Ingildsen advances in singles; One Gators doubles duo advances to semifinals of ITA All-American Championships

Andy Andrade and Oliver Crawford received an automatic bid to the Fall National Championships with their quarterfinal win at the All-American Championships.

Ingildsen advances in singles; One Gators doubles duo advances to semifinals of ITA All-American Championships

Saturday, October 6, 2018 | Men's Tennis

By: Corinne Simpson

TULSA, Okla. – Oliver Crawford and Andy Andrade punched their ticket to the 2018 Oracle National Fall Championships and Johannes Ingildsen is one match away from punching his as well.

On Day 3 of Main Draw action at the ITA All-American Championships, rain and storms scattered throughout the Tulsa area and forced play mostly indoors as the field dwindled.

Ingildsen survived two rounds of competition to advance to the semifinals of the consolation singles draw. The junior dropped the first set of the day to South Alabama's Loic Cloes 4-6, but fired back and took the match with two 6-1 sets. In the quarterfinals, Ingildsen battled fellow Denmark native, August Holmgren of San Diego and earned a straight-set sweep 6-2, 6-2 to continue his effort toward an automatic bid to the national championships. In the consolation bracket, the singles champion and finalist receive automatic bids to the Fall Championships.

Crawford and Andrade upset the No. 3 seed out of South Alabama in the quarterfinals. The Florida duo defeated Clement Marzol and Cloes 7-6 (4), 7-5 in a close match to earn an automatic bid to the National Fall Championships in Surprise, Ariz. Nov. 7-11.

Riffice, Crawford and the doubles pair of Brian Berdusco and Ingildsen were all defeated in their respective matches and were eliminated from the tournament. Crawford dropped his main draw singles match 7-6 (4), 4-6, 5-7. He was eliminated in the round of 16, with an automatic singles bid going to the final eight. Riffice was eliminated following a loss to UC Santa Barbara's Nicolas Moreno De Alboran and Berdusco and Ingildsen battled in a tough three-set loss to Baylor's Sven Lah and Jimmy Bendeck.

ITA All-American Championships Results:

Main Draw Singles Round of 16:
- Axel Geller (Stanford) def. Oliver Crawford 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5
Main Draw Doubles Quarterfinals:
- Oliver Crawford/Andy Andrade def. Clement Marzol / Loic Cloes (South Alabama) 7-6 (4), 7-5
- Sven Lah / Jimmy Bendeck (Baylor) def. Johannes Ingildsen/Brian Berdusco def. 6-4, 3-6, 12-10
Consolation Singles:
- Round of 16: Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (UC Santa Barbara) def. Sam Riffice 6-4, 6-3
- Round of 16: Johannes Ingildsen def. Loic Cloes (South Alabama) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
- Quarterfinals: Johannes Ingildsen def. August Holmgren (San Diego) 6-2, 6-2

Up Next:

Sunday's action will feature semifinal play in the main draw and consolation draws, with finals to be held on Monday.
- Consolation Singles Semifinals: Johannes Ingildsen vs. John McNally (Ohio State), 11 a.m. ET
- Doubles Semifinals: Oliver Crawford/Andy Andrade vs. Alex Kobelt/Kyle Seelig (Ohio State), 3 p.m. ET

Thoughts from Coach Bryan Shelton:

"Our guys handled themselves well again today. I'm proud of our character which was on display through a lot of rain delays and some battles in both singles and doubles."
"We have identified what we need to work on the rest of this fall, but I'm really excited about the direction we are heading."
"Johannes [Ingildsen] has another great opportunity tomorrow and I know he will fire up. Craw [Oliver Crawford] and Andy [Andrade] have found ways to win without their best stuff which is encouraging. They have also had some matches where they played great, so they are due to play well again tomorrow. Either way, I know they will compete like champs."

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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