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Daigle Seasons The Cajun, Michael Redlicki Rolls In The ATL, & Billy Griffith Runs Wild In Napa

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Lafayette, Louisiana native and LSU junior Jordan Daigle won his hometown Cajun Classic on Sunday by defeating USC junior Nick Crystal 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the finals. Daigle defeated Ole Miss’s Grey Hamilton, Oklahoma’s Austin Siegel, USC’s Max De Vroome, and Georgia’s Paul Oosterbaan in route to today’s final with each of those 4 wins coming in straight sets.  Crystal was trying to make it 3-0 against LSU players after beating Boris Arias and Justin Butsch but it was not to be Crystal.

Quotes from LSU’s recap
“It started off really well, Daigle said. “I lost a little bit of focus in the second set but once the third set started I kind of regrouped mentally and played really well to close out the match.

“Jordan got off to a good start, serving really well and really taking the opportunities on the other guy’s serves, said Head Coach Jeff Brown. “He did a really good job after the second set, gathering himself and handled a little more adversity about midway through.



Arkansas’s Michael Redlicki made a big splash in his return to the college tennis scene by beating Tennessee’s Luis Valero 6-4, 6-1 in the finals of the Georgia Tech Invitational. Big Mike didn’t drop a set in any of his 4 wins over Valero, Georgia State’s Jannis Koeke, South Carolina’s Gabriel Friedrich, and Georgia State’s Sebastian Acuna.

Quotes from Arkansas’s recap
“It was really exciting and nerve wracking for me to come back to competitive tennis for the first time after nearly 18 months said Redlicki, “Coach Jackson and Coach Briceno did an incredible job keeping me calm and level headed throughout the event.


“I am so proud of all my teammates for giving it their all every match. I know all 12 of us will be doing big things come January Redlicki said.

Cal’s Billy Griffith won the Porsche Napa Valley Classic by defeating teammate Florian Lakat 10-6 in the Solinco Wild-Card Shootout.  Cal’s Griffth, Lakat, and Mads Engsted, Texas’s Harrison Scott, Liam Caruana, and Michael Riechman, Baylor’s William Little, and Princeton’s Alexander Day were the group winners who made it to the Shootout round.

Quotes from Cal’s recap
“It was an amazing feeling winning the tournament, Griffith said.

“In my semis match, I saved about five match points and was pretty tired but just kept playing the next point and fighting, Griffith said. “And then it’s always hard playing a teammate, but at least we were playing in the finals, so Cal was guaranteed a win.
“It’s definitely exciting earning a wild card into the futures, and I can’t wait for the opportunity to compete against some great players. It was a great tournament here in Napa, and I had a lot of fun playing in it.
“Just a fantastic performance from our entire team in Napa, Wright said. “Billy and Florian made it to the finals with undefeated records. The Solinco USTA Wild-Card Shootout was incredibly exciting with both Florian and Billy facing match points against them in the semifinals. It’s encouraging to see our team playing at such a high level this early in the season.

Southern Illinois junior Michal Kianicka won the Flight A singles championship at the Purdue Fall Invitational with a 7-5, 7-6(2) win over Dayton’s Jordan Benjamin.  Kianicka didn’t drop a set all weekend in his wins over Benjamin, Louisville’s Brandon Lancaster, Dayton’s Lorenzo Rollhauser, and Louisville’s Christian Haushammer.

Quotes from SIU recap:
“I’ve been working really hard during practices and it has paid off, Kianicka said. “I played good tennis the whole tournament and it feels like a big satisfaction. I felt I was in good shape and was pretty confident going to this tournament. With the amazing support of my teammates it all clicked together.

I am very proud of Mike, assistant coach Pawel Poziomski said. “He was focused from the beginning to the end of the match and executed the gameplan perfectly he deserved to win this tournament.

RESULTS 

Cajun Tennis Classic – Lafayette, LA – FULL RESULTS

Finals: 
[3] Jordan Daigle (LSU) def. [1] Nick Crystal (USC) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2


Georgia Tech Invitational – Atlanta, GA – Live Scoring

Finals
Michael Redlicki (Arkansas) def. Luis Valero (Tennessee) 6-4, 6-1




Porsche Napa Valley Tennis Classic – St. Helena, CA  

Sunday, September 27, 2015
Day (Princeton) defeat Wikberg (Cal), 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4
Scott (Texas) defeats Holt (USTA), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Riechmann (Texas) defeats Bendeck (Baylor), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Howells (USTA) defeats Engsted (Cal), 6-4, 6-0
Little (Baylor) defeats Gamble (Princeton), 6-3, 6-2
Lakat (Cal) defeats Goldhoff (Texas), 7-6(5), 6-2
Hsu (Stanford) defeats McNally (USTA), 6-4, 6-3
Orkin (Florida) defeats Crawford (USTA), 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Hidalgo (Florida) defeats Wolf (USTA), 6-4, 6-3
Thomas (USTA) defeats Lederman (Stanford), 6-4, 7-6(5)
Watson (Florida) defeats Clark (USTA), 7-6(4), 6-4
Nishimura (Cal) defeats Shi (USTA), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Griffith (Cal) defeats Wilczynski (Stanford), 6-4, 6-1 
Paige (Stanford) defeats Yablon (Princeton), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Genender (Stanford) defeats Kaiser (Princeton), 7-6(5), 6-4
Caruana (Texas) defeats Lipman (Florida), 6-2, 7-6(5)

2015 SOLINCO WILD CARD SHOOT OUT  (for Round Robin Group Winners)

Quarterfinals 
Lakat (Cal) defeats Riechman (Texas), 10-8
Scott (Texas) defeats Day (Princeton), 10-4
Griffith (Cal) defeats Little (Baylor), 10-7 
Caruana (Texas) defeats Engsted (Cal), 10-3

Semifinals
Lakat (Cal) defeats Scott (Texas), 11-9 
Griffith (Cal) defeats Caruana (Texas), 14-12 

Finals 
Griffith (Cal) defeats Lakat (Cal), 10-6

Google docs with full results from all 3 days and broken down by each round robin courtesy of Colette Lewis.

Conference Challenge – College Station, TX

Texas A&M recap

Texas Tech recap
“I was pleased with how our team progressed during the weekend,” head coach Brett Masi said. “We got stronger as the tournament went on, and I was happy to see that we physically and mentally up to the challenge that this weekend presented us. Felipe, Connor and Alex won six of their seven matches. We competed at a high level and were solid through our entire lineup.”


Illinois recap
“It was great to get in all the matches we did over the weekend,” head coach Brad Dancer said. “All the guys were tested. We have loads of data and feedback now to move forward with. I’m excited about the process of building this team into the best they can be. The guys’ attitudes demonstrate that they want it. Marcos once again did a great job of helping to manage guys through their matches.”


Sunday:

#18 Felipe Soares, Texas Tech def. #35 Shane Vinsant, Texas A&M 6-3, 6-3
#53 Arthur Rinderknech, Texas A&M def. Brian Yeung, Harvard 7-5, 7-5
#55 AJ Catanzariti, Texas A&M def. Asher Hirsch, Illinois 6-3, 6-2
#46 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois def. #117 Nicky Hu, Harvard 6-4, 7-6(0)
#101 Hugo Dojas, Texas Tech def. Toshiki Matsuya, Illinois 6-1, 6-2
#81 Alex Sendegeya, Texas Tech def. Andy Zhou, Harvard 6-2, 6-4
Jolan Cailleau, Texas Tech def. Jordi Arconada, Texas A&M 6-4, 7-5
Max Lunkin, Texas A&M def. Kelvin Lam, Harvard 7-5, 6-1
Conor Haughey, Harvard def. Jett Cash, Texas A&M 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Pengxuan Jiang, Illinois def. Oscar Janglin, Texas A&M 6-3, 6-4
James Martell, Texas A&M def. Samuel Beren, Harvard 6-2, 6-0
Sam Giammalva, Texas A&M def. Evan Nix, Texas Tech 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
Tommy Mylnikov, Texas Tech def. Frankie Colunga, Texas A&M 0-6, 7-6(6), 6-2
Carlos DiLaura, Texas Tech def. Kevin Lam, Texas A&M 6-4, 7-6(4)
Julian Childers, Illinois def. Jean Thirouin, Harvard 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-1
Connor Curry, Texas Tech def. Pablo Landa, Illinois 7-5, 6-3

Bedford Cup – Fort Myers, FL – Draws & Results – Florida’s recap said the final between Wardell and Perez-Blanco was suspended due to rain though it shows Wardell as the winner. 

Semifinals:

[2] Chase Perez-Blanco (FLA) def. McClain Kessler (FLA) 6-3, 3-6, 10-5
Joshua Wardell (FLA) def. [3] Alfredo Perez (FLA) 6-2, 6-4

Finals:
Joshua Wardell (FLA) def. [2] Chase Perez-Blanco (FLA) 4-3, susp.

Crimson Tide Four-In-The-Fall – Tuscaloosa, AL 

Alabama finished off its 3 day tournament the way it started – in command. The Tide went 6-2 in singles on the final day with Becker O’Shaughnessey, Nikko Madregallejo, Korey Lovett, and Mazen Osama each going 3-0 on the weekend. 

Alabama recap
Notre Dame recap
South Florida recap
Memphis recap


Purdue Fall Invitational – West Lafayette, IN


Wildcat Invitational – Tucson, AZ – Draws

Arizona recap



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    181 on Thu March 19, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    Comment Posted Under New Recruits: Are these all the D1 recruits for 2015/16? There are a lot more schools listed than the top 25. There are probably more than 75 schools-not all top 75. Good to see regardless..<br /><br />Answer: Over the summer i added as many as I could find from D1 teams.