Tefel vs. Andrews in Round of 16 at Regional
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team opened prequalifying singles play on Friday at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships held at the Ring Tennis Center in Gainesville, Fla.
Juniors Bernard Tefel and Max Andrews will face off in the Round of 16 Friday morning while junior Jesse Flores will also continue his play in the third round.
Andrews and Tefel each were dealt a bye in the first round, then won their Round of 32 match to move into the third round. Andrews won in a two-set, double tiebreaker match, defeating Gerald Nickerson of FAU, 7-6(4), 7-6(2). Tefel also won in straight sets, downing Marvin Spiering of Georgia Southern, 6-2, 7-6(5).
Junior Jesse Flores opened his tournament play with a 6-1, 6-4, win over Jack Haffey of Florida State, and will face the top seed in the event, No. 60 Maxx Lipman of Florida on Friday.
In the Round of 64, sophomore Niclas Genovese fell in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, to Sebastien Butler of USF while Kevin Bondar lost, 6-3, 7-6(4) to Casey Kay of Georgia Tech. After a bye in the first round, Nile Clark came up short, 7-6, 7-5, in a tough match against Elijah Melendez of Georgia Tech. All three Canes will play consolation qualifying singles matches Friday morning.
Friday morning, the qualifying singles matches will conclude, leading into main draw singles and doubles play.
Two Hurricanes have been seeded in the main draw event, as No. 45 Piotr Lomacki is the No. 7 overall seed while Christian Langmo is in the No. 9-16 group. Lomacki opens play against Ristomatti Lanne (Georgia Southern) and Langmo will face Karlyn Small (FAMU) on Friday in the Round of 64.
Miami will have four pairs of Hurricanes in main draw doubles at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships, which begins play on Friday.
No. 48 Lomacki and Andrews pair up to face Daniel Yun and Andrew Li of Georgia Tech while Langmo and Flores will take on Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff and Anthony Schohn of FAU. Also in the Round of 64, Clark and Genovese will battle Zackery Kennedy and Sebastian Acuna of Georgia State as Bondar and Tefel are playing against Sam Philp and Anderson Scarpa of Mercer.
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Schedule of Events
Thursday
Qualifying Singles – Round of 64
Jesse Flores (Miami) def. Felipe Jaworski (Ga State), 6-4, 6-3
Sebastien Butler (USF) def. Niclas Genovese (Miami), 6-2, 6-1
Casey Kay (Georgia Tech) def. Kevin Bondar (Miami), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Qualifying Singles – Round of 32
Jesse Flores (Miami) def. Jack Haffey (FSU), 6-1, 6-4
Bernard Tefel (Miami) def. Marvin Spiering (Georgia Southern), 6-2, 7-6(5)
Max Andrews (Miami) def. Gerald Nickerson (FAU), 7-6(4), 7-6(2)
Elijah Melendez (Georgia Tech) def. Nile Clark (Miami), 7-6, 7-5
Friday
8 a.m. Qualifying Singles – Final Rounds
Jesse Flores (UM) vs. Maxx Lipman (UF)
Bernard Tefel (UM) vs. Max Andrews (UM)
Consolation Qualifying Singles-One Round Only (8:30 a.m.-Indoor Facility)
Kevin Bondar (UM) vs. Coilin MacNamara (Stetson)
Nile Clark (UM) vs. Pierre-Emmanuel Fossier (Stetson)
Niclas Genovese (UM) vs. Simon Julin (Stetson)
Main Draw Singles – Round of 64
7-seed Piotr Lomacki (Miami) vs. Ristomatti Lanne (Georgia Southern)
9-16-seed Christian Langmo (Miami) vs. Karlyn Small (FAMU)
Main Draw Doubles – Round of 64
Piotr Lomacki / Max Andrews (Miami) vs. Daniel Yun / Andrew Li (Georgia Tech)
Christian Langmo / Jesse Flores (Miami) vs. Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff / Anthony Schohn (FAU)
Nile Clark / Niclas Genovese (Miami) vs. Zackery Kennedy / Sebastian Acuna (Georgia State)
Kevin Bondar / Bernard Tefel (Miami) vs. Sam Philp / Anderson Scarpa (Mercer)
