The seeded players had a good day on Tuesday with the 5 remaining seeds in the women’s draw advancing to the quarterfinals while on the men’s side the 5 highest seeds left in the field all advanced as well.
Men’s top seed Liam Draxl had to come from behind yet again with the Kentucky sophomore fighting off 2 match points to defeat Tennessee’s Adam Walton 7-5 in the third. Next up for Draxl will be a meeting with UCF’s Gabriel Decamps.
Four of the remaining eight players left in the men’s draw are from the SEC while the AAC, ACC, Big Ten, and Big 12 have one each.
Women’s top seed North Carolina’s Sara Daavettila won her match in straight sets over Pepperdine’s Jessica Failla. In the quarterfinals, Daavettila will meet Vanderbilt’s Christina Rosca.
Four of the remaining eight player left in the women’s draw are from the ACC while there are two from both the SEC and Pac-12.
Below I have some notes from each match along with Wednesday’s schedule
Men’s Singles – Round of 16 Results
[1] Liam Draxl, Kentucky, def. [9-16] Adam Walton, Tennessee 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
[8] Gabriel Decamps, UCF, def. [9-16] Luc Fomba, TCU 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
[4] Valentin Vacherot, Texas A&M def. Rinky Hijikata, UNC 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
[6] Sam Riffice, Florida, def. Siphosothando Montsi, Illinois 6-2, 6-0
Adrian Boitan, Baylor def. August Holmgren, San Diego 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
William Blumberg, North Carolina def. [9-16] Gabriel Diallo, Kentucky 6-3, 6-1
Aleksandar Kovacevic, Illinois def. Alexis Galarneau, NC State 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
[2] Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina def. Daniel Cukierman, USC 6-4, 7-6(5)
- [1] Liam Draxl, Kentucky, def. [9-16] Adam Walton, Tennessee 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
- Match Time: 2 hours 15 minutes – Walton led 2-0* in the first then Draxl went up 3-2*; Walton the next 4 games to take the set 6-4; the only break in the second set came when Draxl broke Walton’s 2-2 service game from 30/40; Walton served for the match up 5-3 in the third but Draxl broke from 15/40; Walton had 2 match points when Draxl served 4-5 (30/40) but Draxl held then broke from 30/40 and served it out at love
- Deciding Points: 6 – Walton won 4
- [8] Gabriel Decamps, UCF, def. [9-16] Luc Fomba, TCU 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
- Match Time: 2 hours 35 minutes – Only 1 break in the first set with Fomba breaking Decamps’s 5-5 service game from 30/40 then Fomba held on the deciding point to take the set; Decamps held in the first and last game of the second set with 7 breaks sandwiched in the middle; the only break of the third set came when Decamps broke Fomba’s 1-1 service game from from 30/40; Decamps didn’t face a break point in the final set; Decamps is the first player from UCF to ever reach the NCAA Quarterfinals
- Deciding Points: 5 – Fomba won 3
- [4] Valentin Vacherot, Texas A&M def. Rinky Hijikata, UNC 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
- Match Time: 1 hour 43 minutes – Vacherot broke Hijikata’s 1-1 and 2-4 service games in the opening set; the only break of the second set came when Hijikata broke Vacherot’s 1-2 service game from 30/40; Vacherot won the first 5 games of the third set and then served it out at love
- Deciding Points: 5 – Vacherot won 4
- [6] Sam Riffice, Florida, def. Siphosothando Montsi, Illinois 6-2, 6-0
- Match Time: 1 hour 6 minutes – Riffice opened up a double break 3-0 lead to start the match and took the opening set 6-2; Riffice won 12 of the 15 points on Montsi’s serve in the second set
- Deciding Points: 3 – Riffice won them all
- Adrian Boitan, Baylor def. August Holmgren, San Diego 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
- Match Time: 2 hours 33 minutes – Holmgren led 2-0* in the first set then Boitan reeled off 5 straight; in the second set Holmgren won the first 3, Boitan took the next 3, and then in stayed on serve until Boitan broke Holmgren’s 5-6 service game on the deciding point to take the set 7-5 (Holmgren led 40/15 in that last game); in the final set Boitan went ahead 2-0* but Holmgren won 3 straight to take a 3-2* lead; after 3 consecutive holds Boitan broke Holmgren’s 4-4 service game on the deciding point then served it out from 40/30
- Deciding Points: 11 – Boitan won 7
- William Blumberg, North Carolina def. [9-16] Gabriel Diallo, Kentucky 6-3, 6-1
- Match Time: 57 minutes – Blumberg broke Diallo’s 1-1 and 3-5 service games in the first set while not facing a break point; in the second set Blumberg broke Diallo’s 1-2 and 1-4 service games while again not facing a break point himself
- Deciding Points: 1 – Blumberg won it
- Aleksandar Kovacevic, Illinois def. Alexis Galarneau, NC State 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
- Match Time: 2 hours 9 minutes – Galarneau broke Kovacevic’s 3-3 service game in the opening set and then held serve two more times; Galarneau went up a break at 2-1 in the second set but Kovacevic broke back and then later in the set he broke Galarneau at love to take the set 6-4; Kovacevic won 12 of 16 points on his serve in the final set while breaking Galarneau on the deciding point 3 times
- Deciding Points: 6 – Kovacevic won 5 of them
- [2] Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina def. Daniel Cukierman, USC 6-4, 7-6(5)
- Match Time: 1 hour 53 minutes – Rodrigues led the first set 2-0* then Cukierman won 4 straight to go ahead 4-2* then Rodrigues won the next 4 to take the set 6-4; Rodrigues broke Cukierman at love to start the second set and maintained the break lead until he served for the match up 5-4; Rodrigues had 3 match points at 40/15 but Cukierman came back to break; in the TB Rodrigues went ahead 3-0 then Cukierman evened it at 3-3; Cukierman fought off 1 match point at 4-6 but Rodrigues closed it out on the next point
- Deciding Points: 5 – Cukierman won 3
Men’s Quarterfinal Schedule
[1] Liam Draxl, Kentucky 13.77, vs. [8] Gabriel Decamps, UCF 13.69 (12:00 pm)
[4] Valentin Vacherot, Texas A&M 13.67 vs. [6] Sam Riffice, Florida 13.66 (12:00 pm)
Adrian Boitan, Baylor 13.51 vs. William Blumberg, North Carolina 13.66 (12:00 pm)
[2] Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina 13.80 vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic, Illinois 13.97 (12:00 pm)
Women’s Singles – Round of 16 Results
[1] Sara Daavettila, North Carolina def. Jessica Failla, Pepperdine 6-3, 6-2
Christina Rosca, Vanderbilt def. Kelly Chen, Duke 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
[3] Emma Navarro, Virginia def. Meg Kowalski, Georgia 6-1, 6-1
Paris Corley, LSU def. Selin Ovunc, Auburn 6-4, 6-0
[2] Estela Perez-Somarriba, Miami (FL) def. Alexa Graham, North Carolina 6-3, 6-3
[7] Abigail Forbes, UCLA def. Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State 6-3, 6-3
Janice Tjen, Oregon def. Georgia Drummy, Duke 6-2, 6-4
[6] Anna Rogers, NC State def. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat, Oklahoma State 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
- [1] Sara Daavettila, North Carolina def. Jessica Failla, Pepperdine 6-3, 6-2
- Match Time 1 hour 30 minutes – Failla jumped out to a *2-0 lead in the first set then Daavettila won the next 4 games with 3 of them coming down to a deciding point; after an exchange of holds Daavettila broke on the deciding point to take the set 6-3; Daavettila won all 5 games in the first set that came down to a deciding point; Failla went ahead 2-0* in the second set then Daavettila won 6 straight to close it out
- Deciding Points: 8 – Daavettila won 7
- Christina Rosca, Vanderbilt def. Kelly Chen, Duke 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 –
- Match Time 2 hours 27 minutes – Rosca broke for 2-1 in the first set but Chen broke back, held, and broke again for *4-2; Rosca broke back and held for 4-4 then Chen held and broke from 30/40 to take the set; Chen jumped out to a 3-0* in the second set but Rosca won the next 3 to even it at 3-3; Chen held for 4-3 then Rosca held, broke, and held on the deciding point to take the second set 6-4; Chen held for 2-1 in the third set then Rosca won the next 5 games to close it out
- Deciding Points: 9 – Rosca won 5
- [3] Emma Navarro, Virginia def. Meg Kowalski, Georgia 6-1, 6-1
- Match Time 1 hour 16 minutes – Navarro broke on the deciding point in the opening game of the match and then held on the deciding point for 2-0; Kowalski held for 1-2 then Navarro won the next 4 to take the set 6-1; Kowalski broke Navarro at love to start the second set but Navarro reeled off 6 straight to close it out
- Deciding Points: 5 – Navarro won them all
- Paris Corley, LSU def. Selin Ovunc, Auburn 6-4, 6-0
- Match Time 1 hour 13 minutes – The first 4 games of the match were breaks followed by 4 straight holds; Corley broke Ovunc from 15/40 to go ahead 5-4 and then held from 40/15 to take the opening set 6-4; Corley won 12 of the 15 points on Ovunc’s serve in the second set while all 3 of her service games went to a deciding point which she all won
- Deciding Points: 5 – Corley won 4
- [2] Estela Perez-Somarriba, Miami (FL) def. Alexa Graham, North Carolina 6-3, 6-3
- Match Time 1 hour 35 minutes – 5 holds to start the match then 3 breaks with Perez-Somarriba getting 2 of those; Perez-Somarriba served out the opening set from 40/15; 6 of the 9 games in the second set were breaks with Perez-Somarriba getting 4 of those including a break of Graham at love to win it
- Deciding Points: 3 – Perez-Somarriba won 2
- [7] Abigail Forbes, UCLA def. Emma Antonaki, Mississippi State 6-3, 6-3
- Match Time 1 hour 9 minutes – 5 breaks to start the match (3 by Forbes) and then Forbes broke Antonaki from 15/40 to take the first set 6-3; Antonaki led 3-1* in the second set but Forbes won the next 5 games to close it out
- Deciding Points: 3 – Forbes won 2
- Janice Tjen, Oregon def. Georgia Drummy, Duke 6-2, 6-4
- Match Time 1 hour 12 minutes – After Drummy held for 2-1 in the first Tjen won the next 5 games including the last 2 on the deciding point; the only break in the second set came when Tjen broke Drummy’s 4-4 service game on the deciding point; Tjen served it out at love to win; Tjen is the first Oregon player to ever reach the NCAA Quarterfinals
- Deciding Points: 5 – Tjen won 3
- [6] Anna Rogers, NC State def. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat, Oklahoma State 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
- Match Time 2 hours 38 minutes – Rogers served for the first set up 5-3 (40/30) but Thamchaiwat broke, held on the deciding point, broke on the deciding point, and then held from 40/15 to take the set 7-5; in the second set 7 of the 10 games ended in breaks; after Rogers broke for 4-4 she held at love and then broke from 30/40 to take set 6-4; Rogers jumped out to a 5-0* lead in the third and came back from 15/40 down in her final service game to close it out on the deciding point; Rogers is the first NC State player to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals
- Deciding Points: 16 – each won 8
Women’s Quarterfinals Schedule – Times ET
[1] Sara Daavettila, North Carolina 10.95 vs. Christina Rosca, Vanderbilt 10.63 (12:00 pm)
[3] Emma Navarro, Virginia 11.35 vs. Paris Corley, LSU 10.68 (12:00 pm)
[2] Estela Perez-Somarriba, Miami (FL) 11.08 vs. [7] Abigail Forbes, UCLA 11.20 (12:00 pm)
[6] Anna Rogers, NC State 10.80 vs. Janice Tjen, Oregon 10.70 (12:00 pm)
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