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Men’s Tennis Advances Three to Championship Semis
Oct 15, 2016 | Men's Tennis
MEMPHIS – The Memphis men's tennis team advanced three of four entries to the championship finals of their respective flights on day one of the Louisville Fall Invitational, Saturday. Freshmen Matt Story and Turner Voges advanced to the semifinals of their own flights, while Shakeel Manji advanced to the semis of the B Singles draw.
In the A singles draw, Story advanced with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Wright State's Jonas Vrezing, then prevailed in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 decision against Xavier's Jeremy Schneider to advance to a semifinal match against Louisville's Brandon Lancaster, Sunday.
In that same draw, teammate Felix Rauch came back from a 6-4, 7-5 loss to Tennessee Tech's Guillermo Nicolas to advance to the consolation semis. Rauch was up 6-2 when his opponent, Carsten Fisher from Dayton, was forced to retire. Rauch will now face Illinois State's Urh Krajnc Domiter in the consolation semifinal in the A singles bracket.
In the B bracket, Manji opened with a comeback win. After losing his opening set of the tournament, 6-3, Manji won the second and third 6-4, 6-2, over Dayton's Lorenzo Rollhauser to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarters, Manji again went three sets, this time winning his first set 6-1, then falling 6-4 in the second set. Manji prevailed in the third against Tennessee Tech's Jorge Alfonzo, 6-3, to advance to a Sunday semifinal against Illinois State's Dylan Steffens.
In the C singles bracket, Turner Voges opened his run with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Austin Peay's Alex Kartsonis. He then prevailed in a three-set match against Xavier's Nick Werner, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. Voges will face Illinois State's Christoffer Greve, Sunday.
In doubles play, the Tigers are on the consolation side of the A bracket after Story and Rouch fell to the Tennessee Tech team of Nicolas and Alfonso, 8-7 (4). The duo came back later to defeat Michigan's Johnston and Gardiner, 8-2, to advance to a Sunday consolation final against the Xavier pairing of Bishop and Araujo.
In B doubles, the Tigers played two more tiebreakers. The team of Manji and Voges won their first tiebreaker, 8-7, over Lipscomb's Mitchell and Cardenas, then defeated Michigan's Tishman and Cocker, 8-7 (5), to advance to the Sunday doubles finals.
Play continues Sunday, starting at 9 a.m.
Meanwhile, in California, the Tigers' went 1-1 on their final day at the Oracle ITA Master's Event. Junior Ryan Peniston had his singles run there ended by Columbia's Shawn Hadavi, 6-2, 7-5. Hadavi would go on to the semifinals with a 6-1, 7-6 (2) win over Denver's Diogo Rocha, the same player that eliminated Andrew Watson from the draw on Thursday.
Watson, meanwhile, was bouncing back from that first round loss with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over UMKC's Airam Castellano in the one round of consolation play.
2016 Louisville Fall Invitational
A Singles
First Round
Matt Story (Memphis) def. Jonas Brezing (Wright State), 6-0, 6-3
Guillermo Nicolas (Tennessee Tech) def. Felix Rauch (Memphis), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Quarterfinal – Matt Story (Memphis) def. Jeremy Schneider (Xavier), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinal – Felix Rauch (Memphis) def. Carsten Fisher (Dayton), 6-2, wr
B Singles
First Round – Shakeel Manji (Memphis) def. Lorenzo Rollhauser (Dayton), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinals – Manji (Memphis) def. Jorge Alfonzo (Tennessee Tech), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
C Singles
First Round – Turner Voges (Memphis) def. Alex Kartsonis (Austin Peay), 7-5, 6-2
Quarterfinals – Voges (Memphis) def. Nick Werner (Xavier), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
A Doubles
Quarterfinals - Nicolas/Alfonso (Tennessee Tech) def. Rouch/Story (Memphis), 8-7 (4)
Consolation Semfinals – Rouch/Story (Memphis) def. Johnston/Gardiner (Michigan), 8-2
B Doubles
Quarterfinals – Manji/Voges (Memphis) def. Mitchell/Cardenas (Lipscomb), 8-7 (7)
Semifinals – Manji/Voges (Memphis) def. Tishman/Cocker (Michigan), 8-7 (5)
In the A singles draw, Story advanced with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Wright State's Jonas Vrezing, then prevailed in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 decision against Xavier's Jeremy Schneider to advance to a semifinal match against Louisville's Brandon Lancaster, Sunday.
In that same draw, teammate Felix Rauch came back from a 6-4, 7-5 loss to Tennessee Tech's Guillermo Nicolas to advance to the consolation semis. Rauch was up 6-2 when his opponent, Carsten Fisher from Dayton, was forced to retire. Rauch will now face Illinois State's Urh Krajnc Domiter in the consolation semifinal in the A singles bracket.
In the B bracket, Manji opened with a comeback win. After losing his opening set of the tournament, 6-3, Manji won the second and third 6-4, 6-2, over Dayton's Lorenzo Rollhauser to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarters, Manji again went three sets, this time winning his first set 6-1, then falling 6-4 in the second set. Manji prevailed in the third against Tennessee Tech's Jorge Alfonzo, 6-3, to advance to a Sunday semifinal against Illinois State's Dylan Steffens.
In the C singles bracket, Turner Voges opened his run with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Austin Peay's Alex Kartsonis. He then prevailed in a three-set match against Xavier's Nick Werner, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. Voges will face Illinois State's Christoffer Greve, Sunday.
In doubles play, the Tigers are on the consolation side of the A bracket after Story and Rouch fell to the Tennessee Tech team of Nicolas and Alfonso, 8-7 (4). The duo came back later to defeat Michigan's Johnston and Gardiner, 8-2, to advance to a Sunday consolation final against the Xavier pairing of Bishop and Araujo.
In B doubles, the Tigers played two more tiebreakers. The team of Manji and Voges won their first tiebreaker, 8-7, over Lipscomb's Mitchell and Cardenas, then defeated Michigan's Tishman and Cocker, 8-7 (5), to advance to the Sunday doubles finals.
Play continues Sunday, starting at 9 a.m.
Meanwhile, in California, the Tigers' went 1-1 on their final day at the Oracle ITA Master's Event. Junior Ryan Peniston had his singles run there ended by Columbia's Shawn Hadavi, 6-2, 7-5. Hadavi would go on to the semifinals with a 6-1, 7-6 (2) win over Denver's Diogo Rocha, the same player that eliminated Andrew Watson from the draw on Thursday.
Watson, meanwhile, was bouncing back from that first round loss with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over UMKC's Airam Castellano in the one round of consolation play.
2016 Louisville Fall Invitational
A Singles
First Round
Matt Story (Memphis) def. Jonas Brezing (Wright State), 6-0, 6-3
Guillermo Nicolas (Tennessee Tech) def. Felix Rauch (Memphis), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Quarterfinal – Matt Story (Memphis) def. Jeremy Schneider (Xavier), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinal – Felix Rauch (Memphis) def. Carsten Fisher (Dayton), 6-2, wr
B Singles
First Round – Shakeel Manji (Memphis) def. Lorenzo Rollhauser (Dayton), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinals – Manji (Memphis) def. Jorge Alfonzo (Tennessee Tech), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
C Singles
First Round – Turner Voges (Memphis) def. Alex Kartsonis (Austin Peay), 7-5, 6-2
Quarterfinals – Voges (Memphis) def. Nick Werner (Xavier), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
A Doubles
Quarterfinals - Nicolas/Alfonso (Tennessee Tech) def. Rouch/Story (Memphis), 8-7 (4)
Consolation Semfinals – Rouch/Story (Memphis) def. Johnston/Gardiner (Michigan), 8-2
B Doubles
Quarterfinals – Manji/Voges (Memphis) def. Mitchell/Cardenas (Lipscomb), 8-7 (7)
Semifinals – Manji/Voges (Memphis) def. Tishman/Cocker (Michigan), 8-7 (5)
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