Hasson Wins ITA Central Region Championships

LINCOLN, Neb. — Oklahoma men's tennis player Jordan Hasson claimed the 2021 ITA Central Region Singles Championship in Lincoln, Neb., Monday afternoon.

Hasson entered the tournament as the No. 6 overall seed in the 128-player draw. The freshman earned a first-round bye before tallying six straight wins to earn his spot in the championship match vs. Aleksa Bucan (Arkansas). Hasson secured the title with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory, becoming the first Sooner to win the title since Alex Ghilea in 2015.

"Jordan had a great week and showed a lot of guts in his last three matches with tiebreakers in all three," head coach Nick Crowell said. "His maturity on the court and mental strength were key this week for him."

With the win, Hasson, a freshman from Israel, punched his ticket to the ITA National Fall Championships in San Diego, Calif., at the Barnes Tennis Center beginning Nov. 3.

At the tournament, Mason Beiler advanced as far as the semifinal, tallying a four-match winning streak against Jose Diaz (CU), Orel Ovil (WSU), Dario Huber (UNL) and Will Gleason (UNL) before falling to Aleksa Bucan (UA), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.

Four Sooners advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition, the most of any school at the tournament. Beiler and Hasson were joined by Welsh Hotard and Alex Martinez, who both went 3-0 before falling in the quarterfinal.

On the doubles side of the tournament, Nathan Han and Martinez paired up to win three straight and advance to the semifinals. The duo tallied wins over Brown/Diaz (CU), Fragistas/Sonesson Lidholt (DU) and Lo/Richards of Wichita State.

The squad notched 28 victories throughout the five-day tournament. Day one of the tournament highlighted seven singles wins in eight matches. On the singles side of the bracket, each Sooner received a first-round bye, and at least one player was competing in each round of competition.

"This was another great effort by the whole squad this week," Crowell said. "The guys continue to improve and grow week-by-week."

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Results

Singles

Baptiste Anselmo
Anselmo def. Daniel Siddall (TU), 6-2, 6-2
Evan Fragistas (DU) def. Anselmo, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Anselmo def. Albert Sprlak-Puk (UNL), 6-1, 6-1 (con.)

Mason Beiler
Beiler def. Jose Diaz (CU), 6-1, 6-0
Beiler def. Orel Ovil (WSU), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(5)
Beiler def. Dario Huber (UNL), 6-3, 6-0
Beiler def. Will Gleason (UNL), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Aleksa Bucan (UA) def. Beiler, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4

Nathan Han
Stefan Hampe (TU) def. Han, 7-5, 6-2

Jordan Hasson
Hasson def. Calvin Mueller (UNL), 6-4, 6-3
Hasson def. Casey Ross (CU), 6-2, 6-2
Hasson def. Markus Bolin (DU), 6-2, 6-1
Hasson def. Alex Martinez (OU), 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3)
Hasson def. Ezequiel Santalla (TU), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5)
Hasson def. Aleksa Bucan (ARK), 7-6 (4), 6-4

Welsh Hotard
Hotard def. Gabriel Sardo (DU), 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
Hotard def. Oliver Johansson (DU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Hotard def. Adrien Burdet (UA), 7-5, 6-2
Ezequiel Santalla (TU) def. Hotard, 7-6 (5), 7-5

Mark Mandlik
Mandlik def. Stratton Brown (CU), 6-1, 6-2
Mandlik def. Maxim Verboven (OSU), 6-3, 6-3
Nicolas Acevedo (WSU) def. Mandlik, 6-1, 6-1
Mandlik def. Shunya Maruyama (UNL), 6-3, 6-3 (con.)

Alex Martinez
Martinez def. Edmond Aynedjian (UND), 6-1, 7-6 (3)
Martinez def. Victor Moreno Lozano (UNL), 6-2, 7-5
Martinez def. Luka Mrsic (WSU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Jordan Hasson (OU) def. Martinez, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3)

Justin Schlageter
Schlageter def. Hugo Piles (UNO), 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Schlageter def. Nic Wiedenhorn (UNL), 6-3, 6-0
Will Gleason (UNL) def. Schlageter, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Schlageter def. Calvin Mueller (UNL), 6-4, 6-1 (con.)

Doubles

Baptiste Anselmo/Mark Mandlik
Ovil/Grueber (WSU) def. Anselom/Mandlik, 8-7 (2)

Jordan Hasson/Welsh Hotard
Hasson/Hotard def. Ortis/Fukushima (SLU), 8-6
Trione/Pinto def. Hasson/Hotard, 8-7 (5)

Nathan Han/Alex Martinez
Han/Martinez def. Brown/Diaz (CU), 8-3
Han/Martinez def. Fragistas/Sonesson Lidholt (DU), 8-6
Han/Martinez def. Lo/Richards (WSU), 6-4, 6-2
Manuel/ Burdet (UA), def. 7-6 (5), 6-1