Four Canes in Action at ITA All-American
TULSA, Okla. – Four University of Miami Hurricanes were in qualifier action Tuesday at the 2015 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championships held in Tulsa, Okla.
In qualifying singles, Christian Langmo defeated No. 95 Nick Bybel from Bucknell in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. Langmo now moves into the third and final round of qualifying, facing Constantin Schmitz of Tulane on Wednesday. Langmo has now defeated a pair of top 100 players in this event, taking down No. 82 Ricardo Jorge of Mississippi in the first round and No. 95 Bybel in the second round.
“Christian played another complete match today,” assistant coach Mark Dickson said. “He was poised and able to dictate play from start to finish. He is exciting to watch and his game is developing well in this highly competitive environment.”
Jesse Flores paired up with Langmo in doubles to defeat Chase Gordon and Daniel Santos from host Tulsa, 6-3, 6-3, in the Round of 128. Flores and Langmo came up short, 6-4, 6-3, to the second-seeded No. 29 Hayden Sabatka / Bart Van Leijsen (New Mexico) in the Round of 64.
After a bye in the first round, Piotr Lomacki and Max Andrews withdrew from their second-round match against Ben Donovan and Corey Pang of Cal Poly.
Qualifying draws continue on Wednesday, then main draw contests get underway on Oct. 8. 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.
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
Prequalifying Singles
Round of 256: Max Andrews (9-16) (Miami) def. Bryan Adams (Bucknell) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Round of 256: Grey Hamilton (Mississippi) def. Jesse Flores (Miami) 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4
Sunday, Oct. 4
Prequalifying Singles
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. No. 82 Ricardo Jorge (17-24) (Mississippi), 7-6(6), 6-4
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Qualifying Singles
Second Round: Christian Langmo (Miami) def. No. 95 Nick Bybel (Bucknell) 6-3, 6-2
Qualifying Doubles
Round of 128: Jesse Flores / Christian Langmo (Miami) def. Chase Gordon / Daniel Santos (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-3
Round of 64: Ben Donovan / Corey Pang (Cal Poly) vs. Piotr Lomacki / Max Andrews (Miami), default
Round of 64:#2-seed No. 29 Hayden Sabatka / Bart Van Leijsen (New Mexico) def. Jesse Flores / Christian Langmo (Miami) 6-4, 6-3
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Qualifying Singles
Third Round: Christian Langmo (Miami) vs. Constantin Schmitz (Tulane)
Oct. 8-12
Singles main draw, Doubles main draw.
