ITA Regionals Results Write-upĀ
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Wednesday was the first day of the WCC Men's Tennis Regionals. The teams started with doubles as
Liam Puttergill teamed up with
Coby McCaig and beat Nevada's Campi and Marchand 8-7, while
Peter Alam and
Manroop Saini fell to Brinkman and Necz from UC Davis 8-4.Ā
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After going even in doubles play, the singles action started.
Russell Henderson stormed past St. Mary's Jakob Ortiveros, 6-1 6-2.
Ran Amar also picked up his first win as a Tiger against Cal Berkeley's Michael Wright in an epic battle ā 4-6 6-4 7-5. McCaig, Saini, Alam andĀ
Puttergill were unable to get a win against their respective opponents.Ā Ā
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After Day One the Tigers were 3-5 overall, 1-1 in doubles and 2-4 in singles play.Ā
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Thursday started with doubles once again. Alam and Saini defeated Bell and Ali, from Santa Clara, 8-2, in the consolation bracket. Puttergill and McCaig fell to Chang and Overbeck from Cal Berkeley, 4-8. In main draw singles play,
Ran Amar fell to San Francisco's Phuc Huynh 6-2 6-3. Highlight of the day was
Russell Henderson who defeated the #2 seed from Cal Berkeley, Carl Overbeck in a gutsy performance, 6-3 4-6 6-2. In the consolation bracket, Alam, McCaig and Puttergill were all victorious in their matchups to help the Tigers to a positive record for the day.Ā
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The Tigers went 5-3 as a team in day two which helped improve the team to 8-8 overall in the tournament.Ā
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Day 3 started off with a bang for the Tigers with
Peter Alam and
Manroop Saini winning in an absolute battle against a strong Sacramento State pair ā 8-7 (7-3). The singles matches did not follow suit with the Tigers being swept,
Russell Henderson lost in a close match against a strong Stanford player, Tomas Kopczynski ā 1-6, 7-6, 3-6. Alam, Puttergill and McCaig, all lost their singles matches to Nevada, Santa Clara and USF respectively.Ā
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The Tigers ended the tournament with a final team record of 9-12 with a few great individual wins.Ā
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"This was a great tournament for our development. Said Head Coach
Robin Goodman "We played many high-quality matches and the guys showed improvement from the UC Davis tournament. These match experiences are invaluable for us and I am eager to see more improvements at our home tournament at the beginning of November."Ā
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RESULTS
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First Round SinglesĀ
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Russell Henderson (UOP) def Jakob Ortiveros (St. Marys) 6-1 6-2
Carlos Ramos (St. Marys) def
Peter Alam (UOP) 3-6 6-3 6-3
Arthur Neuhaus (SCU) def
Coby McCaig (UOP) 6-1 6-0
Satchel Benn(Nevada) def
Manroop Saini (UOP) 6-2 6-0
Patrick Wong (Sac State) def
Liam Puttergill (UOP) 6-1 6-2Ā
Ran Amar (UOP) def Michael Wright (Cal) 4-6 7-5 7-5Ā
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Second Round Singles Main DrawĀ
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Russell Henderson (UOP) def Carl Overbeck (Cal) 6-3 4-6 6-2Ā
Phuc Huynh (USF) def
Ran Amar (UOP) 6-2 6-3Ā
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Round of 16 Singles Main DrawĀ
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Tomas Kopczinski (Stanford) def
Russell Henderson (UOP) 1-6, 7-6, 3-6.Ā
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Consolation Bracket
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Peter Alam (UOP) def Mitchell Johnson (USF) 3-6 6-2 (11-9)
Ryan Morgan (UC Davis) def
Manroop Saini (UOP) 6-2 6-1
Coby McCaig (UOP) def Coleton Hootman (UC Davis) 7-5 0-6 (10-8)Ā
Liam Puttergill (UOP) def Benjamin Campi (UNR) 7-6 3-6 (10-7)
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Daniel Dudockin(Nevada) def
Peter Alam(UOP) 6-3 6-2Ā
David Woodland (USF) def
Coby McCaig (UOP) 6-3 6-7 10-7
Ryan Ali (Santa Clara) def
Liam Puttergill (UOP) 6-3 7-5
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Doubles Main Draw
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DAY 1Ā
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Coby/Liam (UOP) def Marchand/Campi (UNR) 8-7(5)
Brinkmann/Necz (UC Davis) def Peter/Manroop (UOP) 8-4
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DAY 2Ā
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Chang/Overbeck(CAL) def Coby/Liam(UOP) 8-4
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Doubles Back Draw
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Peter/Manroop(UOP) def Ali/Bell(SCU) 8-2
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DAY 3
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Peter/Manroop (UOP) def Aksenoks/Silva (Sac State) 8-7
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