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Ole MissDuke finished it’s stay at the Rainbow Warrior Classic by taking four of six doubles matches over LSU plus the Blue Devils came out on top in four of seven singles matches with two of the losses due to retirement. Ole Miss and Hawaii played an actual dual match with the Rebels posting a 7-0 shutout. Ole Miss won five of six singles matches in straight sets and swept all three doubles courts.
USC freshmen Brandon Holt and Riley Smith each earned their first career ATP points with first round wins at the Long Beach USA F2 Futures. Holt defeated Luke Bambridge (ATP 615) 6-1, 6-4 in a match where Holt won 77% of the points on his first serve while breaking Bambridge five times in nine attempts. Smith saved three match points to defeat former USC Trojan Eric Johnson 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(8). Smith served for the match up 5-3 in the third but Johnson broke from 30/40 and held at love to even it at 5-5. After an exchange of holds Johnson led *6-4 in the tiebreak but Smith won three straight to pull ahead 7-6*. Johnson won both points on his serve to go in front 8-7* but Smith won the final three to close it out.
2017 Rainbow Warrior Invitational
Jan. 9-11 at Honolulu, Hawaii (UH Tennis Complex)
Round 1 Dubs:
Jordan Daigle/Justin Butsch (LSU) def. Vincent Lin/Catalin Mateasa (Duke), 7-5
Spencer Furman/Nick Stachowiaka (Duke) def. Eric Samuellsson/Rafael Wagner (LSU) 6-3
Gabor Csonka/Julian Saborio (LSU) def. Jason Lapidus/Robert Levinea (Duke), 6-4
Round 2 Dubs:
Spencer Furman/Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Jordan Daigle/Justin Butsch (LSU), 7-5
Vincent Lin/Catalin Mateasa (Duke) def. Eric Samuelsson/Rafael Wagner (LSU), 6-3
Jason Lapidus/TJ Pura (Duke) def. Gabor Csonka/Julian Saborio (LSU) 7-6(6)
LSU/Duke Singles:
1. Justin Butsch (LSU) def. #10 Nicolas Alvarez (Duke), 3-2, ret.
2. Catalin Mateas (Duke) def. Nikola Samardzic (LSU), 6-1, 6-1
3. Gabor Csonka (LSU) def. Vincent Lin (Duke), 6-1, 4-6, 4-3(40-15), ret.
4. Rafael Wagner (LSU) def. Robert Levine (Duke), 6-3, 6-0
5. Spencer Furman (Duke) def. Agie Moreno (LSU), 6-4, 6-3
6. Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Julian Saborio (LSU), 6-1, 6-0
7. TJ Pura (Duke) def. Eric Samuelsson (LSU), 6-1, 6-3
-Eric Samuelsson (LSU) def. Chris Cajiana (Hawaii), 6-1, 6-3
Ole Miss def. Hawaii 7-0
Jan. 11 at Honolulu, Hawaii (UH Tennis Complex)
Doubles
1. Fallert/Hamilton (OM) def. Albert/Blattner (UH) 6-2
2. Hansson/Sandkaulen (OM) def. Chan/Kenneth (UH) 6-0
3. Babic/Jorge (OM) def. Kolaric/Cajigan (UH) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. Gustav Hansson (OM) def. Albert (UH) 6-3, 6-2
2. Tim Sandkaulen (OM) def. Kolaric (UH) 3-6, 6-2, 10-3
3. Fabian Fallert (OM) def. Chan (UH) 6-3, 6-1
4. Ricardo Jorge (OM) def. Blattner (UH) 6-2, 6-0
5. Grey Hamilton (OM) def. Woehrl (UH) 6-2, 6-2
6. Zvonimir Babic (OM) def. Kenneth (UH) 6-2, 4-1, ret.
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
Thoughts from head coach Toby Hansson…
“I am extremely happy with how fired up the guys were in doubles. We had done a great job all week, and they didn’t let up today. We kept the momentum going in singles and it was great to see everyone come out on top. I love how we competed from top to bottom.”
“It was good to see Tim help his team come out on top with a doubles and singles win in his first dual match and for Devin to record his first win as a coach. This is just the beginning of long and successful careers as a player and coach.”
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There was a full day of action in Long Beach after rain washed out the previous day. Virginia freshman Carl Soderlund was two points away from defeat when UNC senior Ronnie Schneider served up 7-5, 5-4 (30/30) but Soderlund managed to break and then he broke again to force a third set. Soderlund went up an early break in the third and pulled away to win it 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
$25K Long Beach USA F2 Futures – First Round
Brandon Holt (USC Fr) def. Luke Bambridge 6-1, 6-4
Riley Smith (USC Fr) def. Eric Johnson (USC ’15) 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(8)
[7] Carl Soderlund (Virginia Fr) def. [Q] Ronnie Schneider (North Carolina Sr) 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
[4] Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA ’16*) vs. [Q] JC Aragone (Virginia Sr) 7-5, 6-2
Logan Smith (USC Soph) def. Antoine Bellier 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2)
Collin Altamirano (Virginia Jr) def. [8] Dennis Nevolo (Illinois ’12) 7-6(5), 6-4
[5] Evan King (Michigan ’13) def. Clay Thompson (UCLA ’14) 6-4, 6-4
Christian Harrison def. [Q] Nick Crystal (USC Sr) 7-5, 6-3
Marcos Giron (UCLA ’14*) def. Dekel Bar 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
[3] Emilio Gomez (USC ’13*) def. [Q] Nate Lammons (SMU ’16) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Sebastian Fanselow (Pepperdine ’13) def. [6] Kaichi Uchida 6-3, 6-4
Evan Song def. Aron Hiltzik (Illinois Jr) 6-4, 7-5
[Q] Henry Craig (Denver ’16) def. Rob Galloway (Wofford ’15) 6-0, 2-0 ret.
Alexios Halebian def. [2] Roberto Quiroz (USC ’15) 6-7(11), 6-4, 6-4
Second Round (Thursday)
Brandon Holt (USC Fr) vs. [1] Tommy Paul
[7] Carl Soderlund (Virginia Fr) vs. Riley Smith (USC Fr)
Collin Altamirano (Virginia Jr) vs. Logan Smith (USC Soph)
[5] Evan King (Michigan ’13) vs. Christian Harrison
[3] Emilio Gomez (USC ’13*) vs. Marcos Giron (UCLA ’14*)
Sebastian Fanselow (Pepperdine ’13) vs. Evan Song
[Q] Henry Craig (Denver ’16) vs. Alexios Halebian
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$15K Plantation USA F3 Futures – Main Draw First Round
Ricardo Rodriguez def. [5] Gonzalo Escobar (Texas Tech ’12) 7-6(2)
Hleb Maslau (North Florida ’11) def. [Q] Michael Zhu (Michigan ’15) 6-3, 6-2
[4] Ivan Endara def. Nick Chappell (TCU ’15) 6-1, 6-1
Second Round
[3] Peter Nagy (Texas A&M CC ’15) vs. [Q] Nicolas Mejia
Hleb Maslau (North Florida ’11) vs. [6] Filip Peliwo
Roberto Cid (South Florida ’16) vs. Victor Baluda
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$25K ITF Daytona Beach – First Round
Polina Leykina def. [Q] Lauren Embree (Florida ’13) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
[7] Robin Anderson (UCLA ’15) def. [Q] Julia Elbaba (Virginia ’16) 7-5, 6-2
Caroline Dolehide (’17 UCLA commit) def. Michelle Larcher De Brito 6-3, 6-3
[Q] Santa Santamaria (USC ’15) def. Paula Kania 7-6(6), 6-1
Vanda Lukacs def. [5] Kristie Ahn (Stanford ’14) 6-4, 6-3
[Q] Anhelina Kalinina def. Francesca Di Lorenzo (Ohio State Soph) 6-3, 6-0
Danielle Collins (Virginia ’16) def. [2] An-Sophie Mestach 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3
Second Round
[7] Robin Anderson (UCLA ’15) vs. Elizabeth Halbauer
Caroline Dolehide (’17 UCLA commit) vs. Elizaveta Ianchuk
[Q] Santa Santamaria (USC ’15) vs. [3] Viktoria Kuzmova
Danielle Collins (Virginia ’16) vs. Usue Arconada
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$15K ITF Fort-de-France – Second Round
[Q] Alice Rame def. Jessica Wacnik (Boston College ’15) 7-5, 6-4
Giuliana Olmos (USC ’16) def. Priscilla Heise 6-4, 6-1
[Q] Monika Kilnarova def. [Q] Caroline Dunleavy (’17 Notre Dame commit) 6-3, 6-1
[Q] Lucie Warner def. Kaitlyn Christian (USC ’14) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
[2] Chieh-Yu Hsu def. [Q] Melissa Kopinski (Illinois ’15) 6-2, 6-1
Quarterfinals
Giuliana Olmos (USC ’16) vs. Ling Zhang
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Australian Open Men’s Qualies – Second Round
JP Smith (Tennessee ’11) def. Kenny De Schepper 6-4, 6-3
Noah Rubin (Wake Forest ’15*) vs. [32] Roberto Carballes Baena
Alex Sarkissian (Pepperdine ’14) vs. Luca Vanni
[20] Rajeev Ram (Illinois ’03*) vs. Marcelo Arevalo (Tulsa ’11*)
James McGee (NC State ’08) vs. [30] Vincent Millot
Australian Open Women’s Qualies
[4] Jennifer Brady (UCLA ’15*) def Victoria Kamenskaya 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3
Jamie Loeb (North Carolina ’15*) def. Shuko Aoyama 6-4, 6-4
Ellen Perez (Georgia Jr) def. Tadeja Majeric 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
Second Round
[4] Jennifer Brady (UCLA ’15*) vs. Barbora Stefkova
Jamie Loeb (North Carolina ’15*) vs. [7] Rebecca Sramkova
Ellen Perez (Georgia Jr) vs. [11] Ana Bogdan
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Auckland ATP 250
QF: [7] Steve Johnson (USC ’12) def. [2] John Isner (Georgia ’07) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3)
SF: [7] Steve Johnson (USC ’12) vs Jack Sock or Jeremy Chardy
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$50K Bangkok Thailand Challenger – Quarterfinals
Zhe Li def. Yannick Maden (Clemson ’13) 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-3 – Maden served for the match in the second set & had 2 MPs in the TB
* didn’t stay at school for all four years
Adrian Chamdani at Oklahoma now. I think he may be eligible to play this spring