MTennis Plays in USTA/ITA Qualifier
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Three University of Miami men’s tennis players participated in the second round of the singles qualifying draw Thursday at the 2012 USTA/ITA Regional Championships in Tallahassee, Fla.
After earning first-round byes, Hurricanes Jack Murphy, Henrique Tsukamoto and Mark Schanerman each played an afternoon match in the event.
Murphy was defeated by Andrew Dromsky of Georgia Southern, 6-1, 6-0 and Tsukamoto lost 7-6 (2), 6-1 to Sofiane Chevallier of Georgia State. Schanerman took his match into three sets, falling 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 to FAU’s Chris Janssen.
Singles Qualifying Draw – Second Round ResultsDromsky (GaSouthern) def. Murphy (UM) 6-1, 6-0Chevallier (GaState) def. Tsukamoto (UM) 7-6 (2), 6-1Janssen (FAU) def. Schanerman (UM) 7-5, 0-6, 6-4
The singles main draw of the USTA/ITA Regional Championships begins tomorrow in Tallahassee. Wilfredo Gonzalez and Diego Soto each earned a spot in the seeding, being listed as a 9-16 seed. The Friday schedule is below.
SinglesVictor Mauz vs. #3 qualifierDiego Soto vs. Guillermo de Vilchez (USF)Wilfredo Gonzalez vs. Cahit Kapukiran (SU)Gabriel Flores vs. Federico Sabogal (USF)Marco Stancati vs. No. 8 seed Nathan Pasha (UGA)Omar Aly vs. Ben Wagland (UGA)
DoublesStancati/Gonzalez vs. Vives/Moore (FGCU)Soto/Flores vs. SU / UF winnerMauz/Murphy vs. Schulze/Chevallier (GSU)Aly/Schanerman vs. Wagner/Samson (UCF)