GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators put out solid performances in another challenging day of competition at the ITA Southeast Regionals, seeing
Duarte Vale,
Johannes Ingildsen and
Lukas Greif notch appearances in Sunday's main singles quarterfinals at the Alfred A. Ring Complex. The blue and orange would go 13-2 overall on the day in singles matches, as juniors
Brian Berdusco and
Andy Andrade secured spots in the singles consolation quarterfinals with two wins apiece, while
Josh Goodger,
Greysen Cacciatore and
Blaise Bicknell also added wins on Saturday.
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Duarte Vale continues to impress each time he takes the court, tallying two wins in Saturday's main draw action to mark 10 consecutive singles victories and remain undefeated on the fall.
Vale, the No. 4 seed, met UNF's Dominik Barton, who he defeated earlier this fall at the Seahawk Invite, in the round of 32, breezing by in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. Vale then went on to face UCF's No. 84 Alan Rubio, the draw's No. 11 seed, in the round of 16, as he would drop the first set (6-4) before besting Rubio in the next two sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, to add a ranked win and secure his spot in the quarterfinals.
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Lukas Greif started his day facing Kennesaw State's Bryan Triana, knocking the Owl off 6-1, 7-6 (3) in his first matchup. Greif, the No. 8 seed, then saw FAU's Maxime Lapraille in the round of 16, seeing a tough three-set battle to eventually earn his quarterfinals appearance.
Lapraille jumped out on Greif to start, taking six straight games in the first set to hold an early advantage. Greif would then buckle down in the second set with a resilient 6-4 effort, forcing a third set to stay alive in the main singles draw. The third set would be all Greif, as the sophomore handled Lapraille, 6-1, snagging his third consecutive victory to feature in Sunday's quarterfinals.
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Johannes Ingildsen, the No. 5 seed, saw two competitive matches in Saturday's competition, dropping USF's Rithvik Bollipalli in the round of 32 to start, 7-5, 6-4, before facing Georgia Tech's Marcus McDaniels.
Ingildsen started the match out strong against McDaniels, taking the first set (6-2) before McDaniels would answer with a 6-2 decision in his favor in the second. The two grinded each other with difficult points throughout the course of the third set, though, Ingildsen would dig deep to eventually overcome McDaniels, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, to push his way into the quarterfinals with his third consecutive singles victory.
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Josh Goodger, the No. 7 seed, moved into the round of 16 after downing Georgia State's Quentin Coulaud in a hard-fought matchup, 7-6 (4), 6-4, to start the day. However, Goodger would go on to face UCF's Bogdan Pavel, the draw's No. 14 seed, falling in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, to be bounced out of the main singles draw.
Meanwhile,
Greysen Cacciatore faced off with Georgia Southern's Diego Finkelstein indoors in an extra singles consolation match, as the sophomore would pick up a 6-3, 6-4 win to conclude his weekend in winning fashion.
Consolation singles round of 32 matches then filled the early portion of the afternoon, with
Brian Berdusco,
Blaise Bicknell and
Andy Andrade featured in competition.
Berdusco took on Florida State's Chase Wood in the round of 32 to start, downing the Seminole in three sets, 6-3, 0-6, 10-5. Berdusco would then see another three-set battle in the round of 16 consolations against Georgia Southern's Murphy McCullough, though, the junior would prevail 3-6, 6-2, 10-4 to move into Sunday's consolation quarters.
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Andy Andrade would handle Georgia's Robert Loeb to start in his round of 32 consolation matchup, 6-4, 6-2, before going on to dominate Georgia State's Bailey Showers, 6-1, 6-1, to also move into Sunday's consolation quarters.
Bicknell would pick up a decisive round of 32 consolation win against UNF's Joe Ellis, 6-3, 6-0, however, he would face a challenge in Miami's William Grattan-Smith next in the round of 16.
The match was close from the start, as Bicknell would edge Grattan-Smith in a first set tiebreak, 7-6 (4). Grattan-Smith wouldn't give in though, blanking Bicknell in the second set, 6-0, to push a third set. Bicknell battled hard in the third, however, Grattan-Smith would manage to outlast the Gator, 6-7 (4), 6-0, 10-7, to end Bicknell's weekend and feature in Sunday's consolation quarterfinals.
UP NEXT:
- Sunday's competition will begin with doubles quarterfinals at 9 a.m., followed by main draw singles quarterfinals and consolation singles quarterfinals after. Singles semifinals and consolation semifinals will then conclude the day in deciding Monday's finals matchups.
