jumped off to a great start in doubles and played a strong doubles point. IU is a tough team that is well coached, so they rebounded after doubles and really pushed us in singles. We had to manage the momentum as the match progressed and I feel like once we saw the finish line, we did a great job of elevating our focus and getting the fourth point.”
Indiana recap
#32 Princeton 4, #39 Indiana 1
Singles Competition
1. #119 Zack McCourt (Prin 13.55) def. Sam Monette (Indiana 13.59) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
2. Thomas Colautti (Prin 13.25) vs. Daniel Bednarczyk (Indiana 12.98) 7-6, 6-5,unf
3. Alexander Day (Prin 13.12) def. Sven Lalic (Indiana 12.97) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Raheel Manji (Indiana 13.06) def. Joshua Yablon (Prin 13.45) 6-4, 6-4
5. Dan Richardson (Prin 12.53) vs. Matthew McCoy (Indiana 12.68) 6-4, 4-4,un
6. Kial Kaiser (Prin 12.23) def. Stefan Lugonjic (Indiana 11.81) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. #56 ZackMcCourt/Thomas Colautti (Prin) vs. Sam Monette/Daniel Bednarczyk (Indiana) 5-4,unf
2. DiegoVives/Luke Gamble (Prin) def. Stefan Lugonjic/Chris Essick (Indiana) 6-3
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