Perez and Ingildsen advance to ITA All-American Doubles Final after close victory over teammates
Sunday, October 8, 2017 | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – In what had the feel of a championship match in the semifinals, familiar foes met on the court having to put aside the fact that they were teammates for a chance to advance to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championship Doubles final.
The pair of Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen met teammates McCLain Kessler and Duarte Vale in the semifinals of the doubles main draw. Perez and Ingildsen, ranked fourth in the nation and seeded fourth in the tournament, seemed liked the odds on favorite but the newly formed team of Kessler and Vale were not going to go down without a fight.
In the first set Perez and Ingildsen looked strong but Kessler and Vale matched Perez and Ingildsen to a 6-6 tie before Perez and Ingildsen closed out the set 7-6. The second set was no different with neither team giving an inch. Vale and Kessler lead early in the match but Perez and Ingildsen's experience helped the two prevail in the tiebreak to take the second set 7-6 and advance to the finals.
Prior to his doubles match, Ingildsen had to take care of business in the consolation singles semifinals. Ingildsen took on Kyle Seelig of Ohio State, who entered the consolation draw after falling to Perez in the first-round of the main draw 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 6-3. In his singles match Ingildsen was able to take care of business in set one, winning 6-3 but fell in the second 3-6. Just as he has done all tournament, Ingildsen didn't let a set lose rattle him and came back to take the final set 6-0.
Main Draw
Doubles
Semifinals
Perez/Ingildsen def. Kessler/Vale – 7-6, 7-6
Consolation Singles
Semifinals
Ingildsen def. Seelig – 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Coach Shelton on Day Three of the Main Draw
"It was a pretty cool day here watching our guys battle with so much intensity. McClain and Duarte accomplished so much at this tournament and bring an amazing energy and excitement to our team. Joe and Alfredo didn't back down to the challenge and fought just as hard. So much passion on display and looking forward to seeing our guys finish tomorrow."
Up Next
The ITA All-American Championship will conclude on Monday with Ingildsen taking on Valentine Vacherot of Texas A&M at 11 a.m in the consolation singles final and No . 4 Perez and Ingildsen taking on No. 3 William Blumberg and Robert Kelly of North Carolina at 2 p.m.
The pair of Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen met teammates McCLain Kessler and Duarte Vale in the semifinals of the doubles main draw. Perez and Ingildsen, ranked fourth in the nation and seeded fourth in the tournament, seemed liked the odds on favorite but the newly formed team of Kessler and Vale were not going to go down without a fight.
In the first set Perez and Ingildsen looked strong but Kessler and Vale matched Perez and Ingildsen to a 6-6 tie before Perez and Ingildsen closed out the set 7-6. The second set was no different with neither team giving an inch. Vale and Kessler lead early in the match but Perez and Ingildsen's experience helped the two prevail in the tiebreak to take the second set 7-6 and advance to the finals.
In what had the feel of a championship match pitting teammates against each other, the duo of Perez/Ingildsen defeat Vale/Kessler 7-6, 7-6 pic.twitter.com/gZVNduOQNi
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Prior to his doubles match, Ingildsen had to take care of business in the consolation singles semifinals. Ingildsen took on Kyle Seelig of Ohio State, who entered the consolation draw after falling to Perez in the first-round of the main draw 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 6-3. In his singles match Ingildsen was able to take care of business in set one, winning 6-3 but fell in the second 3-6. Just as he has done all tournament, Ingildsen didn't let a set lose rattle him and came back to take the final set 6-0.
Main Draw
Doubles
Semifinals
Perez/Ingildsen def. Kessler/Vale – 7-6, 7-6
Consolation Singles
Semifinals
Ingildsen def. Seelig – 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Coach Shelton on Day Three of the Main Draw
"It was a pretty cool day here watching our guys battle with so much intensity. McClain and Duarte accomplished so much at this tournament and bring an amazing energy and excitement to our team. Joe and Alfredo didn't back down to the challenge and fought just as hard. So much passion on display and looking forward to seeing our guys finish tomorrow."
Up Next
The ITA All-American Championship will conclude on Monday with Ingildsen taking on Valentine Vacherot of Texas A&M at 11 a.m in the consolation singles final and No . 4 Perez and Ingildsen taking on No. 3 William Blumberg and Robert Kelly of North Carolina at 2 p.m.
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