DAY TWO RESULTS
Saturday, January 17:
10:00 a.m. matches
No. 41 Texas Tech 4 (2-1), Arizona 2 (0-3)
SINGLES
1. Sumeet Shinde (ARIZM) def. #28 Felipe Soares (TTU) 6-2, 7-6
2. Hugo Dojas (TTU) def. Shoki Kasahara (ARIZM) 6-3, 6-4
3. Victor Cornea (TTU) def. Matt Dunn (ARIZM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Alex Sendegeya (TTU) def. Trevor James (ARIZ) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
5. Jolan Caileau (TTU) def. Romain Boudaroua (ARIZM) 6-3, 6-1
6. Robin Chou (ARIZM) def. Connor Curry (TTU) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6
Order of Finish: 3,5,2,1,6,4*
DOUBLES
None Played
Recap: The Arizona Wildcats began their second day of the ITA Pre-Kick Off tournament on a roll. Senior Sumeet Shinde defeated Texas Tech's No. 28 Felipe Soares in remarkable fashion 6-2, 7-6. Shinde saw action for the first time in the tournament this afternoon, playing at the one spot for the Wildcats.
“I was kind of nervous at first,” said Shinde, “I really worked hard in the fall with my fitness everything though, and it really is paying off.”
Robin Chou also collected a 6-1, 2-6, 7-6, victory over Connor Curry on court six to notch Arizona's second point of the dual match. Unfortunately those would be the only points Arizona would score, as Texas Tech went on to claim a 4-2 victory.
Saturday, January 17:
10:00 a.m. matches
No. 61 New Mexico 4 (3-0), UC Irvine 2 (1-2)
SINGLES
1. Nico Mertens (UCI) def. Hayden Sabatka (UNM) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
2. Mitchell McDaniels (UNM) def. Tyler Pham (UCI) 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
3. Sebastian Heim (UCI) def. Bart Van Leijsen (UNM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Rodolfo Jauregui (UNM) def. Jonathan Hammel (UCI) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. James Hignett (UNM) def. Rafael Davidian (UCI) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
6. Augustus Ge (UNM) def. Justin Agbayani (UCI) 6-4, 6-0
DOUBLES
Not played
Order of Finish:3,2,4,1,5,6
Recap: Sebastian Heim put UC Irvine in front early, scoring a 6-3, 6-3 win over Bart Van Leijsen from the No. 3 position. However, New Mexico quickly responded with back-to-back victories on courts two and four to take a 2-1 advantage. Michell McDaniels earned an gritty 0-6, 6-4, 6-1 come-from-behind win over Tyler Pham, while Rodolfo followed suit with a dramatic 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 win of his own over Johnathan Hammel.
The battle continued on court one, as Nico Mertens pulled off a much-needed 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over Hayden Sabatka to knot things back up at 2-2, but in the end the Lobos had a just a little too much firepower, as they claimed wins on courts five and six to seal the 4-2 victory.
Saturday, January 17:
2:00 p.m. matches
UC Irvine 4 (2-2), Arizona 2 (0-4)
Individual Scores
SINGLES
1. Nico Mertens (UCI) def. Sumeet Shinde (ARIZM) 6-4, 7-6 (10)
2. Sebastian Heim (UCI) def. Jason Jaruvang (ARIZM) 6-3, 7-6 (7)
3. Shoki Kasahara (ARIZM) def. Tyler Pham (UCI) 6-3, (ret.)
4. David Mushayev (ARIZM) def. Rafael Davidian (UCI) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
5. Jonathan Hammel (UCI) def. Robin Chou (ARIZM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Justin Agbayani (UCI) def. Romain Boudaroua (ARIZM) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 6,2,5,1,4,3
DOUBLES
Not played
Recap: The Wildcats competed well in their final competition of the day in a rematch from Friday against UC Irvine, but unfortunately couldn't quite close the deal. Freshman David Mushayev easily took down Rafael Davidian 6-4, 7-6 on court four, while Shoki Kasahara took care of business in the No. 3 position, dismantling Tyler Pham 6-3, (ret.). The Anteaters managed to claim the other four courts en route to their second victory of the season.
“We have been continually utilizing each and every player on our team throughout the tournament,” said head coach Tad Berkowitz. “It provides valuable experience for us regardless of winning or losing, it is only going to help us big time heading into the rest of the year. Today we used three different guys than we used the first day of the tournament, so we are really using all the guys. Even though the results of the dual matches were not what we wanted, guys still reeled in some big wins for us.”
Saturday, January 17:
2:00 p.m. MST
No. 41 Texas Tech 5 (3-1), No. 61 New Mexico 0 (3-1)
SINGLES
1. #28 Felipe Soares (TTU) def. Hayden Sabatka (UNM) 6-2, 6-4
2. Hugo Dojas (TTU) def. Mitchell McDaniels (UNM) 5-4, 6-2
3. Victor Cornea (TTU) def. Bart Van Leijsen (UNM) 7-6, 6-2
4. Alex Sendegeya (TTU) def. Rodolfo Jauregui (UNM) 7-5, 6-5
5. Jolan Caileau (TTU) def. James Hignett (UNM) 6-2, 6-0
6. Francisco Zambron (TTU) vs. Jorge Escutia (UNM) no result
Order of Finish: 1,5,2,3,4
DOUBLES
Not played
Recap: In its final match of the day, Texas Tech swept New Mexico, defeating the Lobos 5-0. Texas Tech's No. 28 Felipe Soares looked to redeem himself on the court after yesterday's tough loss to Arizona's Naoki Takeda. Soares defeated UNM's Hayden Sabtaka 6-2, 6-4.
The final day of tournament action will resume on Monday. Arizona will play New Mexico at 10 am MST and conclude the event with a match against Texas Tech at 2 pm MST.
