Arkansas senior Mike Redlicki (14.31) started off his junior season by winning the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta and today he began his senior season by winning the top singles flight at the Southern Intercollegiates in Athens. Redlicki, who was the top seed, won six matches (all in straight sets) over the last four days including today's 6-4, 6-4 win over the No. 11 seed Oklahoma junior Spencer Papa (14.15). Papa also had a strong week by winning four straight matches over ranked opponents before falling in today's final.
“Mike played a beautiful match against Spencer in the final,” head coach Andy Jackson said. “He beat a quality field in brutally hot conditions this weekend. He earned the title with hard work and smart play. The Razorbacks are very proud of him. Next up for us is the ITA All-American as we continue to get ready for the team season in January.”
Florida freshman Johannes Ingildsen (13.60) kicked off his collegiate career by winning the D2 singles final with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Louisville freshman Parker Wynn (13.15). Ingildsen won all six matches over the weekend in straight sets while Wynn cruised in his first five matches only dropping 21 games before falling in the finals.
Georgia State sophomore Jack MacFarlane and senior Felipe Jaworski won the DII doubles draw by winning a pair of matches in third set supertiebreaks. The Panther duo defeated Arkansas seniors Austin Robles and Johan den Toom 10-3 in the third in the semifinals and then got past Clemson senior Christian Harris and junior Sam Edwards 10-5 in the third.
SIC Final Draws
I also updated my Fall Tournament Page with all results that I could find from the 30 tournaments that took place over the weekend.
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Players with college ties won 15 professional titles last week with 10 others finishing as runner-ups.
Sanam Singh won his 10th career Futures singles title with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Prajnesh Gunneswaran in the finals of the $10K India F6 in Coimbatore.
Wake Forest commit Alexandar Lazarov (scheduled to enroll in January) won his first career pro title with a 6-7(2), 7-6(4), 3-0 ret. win over Filip Veger in the final of the $10K Serbia F8 Futures in Sokobanja. Lazarov trailed 7-6, 4-2 before rallying to force a third before Veger through in the towel.
Tim Puetz missed almost 12 months rehabbing from knee surgery but in just his second tournament back he managed to win the doubles title at the $42K Challenger in Sibiu, Romania. Puetz and Robin Haase cruised through the draw dropping no more than six games in any of their four matches. It was Puetz's sixth Challenger doubles title and it marked the sixth year in a row that he's won a pro doubles title.
Mikelis Libietis won his fifth doubles title of the year and Dennis Novikov won his third when the duo defeated Philip Bester and Peter Polansky 7-5, 7-6(4) in the finals of the Columbus, Ohio, Challenger.
The Kobelts won a pair of doubles titles with Peter winning one in France and his sister Maddie winning one in Israel. Peter won his ninth career Futures doubles title after he and Sam Barry defeated Daniel Appelgren and Patrik Rosenholm 6-4, 7-6 in the finals of the $25K France F19 Futures in Plaisir. Maddie won a ITF $10K in Israel for the second week in a row when she and Ekaterina Kazionova defeated Melis Sezer and Vlada Ekshibarova 7-6, 6-3. Coincidently Maddie won two weeks ago with Ekshibarova as her partner.
TCU sophomore Alex Rybakov won his first career pro title when he and recent South Florida graduate Dominic Cotrone won the $10K Italy F30 Futures in Santa Margherita Di Pula. Rybakov and Cotrone came back from a set down in both the semifinals and finals in route to winning the title which was Cotrone's third overall.
Maria Sanchez (USC '11) won her second doubles title of the year, 18th career, when she and Michaella Krajicek defeated Elise Mertens and Mandy Minella 6-2, 6-4 in the finals of the ITF $75K in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Brayden Schnur, who turned pro just a few months ago, won his fourth career doubles title when and Filip Peliwo defeated Ivan Endara and Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-3 in the finals of the $25K Canada Futures in Niagara.
Pro Titles/Finals This Past Week:
Singles:
USA (CH) - Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State Jr)
USA - Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA '16*)
India - Sanam Singh (Virginia '11)
Israel - Austin Smith (Georgia '16)
Serbia - Alexandar Lazarov (Wake Forest commit)
Doubles:
Russia (ATP) - Dominic Inglot (Virginia '09)
Romania (CH) - Tim Puetz (Auburn '11)
USA (CH) - Mikelis Libietis (Tennessee '15)/Dennis Novikov (UCLA '13*)
USA $75K - Maria Sanchez (USC '11)
Canada - Brayden Schnur (North Carolina '16*)
France - Peter Kobelt (Ohio State '14)
Israel - Madeleine Kobelt (Syracuse '14)
Italy - Alex Rybakov (TCU Soph)/Dominic Cotrone (South Florida '16)
Runner-Ups:
Singles:
USA (CH) - Benjamin Becker (Baylor '05)
Australia - Jarmere Jenkins (Virginia '13)
Canada - Brayden Schnur (North Carolina '16*)
Hungary - Peter Nagy (Texas A&M Corpus '15)
Doubles:
France (ATP) - Michael Venus (LSU '09)
Russia (ATP) - Andre Begemann (Pepperdine '08)
Turkey (CH) - Sadio Doumbia (Georgia '12)
Hungary - Peter Nagy (Texas A&M Corpus '15)
Israel - Nathaniel Lammons (SMU '16)/Dane Webb (Oklahoma '15)
“Mike played a beautiful match against Spencer in the final,” head coach Andy Jackson said. “He beat a quality field in brutally hot conditions this weekend. He earned the title with hard work and smart play. The Razorbacks are very proud of him. Next up for us is the ITA All-American as we continue to get ready for the team season in January.”
Read all about Mike Redlicki's run to the Division I Singles Title at the Southern Intercollegiate! https://t.co/JkRTq9uti1 🐗🏆 pic.twitter.com/YwU84NGtzK— Razorback Tennis (@RazorbackMTEN) September 26, 2016
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| Johannes Ingildsen (pic floridagators.com) |
Georgia sophomores Jan Zielinski and Walker Duncan won the D1 doubles draw. They started off the day with a 6-2, 7-5 win over teammates Wayne Montgomery and Robert Loeb and then got past Florida seniors Elliott Orkin and Maxx Lipman 4-6, 7-5, 10-5. The Georgia recap has a few quotes from head coach Manny Diaz.
Your 2016 main draw doubles champion. Congrats to Jan and Walker! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/y4odtNAdQl— Georgia Tennis (@UGAtennis) September 26, 2016
Georgia State sophomore Jack MacFarlane and senior Felipe Jaworski won the DII doubles draw by winning a pair of matches in third set supertiebreaks. The Panther duo defeated Arkansas seniors Austin Robles and Johan den Toom 10-3 in the third in the semifinals and then got past Clemson senior Christian Harris and junior Sam Edwards 10-5 in the third.
SIC Final Draws
I also updated my Fall Tournament Page with all results that I could find from the 30 tournaments that took place over the weekend.
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Players with college ties won 15 professional titles last week with 10 others finishing as runner-ups.
Sanam Singh won his 10th career Futures singles title with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Prajnesh Gunneswaran in the finals of the $10K India F6 in Coimbatore.
Wake Forest commit Alexandar Lazarov (scheduled to enroll in January) won his first career pro title with a 6-7(2), 7-6(4), 3-0 ret. win over Filip Veger in the final of the $10K Serbia F8 Futures in Sokobanja. Lazarov trailed 7-6, 4-2 before rallying to force a third before Veger through in the towel.
Tim Puetz missed almost 12 months rehabbing from knee surgery but in just his second tournament back he managed to win the doubles title at the $42K Challenger in Sibiu, Romania. Puetz and Robin Haase cruised through the draw dropping no more than six games in any of their four matches. It was Puetz's sixth Challenger doubles title and it marked the sixth year in a row that he's won a pro doubles title.
Mikelis Libietis won his fifth doubles title of the year and Dennis Novikov won his third when the duo defeated Philip Bester and Peter Polansky 7-5, 7-6(4) in the finals of the Columbus, Ohio, Challenger.
The Kobelts won a pair of doubles titles with Peter winning one in France and his sister Maddie winning one in Israel. Peter won his ninth career Futures doubles title after he and Sam Barry defeated Daniel Appelgren and Patrik Rosenholm 6-4, 7-6 in the finals of the $25K France F19 Futures in Plaisir. Maddie won a ITF $10K in Israel for the second week in a row when she and Ekaterina Kazionova defeated Melis Sezer and Vlada Ekshibarova 7-6, 6-3. Coincidently Maddie won two weeks ago with Ekshibarova as her partner.
TCU sophomore Alex Rybakov won his first career pro title when he and recent South Florida graduate Dominic Cotrone won the $10K Italy F30 Futures in Santa Margherita Di Pula. Rybakov and Cotrone came back from a set down in both the semifinals and finals in route to winning the title which was Cotrone's third overall.
Congrats to Alex Rybakov for taking the doubles title at the Italy F30 Futures Tournament in Santa Margherita Di Pula!#TCUTennis #GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/lQyUNqx04M— TCU Men's Tennis (@TCUMensTennis) September 23, 2016
Maria Sanchez (USC '11) won her second doubles title of the year, 18th career, when she and Michaella Krajicek defeated Elise Mertens and Mandy Minella 6-2, 6-4 in the finals of the ITF $75K in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Brayden Schnur, who turned pro just a few months ago, won his fourth career doubles title when and Filip Peliwo defeated Ivan Endara and Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-3 in the finals of the $25K Canada Futures in Niagara.
Pro Titles/Finals This Past Week:
Singles:
USA (CH) - Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State Jr)
USA - Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA '16*)
India - Sanam Singh (Virginia '11)
Israel - Austin Smith (Georgia '16)
Serbia - Alexandar Lazarov (Wake Forest commit)
Doubles:
Russia (ATP) - Dominic Inglot (Virginia '09)
Romania (CH) - Tim Puetz (Auburn '11)
USA (CH) - Mikelis Libietis (Tennessee '15)/Dennis Novikov (UCLA '13*)
USA $75K - Maria Sanchez (USC '11)
Canada - Brayden Schnur (North Carolina '16*)
France - Peter Kobelt (Ohio State '14)
Israel - Madeleine Kobelt (Syracuse '14)
Italy - Alex Rybakov (TCU Soph)/Dominic Cotrone (South Florida '16)
Runner-Ups:
Singles:
USA (CH) - Benjamin Becker (Baylor '05)
Australia - Jarmere Jenkins (Virginia '13)
Canada - Brayden Schnur (North Carolina '16*)
Hungary - Peter Nagy (Texas A&M Corpus '15)
Doubles:
France (ATP) - Michael Venus (LSU '09)
Russia (ATP) - Andre Begemann (Pepperdine '08)
Turkey (CH) - Sadio Doumbia (Georgia '12)
Hungary - Peter Nagy (Texas A&M Corpus '15)
Israel - Nathaniel Lammons (SMU '16)/Dane Webb (Oklahoma '15)
5 comments:
Can you explain how players are chosen for the preQ, Quali, and main draw of the upcoming All American tourney? I assume main draw is top 64 from preseason rankings. Can any D1 player play preQ if their coach is willing to travel? Is there a minimum UTR? Last year the preQ was a draw of 276 and there were MM players on the list. Is there a limit of players per team for preQ? I see on some team's websites, it looks like the whole team is going to Tulsa-maybe 1-2 guys might get in Quali or MD, and the rest preQ. When will the draws be out? I think preQ starts 10/1. Do freshmen get to play this tourney? I think I remember Walker Duncan did well at that tourney as a freshman. How are freshmen chosen and do they have to start in one of the two bottom draws or do the top 10 newcomers have a chance to play in main draw? Then after Tulsa, there is only a couple days to the Oracle tourney. Do teams that have players playing in all 3 draws all stay the full time? Isnt it a 10 day tourney? Do they bring along a tutor or do the preQ players fly home when they are out and the Quali and MD players wait to fly until their rounds start? Do you know who took Sam Matheson's place in the Oracle tourney since he went pro? Wasnt Sam one of the few guys who made it from Tulsa preQ to MD last year?
This PDF is pretty detailed on how selections are made for each draw and what not - http://www.itatennis.com/Assets/2016+Men$!27s+All-American+Participant+Guide.pdf
The ITF Top 10 newcomers are slotted for the qualifying draw and there are also some other freshman in the the qualifying draw as well. The only way a freshman can make the main draw is by qualifying or getting a wild card.
The pre-q's are open to anyone the coach wants to let travel - some teams send everyone and some just take a few. No UTR minimum.
I expect the pre-q draws to come out this Friday which is the day before it gets started.
Not sure on the tutor question - usually you see players hitting the books in their downtime.
Alfredo Perez was the only guy to go from pre-q's to main draw last year though Matheson was close - he won 4 in pre-q's and beat Mike Redlicki and Dojas in qualies before falling to Walker Duncan in the qualie finals.
Matheson's spot at the Oracle was converted to an at-large so the Big South won't have a men's representative.
Some of the big budget teams have tutors travel with teams, but a lot of schools don't. Players don't go until their rounds. A main draw player isn't there for pre-Q or qualies (maybe a day or two before depending on travel time adjustment needed). Players go back to school when they are out. Coaches stay until all their players are out, but individual players go back when they lose. Many choose not to play pre-Q cause it is such a long haul.
Good tournament for Redlicki. It is beginning to look like he is starting to realize some of that massive talent. Good tournament for Papa to and he too must be starting to show some of that promise.
How is a player like Rybakov able to play in a tournament in Italy and still maintain
full time status as a student to be able to play on his college team?
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