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Qualifying Singles | Qualifying Doubles
 
TULSA, Okla. – The ITA All-American Championships continued on Monday as the qualifying draws began.  The qualifying draw featured three Gators in the singles and three doubles pairs competing on the third day of competition in Tulsa.
 
Sophomore Andy Andrade opened his play at the ITA All-American Championships with a 7-6 (10), 6-2 triumph over Oscar Mesquida of Arkansas.  He advanced to the second round of singles qualifying and will face Wake Forest's freshman, Menelaos Efstathiou. 
 
Sophomore Duarte Vale notched a tough three-set victory (7-5, 3-6, 6-4) over Penn State's Constant De La Bassetierre in the first round of singles qualifying.  The Cascais, Portugal, native will now face Florian Broska of Mississippi State, a 2018 SEC All-Freshman selection.  Broska advanced with a 6-4, 6-3 win over TCU's Sander Jong.
 
Senior McClain Kessler completed the trifecta of singles perfection in the first round of singles qualifying with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Virginia's Ryan Goetz.  Kessler will now face Antonio Cembellin of Indiana in the second round. 
 
In doubles, sophomore Oliver Crawford teamed up with Andrade against Kessler and Sam Riffice teamed up against San Diego State's Sander Andersen-Ignacio Martinez.  The Gators pair cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 first round victory, setting up a second-round match against Texas A&M's tandem of Noach Schachter and Barnaby Smith.  The sophomore team continued their journey through the qualifying doubles draw with a 6-3, 6-4 over the Aggies.  Crawford and Andrade will compete for one of the main draw qualifying spots against Cal's Jacob Brumm and Yuta Kikuchi.
 
Kessler and freshman Sam Riffice downed their first doubles opponent, Bjoern Petersen and Matias Soto of Baylor, 7-5 and 6-3 before falling in the second round to TCU's duo in a three-set battle (6-3, 6-7, 7-10).  Vale and freshman Lukas Greif fell in their first round doubles match to Tomas Vaise and JanSimon Vrbsky of SMU in another tough three-set match (6-4, 5-7, 7-10). 
 
 
ITA All-American Championships Results:

• Pre-qualifying Singles Round 1:
  • Finn Reynolds (Ole Miss) def. Brian Berdusco 6-3, 6-4
  • James Trotter (Ohio State) def. Lukas Greif 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
  • Greysen Cacciatore def. Clement Sarradin (UTRGV) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

• Pre-qualifying Singles Round 2:
  • Josh Sheehy (Abilene Christian) def. Greysen Cacciatore 6-1, 6-4

• Qualifying Singles Round 1:
  • Duarte Vale def. Constant De La Bassetierre (Penn State) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
  • Andy Andrade def. Oscar Mesquida (Arkansas) 7-6 (10), 6-2
  • McClain Kessler def. Ryan Goetz (UVA) 7-5, 6-2

• Qualifying Doubles Round 1:
  • McClain Kessler/Sam Riffice def. Bjoern Petersen/Matias Soto (Baylor) 7-5, 6-3
  • Oliver Crawford/Andy Andrade def. Sander Andersen/Ignacio Martinez (San Diego St.) 6-1, 6-1
  • Tomas Vaise/JanSimon Vrbsky (SMU) def. Duarte Vale/Lukas Greif 4-6,7-5,10-7

• Qualifying Doubles Round 2:
  • Alastair Gray/Reese Stalder (TCU) def. McClain Kessler/Sam Riffice 3-6, 7-6, 10-7
  • Oliver Crawford/Andy Andrade def. Noach Schachter and Barnaby Smith  6-3, 6-4

 
Up Next:

• The final rounds of singles and doubles qualifying will be played Tuesday before an off day on Wednesday prior to singles and doubles main draws starting Thursday.

• Qualifying Singles Round 2
  • Duarte Vale vs Florian Broska (Mississippi State), Tuesday, 9am ET
  • Andy Andrade vs Menelaos Efstathiou (Wake Forest), Tuesday, 11:30am ET
  • McClain Kessler vs Antonio Cembellin (Indiana), Tuesday, 1pm ET

• Qualifying Doubles Round 3:
  • Oliver Crawford/Andy Andrade vs Jacob Brumm/Yuta Kikuchi (Cal), Tuesday, Time TBD

• Starting on Thursday (Oct. 4), junior Johannes Ingildsen, sophomore Oliver Crawford and freshman Sam Riffice will compete in the singles main draw for the Gators.  Ingildsen and partner Brian Berdusco were also selected for doubles main draw. 

 
Thoughts from Coach Bryan Shelton:

• "We started great and finished well today.  I was impressed with our level in singles today.  We played three very good players and I was happy to see us play better as the matches went along."
• "We were a little disappointed with some of our doubles results, but we'll learn and get better.  Oliver [Crawford] and Andy [Andrade] finished the night off with one of our better doubles performances."
• "All in all, we got exactly what we needed today. Tomorrow will be another fun challenge!"

 
Moving On: 

• Qualifying Singles (128 players):
  • Players must win three rounds to advance to Main Draw

• Qualifying Doubles (64 teams)
  • Teams must win a minimum of three rounds to advance to Main Draw

• Main Draw Singles (64 players)
• Main Draw Doubles (32 teams)

 
What's on the Line?

• In addition to vying for the All-American national title, players will be competing to secure a berth to the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place Nov. 7-11 in Surprise, Ariz.
• Singles quarterfinalists, consolation singles champion and finalist, along with doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles champion and finalist will advance to the end of fall national championship. 

 
How to Follow the Action:

• For updates, draws, schedules, live scoring, general daily recaps and photo gallery links, visit the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships event page
• You can also follow event coverage on the Florida Gators Men's Tennis Twitter and Instagram channels at @GatorsMTN.

 
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