Vallverdu and Hurricanes Advance at ITA Southeast Regionals
Oct. 21, 2007
LEXINGTON, KY. – Junior All-American Daniel Vallverdu (Valencia, Venezuela) advanced to Monday’s singles semifinals and a pair of Hurricane doubles teams are still alive as the University of Miami continues to play strong tennis at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regionals at the University of Kentucky.
Vallverdu used straight sets to knock off his first two opponents, cruising past Samford’s Renan Silveira, 6-3, 6-2, and Auburn’s Alexsey Tsyrenov, 6-4, 6-1, to advance to Saturday’s Round of 16. In Vallverdu’s third match of the tournament, he defeated host Kentucky’s Bruno Agostinelli, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, to advance to Sunday’s quarterfinals, where he handily picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win over LSU’s Ian Zelezny.
With his fourth-straight win of the tournament, Vallverdu advances to Monday’s 9 a.m. semifinals to face Georgia’s Nate Schnugg. The winner proceeds to the 1 p.m. regional final to take on the victor of the other semifinal match between a pair of Mississippi players – Erling Tveit and Matthias Wellermann.
Vallverdu also continues competition in doubles play, as the junior and freshman Carl Sundberg (Oslo, Norway) defeated Georgia State’s Nejc Podkrajsek and Anze Cevka, 9-8 (5),Ā in Sunday’s Round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals versusĀ Florida’s Nestor Briceno and Alex Lacroix. Vallverdu and Sunberg advanced to the Round of 16 after a pair of hard-fought wins over Ole Miss’ Robbye Poole and Jakob Klaeson (9-8) and USF’s Ales Svigelj and Diego Toledo.
Miami’s tandem of senior Vivek Subramanian (East Brunswick, N.J.) and junior David Rosenfeld (Coral Gables, Fla./Gulliver Prep) have already earned a berth in Sunday’s quarterfinals, courtesy of Saturday’s 8-5 Round of 16 win over Alabama’s Sammy Struyf and Saketh Myneni. The duo was victorious over LSU’s Kevin Dessauer and Ian Zelezny, 8-4, in the Round of 32 and dominated Kentucky’s Alberto Gonzalez and Will Beck, 8-2, in the opening Round of 64.
Rosenfeld was also strong in singles play, advancing to the Round of 32 before getting eliminated with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to Ole Miss’ Erling Tveit. In the singles Round of 64, the junior transfer defeated Florida’s Johnny Hamui, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Results
Singles QuarterfinalsĀ
(4) Daniel Vallverdu (Miami) def. Ian Zelezny (LSU), 6-3, 6-2
Singles Round of 16
(4) Daniel Vallverdu (Miami) def. (9) Bruno Agostinelli (Kentucky), 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
Singles Round of 32
(4) Daniel Vallverdu (Miami) def. (25) Alexsey Tsyrenov (Auburn), 6-4, 6-1
(1) Erling Tveit (Mississippi) def. (25) David Rosenfeld (Miami), 6-2, 6-2
Singles Round of 64
(4) Daniel Vallverdu (Miami) def. Renan Silveira (Samford), 6-3, 6-2
(25) David Rosenfeld (Miami) def. (25) Johnny Hamui (Florida), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
(25) Colt Gaston (LSU) def. (25) Vivek Subramanian (Miami), 6-4, 6-3
Singles Round of 128
Ryan Farlow (Mississippi State) def. JC Whitner (Miami), 6-3, 6-3
Boris Conkic (Tennessee) def. Carl Sundberg (Miami), 6-3, 6-2
Singles Round of 256
JC Whitner (Miami) def. Razvan Axente (UT Chattanooga), 6-3, 6-3
Carl Sundberg (Miami) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU), 6-2, 6-7 (2),6-2
Doubles Round of 16
Vivek Subramanian/David Rosenfeld (Miami) def. Sammy Struyf/Saketh Myneni (Alabama), 8-5
Vivek Subramanian/David Rosenfeld (Miami) def. Nejc Podkrajsek/Anze Cevka (Georgia State), 9-8 (5)
Doubles Round of 32
Daniel Vallverdu/Carl Sundberg (Miami) def. Ales Svigelj/Diego Toledo (USF), 9-8
(4) Vivek Subramanian/David Rosenfeld (Miami) def. Kevin Dessauer/Ian Zelezny (LSU), 8-4
Doubles Round of 64
Daniel Vallverdu/Carl Sundberg (Miami) def. (4) Robbye Poole/Jakob Klaeson (Mississippi), 9-8
(5) Vivek Subramanian/David Rosenfeld (Miami) def. Alberto Gonzalez/Will Beck (Kentucky), 8-2
