Lomacki Advances in USTA/ITA Regionals
ATHENS, Ga. – University of Miami freshman Piotr Lomacki won his first round match and highlighted the second day for the Hurricanes at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships today, hosted by the University of Georgia at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
Lomacki entered the day as the No. 9-16 seed and faced Inaki Espindola from UCF. Espindola started strong and beat Lomacki in the first, Lomacki then came back with a vengeance in the second and the third to finish the match, ultimately winning, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. He will now face Lasse Muscheites from UNF tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex
In other singles action, his teammate and freshman Christian Langmo, a native of Boca Raton, Fla., lost in heart wrenching fashion in two straight tiebreaks to Sam Pritchard from Kennesaw State, 7-6(3), 7-6(3). Langmo will now play in the singles consolation bracket tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. against Michael Kay from Georgia Tech. Fellow freshman Andrew Harrington, who had to win two matches yesterday to qualify to main draw, faced the tough task of playing against No. 9-16 seed No. 100 Maxx Lipman from Florida. Harrington challenged Lippman in both sets but was unable to pull out the victory losing, 7-5, 7-5. He will now face Oliver Snaider from Mercer in the singles consolation bracket at 1 p.m.
Senior Henrique Tsukamoto faced the tough task against No. 3 seed No. 19 Roberto Cid from USF. Tsukamoto ultimately was unable to develop a rhythm and fell in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. He will now play against Tianyu Bao from Florida Gulf Coast at 2:30 p.m. in consolation bracket action. Fellow senior Wilfredo Gonzalez played against Peter Bertran from host Georgia. Gonzalez pushed Bertran to the limit but could not close out losing in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. Gonzalez will now face Eduardo Segura from Georgia Tech, play will begin at 2 p.m.
Teammate Bernard Tefel, the lone sophomore for the Canes at the Championships, Tefel faced the No. 9-16 seed Jack Findel-Hawkins from UNF. Tefel lost the first set and attempted a strong comeback in the second, but was unable to close out, losing the match, 6-3, 7-5. He will now face Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz from South Florida at 12:30 p.m.
In doubles action, the freshmen duo of Fahnehjelm and Harrington played the twin tandem of Arnav and Arsav Mohanty from Mercer. The duo battled hard but ultimately came up short falling, 8-4. Fellow freshman Nile Clark teamed up with Tsukamoto and faced the No. 5-8 seed duo of No. 26 Paul Oosterbaan and Ben Wagland from host Gerogia and could not close out, and ultimately fell, 8-5. In the third doubles match-up, Langmo and Tefel teamed up facing the No. 5-8 seed duo of No. 42 Diego Hidalgo and Gordon Watson from Florida. Langmo and Tefel came up short and fell, 8-3.
In qualifying singles action, freshman Alexander Fahnehjelm battled against Andy Martinez from host Georgia in three sets ultimately falling, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(5).
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More than 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges compete in the 2014 USTA/ITA Regional Championships.
In the USTA/ITA Division I Regional Championships, NCAA Division I men and women face off with singles and doubles champions from each of the twelve regions advancing into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, held November 6-9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, NY.
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Results
Main Draw Singles Round of 64
Friday
[9-16] Jack Findel-Hawkins (North Florida) def. Bernard Tefel (Miami), 6-3, 7-5
Simon Pritchard (Kennesaw State) def. Christian Langmo (Miami), 7-6(3), 7-6(3)
[9-16] Piotr Lomacki (Miami) def. Inaki Espindola (UCF), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
#100 [9-16] Maxx Lipman (Florida) def. Andrew Harrington (Miami), 7-5, 7-5
#19 [3] Roberto Cid (South Florida) def. Henrique Tsukamoto (Miami), 6-2, 6-3
Peter Bertran (Georgia) def. Wilfredo Gonzalez (Miami), 6-4, 7-5
Qualifying Singles Consolation
Friday
Andy Martinez (Georgia) def. Alexander Fahnehjelm (UM), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(5)
Main Draw Doubles Round of 32
Friday
Arnav Mohanty/Arsav Mohanty (Mercer) def. Alexander Fahnehjelm/Andrew Harrington (Miami), 8-4
#42 [5-8] Diego Hidalgo/Gordon Watson (Florida) def. Christian Langmo/Bernard Tefel (Miami), 8-3
#26 [5-8] Paul Oosterbaan/Ben Wagland (Georgia) def. Nile Clark/Henrique Tsukamoto (Miami), 8-5
Misc. Match
Elijah Melendez (Georgia Tech) def. Nile Clark (Miami), 6-4, 6-2
Schedule
Main Draw Doubles
Saturday
11 a.m. No. 9-16 Piotr Lomacki (UM) vs. Lasse Muscheites (UNF)
Singles Consolation
Friday
12:30 p.m. Bernard Tefel (UM) vs. Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz (USF)
12:30 p.m. Christian Langmo (UM) vs. Michael Kay (Ga Tech)
1 p.m. Andrew Harrington (UM) vs. Oliver Snaider (Mercer)
1:30 p.m. Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) vs. Tianyu Bao (FGCU)
2 p.m. Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) vs. Eduardo Segura (Ga Tech)
