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USTA College Tennis PollVirginia senior Thai-Son Kwiatkowski took out the men’s top seed Ohio State’s Mikael Torpegaard in straight sets which set up an All-ACC quarterfinal against Georgia Tech’s Christopher Eubanks. Eubanks won the most lopsided match of the day with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Texas freshman Yuya Ito. North Carolina’s William Blumberg is the only freshman left in the draw after he won his 23rd match in a row with a three sets win over Florida’s Alfredo Perez. Blumberg will face North Florida’s Jack Findel-Hawkins in the quarterfinals after the senior ousted Wake Forest freshman Borna Gojo in three sets.
Oklahoma senior Alex Ghilea pulled off the biggest upset of the day when he dispatched Wake Forest sophomore and No. 3 seed Petros Chrysochos in two close sets. Ghilea will now face Stanford’s Tom Fawcett after the Cardinal junior beat Pac-12 rival Florian Lakat 7-5, 7-5.
Photo by Bill Kallenberg (CapturedInAction.com)
Full day 3 results are listed below with the seeded players in bold. Quotes from a few of the men’s players are here and the women’s quotes are here. Here is the updated men’s bracket and women’s bracket.
Men’s Singles – Round of 16
#14 [9-16] Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (VIRGINIA) def. #2 [1] Mikael Torpegaard (OHIO STATE) 6-1, 7-6(2)
#7 [5] Christopher Eubanks (GEORGIA TECH) def. #55 Yuya Ito (TEXAS) 6-3, 6-0
#47 Alex Ghilea (OKLAHOMA) def. #5 [3] Petros Chrysochos (WAKE FOREST) 7-6(5), 7-5
#11 [8] Tom Fawcett (STANFORD) def. #12 [9-16] Florian Lakat (CALIFORNIA) 7-5, 7-5
#16 [9-16] William Blumberg (NORTH CAROLINA) def.
#8 [6] Alfredo Perez (FLORIDA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
#69
Jack Findel-Hawkins (NORTH FLORIDA) def. #45 Borna Gojo (WAKE FOREST) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
#13 [9-16] Skander Mansouri (WAKE FOREST) def. #22 Jolan Cailleau (TEXAS TECH) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
#4 [2] Nuno Borges (MISSISSIPPI STATE) def. #17 [9-16] William Bushamuka (KENTUCKY) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Men’s Quarterfinals (Saturday)
#7 [5] Christopher Eubanks (GEORGIA TECH) vs. #14 [9-16] Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (VIRGINIA) – 1:30 p.m. ET
#11 [8] Tom Fawcett (STANFORD) vs. #47 Alex Ghilea (OKLAHOMA) – 2 p.m. ET
#16 [9-16] William Blumberg (NORTH CAROLINA) vs. #69 Jack Findel-Hawkins (NORTH FLORIDA) – Noon ET
#4 [2] Nuno Borges (MISSISSIPPI STATE) vs. #13 [9-16] Skander Mansouri (WAKE FOREST) – Noon ET
There are only two seeds left in the women’s draw after four got knocked out on Friday. Three freshmen are still alive after North Carolina’s Sara Daavettila, Pepperdine’s Ashley Lahey, and Miami’s Estela Perez-Somarriba picked up wins with Perez-Somarriba defeated fellow freshman Mia Horvit..
Women’s Singles – Round of 16
#24 Brienne Minor (MICHIGAN) def. #37 Mayar Sherif Ahmed (PEPPERDINE) 6-3, 7-5
#18 Sara Daavettila (NORTH CAROLINA) def. #10 [9-16] Karla Popovic (CALIFORNIA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
#15 [9-16] Sydney Campbell (VANDERBILT) def. #5 [4] Ena Shibahara (UCLA) 6-2, 6-4
#19 Ashley Lahey (PEPPERDINE) def. #3 [5] Blair Shankle (BAYLOR) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
#26 Kate Fahey (MICHIGAN) def. #62 Jessica Livianu (ST. JOHN’S) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
#40 Estela Perez-Somarriba (MIAMI) def. #47 Mia Horvit (SOUTH CAROLINA) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
#6 [6] Belinda Woolcock (FLORIDA) def. #46 Joana Valle Costa (LSU) 6-3, 6-1
#44 Anna Danilina (FLORIDA) def. #12 [9-16] Ellen Perez (GEORGIA) 6-4, 7-6(3)
Women’s Quarterfinals (Saturday)
#24 Brienne Minor (MICHIGAN) vs. #18 Sara Daavettila (NORTH CAROLINA) – Noon ET
#15 [9-16] Sydney Campbell (VANDERBILT) vs. #19 Ashley Lahey (PEPPERDINE) – 1 p.m. ET
#26 Kate Fahey (MICHIGAN) vs. #40 Estela Perez-Somarriba (MIAMI) – Noon ET
#6 [6] Belinda Woolcock (FLORIDA) vs. #44 Anna Danilina (FLORIDA) – 1:30 p.m. ET
Three of the top four seeds moved on to the quarterfinals with Florida’s Johannes Ingildsen and Alfredo Perez the only one to be upset. Valparaiso’s Charlie Emhardt and Jeffrey Schorsch became the school’s first-ever All-Americans after they defeated Ole Miss’s Fabian Fallert and Grey Hamilton.
Men’s Doubles – Round of 16
#3 [2] Martin Redlicki/Evan Zhu (UCLA) def. #18 Connor Curry/Bjorn Thomson (TEXAS TECH), 6-3, 6-3
#41 Charlie Emhardt/Jeffrey Schorsch (VALPARAISO) def. #19 Fabian Fallert/Grey Hamilton (MISSISSIPPI), 6-3, 6-4
#25 Jerry Lopez/Reese Stadler (TCU) def.
#5 [5] Filip Bergevi/ Florian Lakat (CALIFORNIA), 6-3, 6-4
#15 Andrew Harris/Spencer Papa (OKLAHOMA) def.
#6 [5] Mike Redlicki/ Jose Salazar (ARKANSAS), 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
#1 [1] Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski (GEORGIA) def. Jack Findel-Hawkins/Lasse Muscheites (NORTH FLORIDA), 7-5, 6-4
#4 [4] Skander Mansouri (WAKE FOREST) def. #8 Niclas Braun/Trevor Foshey (MISSISSIPPI STATE), 6-1, 7-5
#12
William Blumberg/Robert Kelly (NORTH CAROLINA) def.
#7 [5] Julian Cash/Arjun Kadhe (OKLAHOMA STATE), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
#22 Juan Benitez/Will Little (BAYLOR) def. #2 [3] Johannes Ingildsen/Alfredo Perez (FLORIDA), 6-7(4), 6-2, 10-8
Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
#1 [1] Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski (GEORGIA) vs. #41 Charlie Emhardt/Jeffrey Schorsch (VALPARAISO) – 5 p.m. ET
#22 Juan Benitez/Will Little (BAYLOR) vs. #25 Jerry Lopez/Reese Stadler (TCU) – 4:30 p.m. ET
#3 [2] Martin Redlicki/Evan Zhu (UCLA) vs. #15 Andrew Harris/Spencer Papa (OKLAHOMA) – 4:30 p.m. ET
#4 [4] Skander Mansouri (WAKE FOREST) vs. #12 William Blumberg/Robert Kelly (NORTH CAROLINA) – 5 p.m. ET
Only two seeds remain in the women’s doubles draw though their were only three still around when the day began. Denver’s Julia O’Loughlin and Maureen Slattery became the program’s first-ever All-Americans after defeating Kansas’s Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum and Nina Khmelnitckaia in straight sets.
Women’s Doubles – Round of 32
#38 Elena Christo /Kennedy Shaffer (GEORGIA) def. #15 Alex Chatt/Maddie Lipp (NORTHWESTERN), 6-4, 6-3
#17 Julia O’Loughlin/Maureen Slattery (DENVER) def. #37 Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum/Nina Khmelnitckaia (KANSAS), 6-4, 6-2
#20 Brooke Austin/Kourtney Keegan (FLORIDA) def. Shannon Hudson/Giulia Pairone (ARKANSAS), 7-5, 6-1
#6 [3] Mami Adachi/Aldila Sutjiadi (KENTUCKY) def. #59 Hadley Berg/Paige Cline (SOUTH CAROLINA), 2-6, 7-6(6), 10-5
#34 Maya Jansen/Maegan Manasse (CALIFORNIA) def. #22 Martina Frantova/Anna Rogers (NORTH CAROLINA STATE), 6-4, 7-6(6)
#18 Francesca Di Lorenzo/Miho Kowase (OHIO STATE) def. #14 Alizee Michaud/Taylor Russo (AUBURN), 6-4, 6-3
#16 Ryann Foster/Joana Valle Costa (LSU) def. #7 [5] Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (TEXAS A&M), 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
#5 [5] Maddie Pothoff/Erin Routliffe (ALABAMA) def. #29 Paige Hourigan/Kenya Jones (GEORGIA TECH), 7-5, 5-7, 10-6
Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
#20 Brooke Austin/Kourtney Keegan (FLORIDA) vs. #34 Maya Jansen/Maegan Manasse (CALIFORNIA) – 2:30 p.m. ET
#6 [3] Mami Adachi/Aldila Sutjiadi (KENTUCKY) vs. #18 Francesca Di Lorenzo/Miho Kowase (OHIO STATE) – 3 p.m. ET
#16 Ryann Foster/Joana Valle Costa (LSU) vs. #38 Elena Christo /Kennedy Shaffer (GEORGIA) – 3:30 p.m. ET
#5 [5] Maddie Pothoff/Erin Routliffe (ALABAMA) vs. #17 Julia O’Loughlin/Maureen Slattery (DENVER) – 4 p.m. ET
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