TULSA, Okla. – The OU men's tennis team concluded the ITA All-American Championships Friday.
Over the course of the week,
Stefano Tsorotiotis and
Jochen Bertsch advanced through the pre-qualifying draw to earn a spot in qualifying.
Tsorotiotis received a first-round bye, then took out Arkansas' Josh Howard-Tripp 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the round of 128. The junior gave up just one game en route to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Ross Watson (Pacific) in the round of 64, then qualified by virtue of a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Max Freeman of Vanderbilt.
Bertsch advanced to the second round with a walkover. He defeated Carlos Vicente (Tennessee Tech) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 in the round of 128, then held on for another three-set victory over Stefan Dostanic (USC), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the round of 64. Bertsch fell to Martim Prata of Tennessee 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the final round of the prequalifying draw, but moved on to qualifying as a lucky loser.
Tsorotiotis and Bertsch saw their runs come to an end in the first round of qualifying.
Elsewhere in qualifying, sophomore
Mason Beiler got a win in consolation as he took out Simen Bratholm (Northwestern), 6-2, 6-3.
Up Next
OU is home to host the ITA Central Region Championships beginning Oct. 24.
Results from the ITA All-American have been updated below.
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Results
QUALIFYING
R128: No. 79 Zeke Clark (Illinois) def. Beiler (OU), 6-1, 6-3
Consolation: Beiler (OU) def. Simen Bratholm (Northwestern), 6-2, 6-3
PRE-QUALIFYING
R264: Bertsch (OU) def. Tom Cecchetto (Southern Miss), w/o
R128: Bertsch (OU) def. Carlos Vicente (Tennessee Tech), 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
R64: Bertsch (OU) def. Stefan Dostanic (USC), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
R32: Martim Prata (Tennessee) def. Bertsch (OU), 6-3, 7-6 (3)
QUALIFYING
R128: Boris Kozlov (LSU) def. Bertsch (OU), 6-1, 6-0
PRE-QUALIFYING
R264: Mandlik (OU) def. Facundo Bermejo (New Mexico), 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-3
R128: Phillip Jordan (South Carolina) def. Mandlik (OU), 6-4, 6-1
PRE-QUALIFYING
R264: Brandon Perez (Virginia Tech) def. Rodriguez (OU), 6-4, 6-4
Max Stewart
PRE-QUALIFYING
R264: Panu Virtanen (Vanderbilt) def. Stewart (OU), 6-3, 6-2
PRE-QUALIFYING
R264: bye
R128: Tsorotiotis (OU) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (Arkansas), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
R64: Tsorotiotis (OU) def. Ross Watson (Pacific), 6-1, 6-0
R32: Tsorotiotis (OU) def. Max Freeman (Vanderbilt), 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
QUALIFYING
R128: No. 64 Johannes Ingildson (Florida) def. Tsorotiotis (OU), 6-4, 6-1
MAIN DRAW
R64: No. 42 Edson Ortiz (Alabama) def. No. 47 Van Emburgh (OU), 6-4, 6-4
Consolation: No. 101 Dominic West (New Mexico) def. No. 47 Van Emburgh) (OU),
Beiler/Stewart
QUALIFYING
R64: Constantin Frantzen/Matias Soto (Baylor) def. Beiler/Stewart (OU), 6-2, 6-3