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Jonah Braswell Finishes Runner-Up at Eddie Herr International Junior Championship
Sunday, December 4, 2022 | Men's Tennis
The ITF J1 title match against Arthur Gea of France marked the final match of Braswellβs junior career.
BRADENTON, Fla. β Returning to familiar courts at IMG Academy for the Eddie Herr International Junior Championship, Florida freshman Jonah Braswell ended his junior career on a high note as the runner-up at the ITF J1 tournament.
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Starting off the tournament scorching hot, Braswell won his first and second matches in straight sets. In both victories, the freshman collected a bagel in the second set of each to secure the wins over Reiya Hattori from Japan 6-4, 6-0 and Atakan Karahan from Turkey 6-3, 6-0, respectively.
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The first sign of push back came in the third round and quarterfinal, as the two matches went the distance. Braswell dropped his first set against Patrick Schoen from Switzerland 6-4, but responded convincingly 6-1 and 6-2, respectively in the following frames to advance to the quarterfinal. Another battle awaited with Danil Panarin from Russia where Braswell jumped out to a 6-4 first set, but Panarin answered with a 6-3 second frame. Braswell punched his ticket into the semis thanks to a 6-3 final set.
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In the semifinal with France's Tiago Pires, Braswell's match didn't last long as Pires retired behind 6-1, 2-0. This marked Braswell's first J1 semifinal and clinched his chance at the title.
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Another French foe remained for Braswell as the Sarasota, Fla. native took on Arthur Gea for the title. Braswell went down fighting and gave it all he had in the 7-6 (4), 6-2 defeat by Gea.
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Starting off the tournament scorching hot, Braswell won his first and second matches in straight sets. In both victories, the freshman collected a bagel in the second set of each to secure the wins over Reiya Hattori from Japan 6-4, 6-0 and Atakan Karahan from Turkey 6-3, 6-0, respectively.
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The first sign of push back came in the third round and quarterfinal, as the two matches went the distance. Braswell dropped his first set against Patrick Schoen from Switzerland 6-4, but responded convincingly 6-1 and 6-2, respectively in the following frames to advance to the quarterfinal. Another battle awaited with Danil Panarin from Russia where Braswell jumped out to a 6-4 first set, but Panarin answered with a 6-3 second frame. Braswell punched his ticket into the semis thanks to a 6-3 final set.
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In the semifinal with France's Tiago Pires, Braswell's match didn't last long as Pires retired behind 6-1, 2-0. This marked Braswell's first J1 semifinal and clinched his chance at the title.
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Another French foe remained for Braswell as the Sarasota, Fla. native took on Arthur Gea for the title. Braswell went down fighting and gave it all he had in the 7-6 (4), 6-2 defeat by Gea.
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