Langmo Wins First Round at ITA All-American

Langmo Wins First Round at ITA All-American

TULSA, Okla. – University of Miami sophomore Christian Langmo won his first-round match of the singles qualifier bracket Monday at the 2015 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championships held in Tulsa, Okla.

Langmo, from Boca Raton, Fla., defeated Mississippi’s Ricardo Jorge, seeded in the 17-24 group, in Monday’s first round. Langmo won in straight sets, after clinching the tiebreak in the first set, 7-6(6), then taking the second 6-4.

Langmo returns to the court Tuesday for his second-round matchup against Nick Bybel of Bucknell. With a win, Langmo will also play his third-round match on Tuesday.

Main draw contests get underway on Oct. 8 and the singles and doubles finals are scheduled for Oct. 12.

Sophomore No. 45 Piotr Lomacki will compete in the main draw singles event beginning Thursday, and will pair up with Max Andrews in the doubles qualifier draw.

This marks the 11th straight year that the University of Tulsa will serve as the official tournament host, and most of the action during the two-week event will take place on the courts of the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Live video for each match at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center can be viewed at www.tulsahurricane.com, while updated draws and main draw daily recaps can be found at the ITA Championship Central page http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/MensAllAmerican.htm. You can also follow the conversation Twitter by following @ITATennis and using the hashtag #TulsaITA.

Singles quarterfinalists, doubles finalists and consolation champions will receive an automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Nov. 12-15, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Schedule of Play
Saturday, Oct. 3
Round of 256
Max Andrews (9-16) (Miami) def. Bryan Adams (Bucknell) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Grey Hamilton (Mississippi) def. Jesse Flores (Miami) 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4

Sunday, Oct. 4
Round of 128 – Max Andrews (9-16) (Miami) def. Nathan Roper (Oklahoma State) 6-3, 6-3
Round of 64 – Leopold Gomez Islinger (Green Bay) def. Max Andrews (Miami) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Consolation Pre-qualifying – Jesse Flores (Miami) def. Fedor Baev (Northwesten), 6-4, 6-3

Monday, Oct. 5
Qualifying Singles
First Round – Christian Langmo (Miami) def. Ricardo Jorge (17-24) (Mississippi), 7-6(6), 6-4

Tuesday, Oct. 6
Qualifying Singles
Second Round – Christian Langmo (Miami) vs. Nick Bybel (Bucknell)

Oct. 8-12
Singles main draw, Doubles main draw.