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Joao Monteiro Wins In Portugal, Di Lorenzo Sweeps Winnipeg, Torpegaard with a Huge Davis Cup Clincher

by | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog

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Joao Monteiro (Virginia Tech ’16) capped off a weekend of firsts by winning pro singles title No. 1 with a straight set win over #608 Hugo Grenier at the $10K Idanha-A-Nova, Portugal, F8 Futures (Hard). Monteiro had break points on each of Grenier’s four first set service games and broke on two of them to take the opening set 6-3. Monteiro broke from 15/40 to go up 2-1 in the second set and then broke again at love to go up 5-2. Monteiro served out the match at love to take it 6-3, 6-2. 

Francesca Di Lorenzo (Ohio State Rising Soph) won her second career pro singles title with a straight set win over Erin Routliffe (Alabama Rising Sr) at the $25K Winnipeg. Di Lorenzo fell behind 3-1 in the opening set but won five of the next six games to take the set 6-4. Di Lorenzo opened up a 4-0 lead in the second and cruised to the finish line with a 6-4, 6-1 win in 1 hour and 14 minutes.

Di Lorenzo and recent Michigan graduate Ronit Yurovsky won the doubles title in Winnipeg with a 1-6, 7-5, 10-6 win over Leduc/Robillard-Millette.

#743 Alexis Musialek (Kentucky ’12) was attempting to win his eighth career singles title but he fell in the finals to #380 Maxime Hamou at the Saint-Gervais, France, F14 Futures (Clay). Musialek served for the first set up 5-4 and had a pair of set points but Hamou broke on a three-deuce game to put even it at 5-5. Hamou then held at love and broke from 30/40 to take the opening set 7-5. Hamou broke on a four-deuce game to go up 4-2 in the second and then held and broke in a one-deuce game to close out the 7-5, 6-2.

Ohio State rising junior Mikael Torpegaard clinched the deciding match for Denmark in its 3-2 win over Finland in the Group 2 Davis Cup tie. Torpegaard fell behind two sets to none before winning the third and fourth sets to force a fifth and deciding set against #820 Harri Heliovaara.  Torp went down an early break in the fifth and trailed 5-3 before holding from 40/15 and breaking from 15/40 to even it at 5-5. Torp held from 40/15 to go ahead 6-5 and then broke in a four-deuce game to seal the 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-1, 7-5 win – Denmark will now face Belarus in the semifinals in September. 


Davis Cup – World Group Quarterfinals
 
Croatia at United States (Hard) – Croatia won 3-2
  • #16 John Isner (USA/Georgia ’07) def. #54 Borna Coric 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
  • Marin Cilic/Ivan Dodig def. Mike/Bob Bryan (USA/Stanford ’98) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
  • #12 Marin Cilic def. #16 John Isner (USA/Georgia ’07) 7-6(9), 6-3, 6-4
Great Britain at Serbia (Clay) – GBR won 3-2

  • Dominic Inglot (GBR/Virginia ’09)/Jamie Murray def. Krajinovic/Zimonjic 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4 
Group 1 Americas 
 
Ecuador at Brazil (Hard) – Brazil won 3-1
  • #317 Emilio Gomez (ECU/USC ’13) def. #90 Rogerio Dutra Silva 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, 6-4
  • #49 Thomaz Bellucci def.  #434 Roberto Quiroz (ECU/USC ’15) 7-5, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3
  • Melo/Soares def. Gomez/Quiroz (ECU) 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
  • #49 Thomaz Bellucci def. #317 Emilio Gomez (ECU/USC ’13) 7-6(11), 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-5

Colombia at Chile (Clay) – Chile won 3-1

  • Jarry/Podlipnik-Castillo def. Robert Farah (COL/USC ’10)/J-S Cabal 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-6(5)

Group 1 Asia/Oceania 

Korea Republic at India (Grass) – India won 4-1

  • #150 Saketh Myneni (IND/Alabama ’10) def. #626 Yong-Kyu Lim 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2 re.

Group 1 Europe/Africa

Slovakia at Hungary (Clay) – Slovakia won 3-0

  • #122 Andrej Martin def. #431Peter Nagy (HUN/Texas A&M CC ’15) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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Group 2 Americas – Second Round

 
Mexico at Peru (Clay) – Peru won 4-1
  • Nicolas Alvarez (PER/Duke Rising Jr) def. #530 Lucas Gomez 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 
  • Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX/Texas ’09)/Santiago Gonzalez def. Panta/Varillas Patino-Samudio 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
  • Nicolas Alvarez (PER/Duke Rising Jr) def. #780 Luis Patino 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3 (dead rubber)
Venezuela at El Salvador (Clay) – Venezuela won 3-2
  • #213 Marcelo Arevalo (ESA/Tulsa ’11) def. #1205 Jordi Munoz-Abreu 6-1, 6-1, 7-5
  • Roberto Maytin (VEN/Baylor ’13)/Luis Martinez def. Arevalo/Arevalo 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
  • #213 Marcelo Arevalo (ESA/Tulsa ’11) def. #539 Ricardo Rodriguez 6-1, 6-2, 6-4


Group 2 Americas – Play-Offs

 
Uruguay at Guatemala – Guatemala won 4-1
  • #1191 Wilfredo Gonzalez (GTM/Miami FL ’15) def. #413 Martin Cuevas 7-5, 7-6, 6-3
  • Felder/Cuevas def. Gonzalez/Diaz-Figueroa (GTM) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(9)
Paraguay at Puerto Rico – Paraguay won 5-0
  • Ayed Zatar (PRY/MTSU Rising Soph) def. Sebastian Arcila 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
  • Diego Galeano (PRY/Baylor ’15) def. Alex Diaz (PUR/Georgia commit) 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
  • Galeano/Zatar (PRY) def. Diaz/Arcila (PUR) 6-2, 6-2, 6-2

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Group 2 Asia/Oceania – Second Round
 
Chinese Taipei at Philippines (Hard) – Chinese Taipei won 3-1
  • #227 Ti Chen def. RubenGonzales (PHL/Illinois ’08) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
  • #529 Liang-Chi Huang def. #1189 Francis Alcantara (PHL/Pepp ’14) 6-1, 3-6, 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 ret.
  • Gonzales/Treat Huey (PHL/Virginia ’08) def. Hung/Wang 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
 
Group 2 Asia/Oceania – Play-Offs
 
Malaysia at Kuwait (Hard) – Kuwait won 4-1
  • Abdullah Maqdes (KWT/USC ’09) def. Syed Naguib 6-7(7), 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-3
  • Maqdes/Ghareeb (KWT) def. Merzuki/Naguib 6-7(5), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
  • Hao Sheng Koay (MAS/Buffalo commit) def. Hamed Al Solaiteen 6-2, 7-6(6)
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Group 2 Europe/Africa – Second Round
 
South Africa at Lithuania (Clay) – Lithuania won 3-2
  • #423 Laurynas Grigelis def. #410 Tucker Vorster (RSA/Ole Miss ’11) 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
  • Ruan Roelofse (RSA/Illinois ’09)/Raven Klaasen def. Grigelis/Mugevicius 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
  • #410 Tucker Vorster (RSA/Ole Miss ’11) def. #1352 Tadas Babelis 6-3, 6-2 (dead rubber)
 
Latvia at Belarus (Hard) – Belarus won 4-1
  • #741 Yaraslau Shyla def. #475 Mikelis Libietis (LAT/Tennessee ’15) 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
  • Libietis/Podzus (LAT) def. Bury/Vasilevski (BLR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(2)
 
Finland at Denmark (Carpet) – Denmark won 3-2
  • #623 Jarkko Nieminen def. #880 Mikael Torpegaard (DEN/Ohio State Rising Jr) 7-6(1), 7-5, 6-2
  • #880 Mikael Torpegaard (DEN/Ohio State Rising Jr) def. #829 Harri Heliovaara 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-1, 7-5 – deciding match


Group 2 Europe/Africa – Play-Offs
 
Norway at Luxembourg (Hard) – Norway won 3-2
  • #557 Casper Ruud def. #1692 Alex Knaff (LUX/Florida State commit) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
 
Bulgaria at Tunisia (Hard) – Tunisia won 3-2
  • #816 Aziz Dougaz (TUN/Florida St Rising Soph) def. #490 Alexander Lazov 7-6(4), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
  • #58 Malek Jaziri def. #924 Alexandar Lazarov (BUL/Wake Forest commit) 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
  • Skander Mansouri (TUN/Wake Rising Jr)/Jaziri def. Lazarov/Vasko Mladenov (BUL/St. John’s ’13) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
  • Mladenov (BUL) def. Moez Echargui (TUN/Nevada ’15) 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) – dead rubber
  • Lazarov (BUL) def. Dougaz (TUN) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(1) – dead rubber
 
Zimbabwe at Georgia (Hard) – Georgia won 3-2
  • #790 Benjamin Lock (ZIM/Florida State ’16) def. #1020 George Tsivadze 3-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-4
  • Benjamin Lock/Courtney Lock (ZIM/UNLV Rising Jr) def. Basilashvili/Itonishvili 3-6, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-4
  • #121 Nikoloz Basilashvili def. #790 Benjamin Lock (ZIM/Florida State ’16) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2