Saturday was doubleheader day in Tulsa with the round of 16 and quarterfinals trimming the number of competitors from 16 down to 4. Ohio State senior Mikael Torpegaard trailed his round of 16 opponent Texas junior Harrison Scott 5-3 but rallied to win 10 of the next 13 games to advance with a 7-5, 6-3 win. Torpegaard booked his spot in the semifinals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Ole Miss junior Gustav Hannson which will set up a Sunday showdown against last year’s NCAA runner-up William Blumberg.
Blumberg snapped Oklahoma junior Ferran Calvo’s 17-match winning streak with a 6-4, 7-5 win in the round of 16 then a few hours later he defeated NC State sophomore Alexis Galarneau 6-4, 6-4. Blumberg has yet to drop a set this week with his closest match being the one against Calvo.
Another player that has yet to drop a set is UCLA senior Martin Redlicki. Redlicki defeated Florida junior Alfredo Perez in the morning match and then in the afternoon he knocked out the defending champion Wake Forest junior Petros Chrysochos 6-4, 7-5. Redlicki’s semifinal opponent will be Pac-12 rival Thomas Laurent. The Oregon junior dropped the opening set to Tulane’s Constantin Schmitz then came back to win 12 of the next 14 games to record a 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 win. Laurent won his second match of the day 6-2, 6-0 against Eduardo Mena. The Tennessee Tech senior pulled off an upset in the round of 16 when he defeated Oklahoma State’s Julian Cash in a third set tiebreak but a second match a few hours later proved to be too much.
Everyone that advanced to the quarterfinals locked up a spot in next month’s Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships in Indian Wells.
Round of 16 (Saturday)
[1] Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State 14.53) def. [9-16] Harrison Scott (Texas 13.85) 7-5, 6-3
[9-16] Gustav Hansson (Ole Miss 14.56) def. [7] Skander Mansouri (Wake Forest 14.40) 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
[4] William Blumberg (North Carolina 14.78) def. [PQ] Ferran Calvo (Oklahoma 13.57) 6-4, 7-5
Alexis Galarneau (NC State 14.11) def. Alexander Lebedev (Notre Dame 13.59) 6-3, 6-3
[9-16] Martin Redlicki (UCLA 14.48) def. [5] Alfredo Perez (Florida 14.33) 6-3, 6-4
[3] Petros Chrysochos (Wake Forest 14.53) def. Lucas Poullain (Florida State 13.96) 6-2, 6-3
[9-16] Thomas Laurent (Oregon 14.15) def. [8] Constantin Schmitz (Tulane 14.48) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
Eduardo Mena (Tennessee Tech 13.54) def. [9-16] Julian Cash (Oklahoma State 14.50) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(5)
Quarterfinals
[1] Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State 14.53) def. [9-16] Gustav Hansson (Ole Miss 14.56) 6-4, 6-4
[4] William Blumberg (North Carolina 14.78) def. Alexis Galarneau (NC State 14.11) 6-4, 6-4
[9-16] Martin Redlicki (UCLA 14.48) def. [3] Petros Chrysochos (Wake Forest 14.53) 6-4, 7-5
[9-16] Thomas Laurent (Oregon 14.15) def. Eduardo Mena (Tennessee Tech 13.54) 6-0, 6-2
Semifinals (Sunday 10 a.m. CT)
[1] Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State 14.53) vs. [4] William Blumberg (North Carolina 14.78)
[9-16] Martin Redlicki (UCLA 14.48) vs. [9-16] Thomas Laurent (Oregon 14.15)
Men’s Consolation – Round of 16
Valentin Vacherot (Texas A&M 13.96) def. Giovanni Oradini (Mississippi State 14.03) 7-5, 6-3
Walker Duncan (Georgia 14.01) def. Logan Staggs (UCLA 13.68) 6-3, 6-4
Matic Spec (Minnesota 13.46) def. Peter Bertran (USF 13.89) 7-5, 6-2
Nathan Ponwith (Georgia 14.09) def. Alexander Cozbinov (UNLV 13.72) 6-4, 6-4
Kyle Seelig (Ohio State 13.99) def. Aron Hiltzik (Illinois 14.11) 6-3, 6-7(9), 6-3
Guy Iradukunda (Florida State 13.88) def. Wayne Montgomery (Georgia 14.21) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
Robert Kelly (North Carolina 14.17) def. Jose Salazar (Arkansas 14.26) 7-6(6), 7-6(7)
Johannes Ingildsen (Florida 14.05) def. Spencer Papa (Oklahoma 14.06) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Quarterfinals
Valentin Vacherot (Texas A&M 13.96) def. Walker Duncan (Georgia 14.01) 6-7(4), 7-6(9), 6-3
Nathan Ponwith (Georgia 14.09) def. Matic Spec (Minnesota 13.46) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Kyle Seelig (Ohio State 13.99) def. Guy Iradukunda (Florida State 13.88) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Johannes Ingildsen (Florida 14.05) def. Robert Kelly (North Carolina 14.17) 7-5, 6-1
Semifinals (Sunday 10 a.m. CT)
Valentin Vacherot (Texas A&M 13.96) vs. Nathan Ponwith (Georgia 14.09)
Kyle Seelig (Ohio State 13.99) vs. Johannes Ingildsen (Florida 14.05)
Doubles Quarterfinals
[Q] Kessler/Vale (Florida) def. [Q] Harper/Korsgaard (Va Tech) 6-3, 6-3
[4] Ingildsen/Perez (Florida) def. Banzer/Telles (Texas) 7-6(5), 6-4
[3] Blumberg/Kelly (North Carolina) def. [Q] Ito/Scott (Texas) 5-7, 6-4, 10-4
Little/Schretter (Baylor) def. [Q] Aguilar/Arconada (Texas A&M) 6-0, 6-4
Semifinals (Sunday 1 p.m. CT)
[4] Ingildsen/Perez (Florida) vs. [Q] Kessler/Vale (Florida)
[3] Blumberg/Kelly (North Carolina) vs. Little/Schretter (Baylor)
Full results from all men’s matches along with consolation draws can be found here.
#RivieraITA FINALS ARE SET!
Two Qualifiers. One Champion. Tomorrow.
Aliona Bolsova (@FAUwtennis) vs. Fernanda Contreras (@Vandywtennis) pic.twitter.com/HK1sElyRXw
— ITA Tennis (@ITA_Tennis) October 7, 2017
The women’s final is set in Pacific Palisades and after a chaotic Friday it was smooth sailing on Saturday for both FAU’s Aliona Bolsova and Vanderbilt’s Fernanda Contreras. Bolsova rolled over FIU’s Andrea Lazaro 6-1, 6-3 while Contreras won 6-2, 6-2 over the No. 2 seed Texas Tech’s Gabriela Talaba.
Women’s Semifinals
[Q] Aliona Bolsova (Florida Atlantic 11.85) def. [LL] Andrea Lazaro (Florida International 11.52) 6-1, 6-3
[Q] Fernanda Contreras (Vanderbilt 11.40) def. [2] Gabriela Talaba (Texas Tech 11.83) 6-2, 6-2
Final (Sunday 11 a.m. PT)
[Q] Aliona Bolsova (Florida Atlantic 11.85) vs. [Q] Fernanda Contreras (Vanderbilt 11.40)
Doubles Semifinals
Hamlin/McCarthy (Duke) def. Knutson/Ramirez (Syracuse) 6-3, 6-3
[7] Dvorak/Federici (Texas Tech) def. [Q] Harris/Chen (Duke) 6-1, 0-6, 10-6
Final (Sunday – Noon PT)
Hamlin/McCarthy (Duke) vs. [7] Dvorak/Federici (Texas Tech)
Full results from all women’s matches along with consolation draws can be found here.
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