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ITA All-American-Day Four (Qualifying)
UF Continues to Shine at Saint Francis Health Care System ITA Men’s All-American Championships
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 | Men's Tennis
The second day of the qualifying draw at the Saint Francis Health Care System ITA Men's All-American Championships saw three Florida Gators advance to the final round.
The Michael D. Case Tennis Center will see Elliott Orkin, Chase Perez-Blanco and Alfredo Perez once again on Wednesday for the final round of the qualifying draw. The three Gators will be playing for a qualifying spot in the singles main draw that is set to begin on Thursday.
Orkin began the day on a strong note with a straight-set victory over David Hsu of Stanford, 6-4, 6-2. Fellow Stanford Cardinal David Wilczynski fell to another Gator in straight-sets. Perez-Blanco followed suit defeating Wilczynski, 6-3, 6-3. Perez defeated UMBC's Jaan Kononov, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the final round. In other singles action, No. 108 Gordon Watson fell to No. 92 Jake Douglas from the University of Washington, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
The Gators will continue play on Wednesday morning in the final set of matches before the main draw action begins.
Qualifying Draw-Second Round Results
· No. 92 Jake Douglas (Washington) def. No. 108 Gordon Watson (UF), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
· No. 86 Elliott Orkin (UF) vs. No. 96 David Hsu (Stanford), 6-4, 6-2
· No. 84 Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) vs. David Wilczynski (Stanford), 6-3, 6-3
· Alfredo Perez (UF) def. Jaan Kononov (UMBC), 7-5, 6-3
Qualifying Draw-Final Round Match Ups
· No. 86 Elliott Orkin (UF) vs. Hugo di Feo (Ohio State)
· No. 84 Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) vs. Dominic Controne (USF)
· Alfredo Perez (UF) vs. No. 120 Strong Kirchheimer (Northwestern)
Gators Selected for the All-American Championships
· Diego Hidalgo received an automatic berth into the singles main draw
· Chase Perez-Blanco, Elliott Orkin, Gordon Watson and Maxx Lipman earned entries into the singles qualifying draw
· Perez, Jordan Belga, Josh Wardell and McClain Kessler earned spots in the singles pre-qualifying draw
· In doubles, the pairings of Hidalgo and Watson and Orkin and Lipman received automatic berths into the doubles main draw
About the Saint Francis Health Care System ITA Men's All-American Championships
The Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. will serve as the host site for the 2015 Men's ITA All-American Championships. For the 11th straight year, the University of Tulsa will serve as the official tournament host. The tournament encompasses three rounds of competition with singles and doubles pre-qualifying matches beginning on Saturday, October 3. Qualifying matches are slated to begin on Monday, October 5 and main draw action is scheduled to start on Thursday, October 8 and run through Monday, October 12.
What's at Stake
Singles quarterfinalists, doubles finalists and consolation champions will receive an automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Nov. 12-15, head at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Complete Qualifying Day Four Results
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