Trio of Tigers Move Through to Third Round Singles

Thursday, October 16

Nashville, Tenn.

All Day

University of Memphis

ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships

Oct 16, 2014 | Men's Tennis

Oct. 16, 2014 Box Score NASHVILLE - -

Three members of the University of Memphis men’s tennis team and one doubles entry advanced to the next round on the opening day of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional at Vanderbilt University, Thursday.

The Tigers opened the morning with an 8-3 win in doubles play, as the team of Andrew Watson and Patrick Mayer defeated the Lipscomb team of Rob Mitchell and Daniel Hernandez, 8-3. They will now advance to second round doubles, which will open Friday’s order of play, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The morning singles found three Tigers dropping their contests, but the second round, where three other Memphis entries started thanks to first round byes and tournament seeds, found a perfect afternoon.

Freshman Ryan Peniston was the first Tiger through to the third round, defeating Morehead State’s Nick Mercer, 6-0, 6-1. Senior Connor Glennon was the next Tiger through, defeating Chattanooga’s Niklas Wingord, 6-3, 6-4. Freshman Andrew Watson made it a 3-0 afternoon for Memphis in the second round, downing Lipscomb’s Daniel Hernandez, 6-0, 6-2.

A busy Friday slate will open with second round doubles play, where the team of Watson and Mayer will face the seeded team of Alex Gornet and Michael Lippens of Louisville at 8:30 a.m. That will be followed by third round singles play then the first round consolation singles. The evening will finish with fourth round singles, second round consolation singles, then the third round of main draw doubles.

First Round Doubles
Andrew Watson/Patrick Mayer (Memphis) def. Rob Mitchell/Daniel Hernandez (Lipscomb), 8-3
Dima Zyhmantovich/Victor Hoang (Middle Tennessee) def. Ryan Peniston/Shakeel Manji (Memphis), 8-7 (3)

First Round Singles
William Bushamuka (Kentucky) def. Patrick Mayer (Memphis), 6-3, 6-2
Josh Malyon (Dayton) def. Shakeel Manji (Memphis), 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
Lucas Anderson def. Louis Asser (Memphis), default
Second Round Singles
Ryan Peniston (Memphis) def. Nick Mercer (Morehead State), 6-0, 6-1
Connor Glennon (Memphis) def. Niklas Wingord (Chattanooga), 6-3, 6-4
Andrew Watson (Memphis) def. Daniel Hernandez (Lipscomb), 6-0, 6-2