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2018 Fall Tennis Central

2018 Fall Tennis Central

Illinois Men's Tennis Fall Season 

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Oracle ITA National Fall Championships | Nov. 7-11 | Surprise, Ariz.

Final Singles Main Draw | Final Singles Consolation DrawTournament Central | Photo Gallery

Singles Main Draw Results

  • Clark fell to No. 3 Paul Jubb (South Carolina) 3-6, 6-4, 2-6 (Round of 16/Nov. 9)
  • Clark def. Niclas Braun (Mississippi State) 6-4, 6-3 (Second Round/Nov. 8)
  • No. 15 Kovacevic fell to Luis Erlenbusch (Tulane) 2-6, 6-7(5) (Second Round/Nov. 8)
  • No. 15 Kovacevic def. Patrick Kaukovalta (Alabama) 6-4, 7-6(3) (First Round/Nov. 7)
  • Clark def. Duarte Vale (Florida) 7-6(2) 6-1 (First Round/Nov. 7)
  • Brown fell to No. 5 Thomas Laurent (Oregon) 6-4, 1-6, 3-6 (First Round/Nov. 7)

Singles Consolation Draw Results

  • Brown fell to Ricky Hernandez-Tong (New Mexico) 5-7, 3-6 (Quarterfinals/Nov. 9)
  • Brown def. Julien Evrard (Nevada) 6-3, 6-1 (Round of 16/Nov. 9)
  • Brown def. William Genesen (Stanford) 6-3, 7-5 (Round of 32/Nov. 8)

Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic | Nov. 2-4 | Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

Final Singles Main Draw | Final Doubles Main Draw | Final Singles Consolation Draw

Singles Main Draw Results

  • No. 2 Khlif fell to No. 3 William Howells (Notre Dame) 2-6, 2-6 (Semifinals/Nov. 3)
  • No. 2 Khlif def. No. 7 McClain Kessler (Florida) 7-6(1), 6-1 (Quarterfinals/Nov. 3)
  • No. 2 Khlif def. Brady Draheim (Oklahoma State) ret. (Round of 16/Nov. 2)
  • No. 2 Khlif def. Juan Paredes (Louisville) 6-4, 3-6 (Round of 32/Nov. 2)
  • Budic fell to Guillermo Cabrera (Notre Dame) 0-6, 6-7(7) (Round of 32/Nov. 2)

Singles Consolation Draw Results

  • Budic fell to Emile Hudd (Oklahoma State) 3-6, 5-7 (Semifinals/Nov. 3)
  • Budic def. Brandon Lancaster (Louisville)  6-3, 6-2 (Quarterfinals/Nov. 3)
  • Budic def. Harrison Cacciatore (Florida) 8-7(2) (Round of 16/Nov. 2)

Doubles Main Draw Results

  • No. 3 Budic / Khlif fell to Chase Wood / Richard Thongoana (Florida State) 4-6 (Round of 16/Nov. 2)

Finemark FGCU Collegiate Open | Oct. 26-28 | Bonita Springs, Fla.

Tournament Central 

Singles Results

  • Budic def. Kevin Huempfner (Kentucky) 7-5, 6-1 (Oct. 28)
  • Gomes fell to Fabian Penzkofer (Kentucky) 4-6, 4-6 (Oct. 28)
  • Scott vs. Arthur Chen (Kentucky) DNP (Oct. 28)
  • Budic def. Juan Montes (FGCU) 7-6, 6-1 (Oct. 27)
  • Gomes fell to Marcello Tebet (FGCU) 3-6, 2-6 (Oct. 27)
  • Scott vs. Ezequiel Cerrini (FGCU) DNP (Oct. 27)
  • Budic def. Jan Pallares (Memphis) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 (Oct. 26)
  • Gomes fell to Jeremy Taylor (Memphis) 6-7(4), 5-7 (Oct. 26)
  • Scott fell to David Stevenson (Memphis) 5-7, 7-6(6), 5-7 (Oct. 26)

Doubles Results

  • Budic / Gomes fell to Adam Sanjuro / Enrique Paya (Arkansas) 1-6 (Oct. 28)
  • Budic / Gomes fell to Felipe Ramirez / Feliksas Sakalauskas (FGCU) 1-6 (Oct. 27)
  • Scott / Feliksas Sakalauskas (FGCU) def. Jeremy Taylor / Marshall Sullivan (Memphis) 6-4 (Oct. 26)
  • Budic / Gomes fell to Jan Pallares / Patrick Sydow (Memphis) 3-6 (Oct. 26) 

ITA Midwest Regionals | Oct. 17-22 | Notre Dame, Ind.

Final Results | Final Singles Main Draw | Final Doubles Main DrawTournament Central | Recap

Singles Main Draw Results

  • No. 4 Kovacevic def. No. 6 Clark 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 (Finals/Oct. 22)
  • No. 4 Kovacevic def. No. 16 James Trotter (Ohio State) 6-4, 6-4 (Semifinals/Oct. 22)
  • No. 6 Clark def. No. 1 Martin Joyce (Ohio State) 6-4, 6-4 (Semifinals/Oct. 22)
  • No. 4 Kovacevic def. No. 7 Tim Seibert (Ohio State) 6-0, 6-3 (Quarterfinals/Oct. 21)
  • No. 6 Clark def. No. 19 Guillermo Cabrera (Notre Dame) 6-1, 7-6 (3-3) (Quarterfinals/Oct. 21)
  • No. 4 Kovacevic def. No. 14 Nick Brookes (Northwestern) 6-3, 6-3 (Round of 16/Oct. 21)
  • No. 6 Clark def. No. 20 Hunter Tubert (Ohio State) 6-4, 6-5 (Round of 16/Oct. 21)
  • No. 9 Chakravarthi fell to No. 1 Martin Joyce (Ohio State) 3-6, 5-6 (Round of 16/Oct. 21)
  • No. 9 Chakravarthi def. No. 17 Jared Pratt (Wisconsin) 6-1, 6-1 (Round of 32/Oct. 20)
  • No. 4 Kovacevic def. Patrick Maloney (Michigan) 6-3, 7-5 (Round of 32/Oct. 20)
  • No. 6 Clark def. Chase Colton (Wisconsin) 6-4, 7-5 (Round of 32/Oct. 20)
  • No. 9 Chakravarthi def. Luke Phillips (Cleveland State) 6-2, 6-4 (Round of 64/Oct. 20)
  • No. 4 Kovacevic def. Lenhard Haupt (Western Michigan) 7-6 (3-3), 6-4 (Round of 64/Oct. 20)
  • No. 6 Clark def. Jakov Suler (Chicago State) 6-2, 6-3 (Round of 64/Oct. 20)
  • Mayo fell to Nico Mostardi (Cleveland State) 4-6, 3-6 (Round of 64/Oct. 20)

Doubles Main Draw Results

  • No. 7 Clark / Mayo fell to No. 3 Alex Kobelt / James Trotter (Ohio State) walkover (inj.) (Quarterfinals/Oct. 20)
  • No. 7 Clark / Mayo def. No. 13 Harrison Brown / Patrick Maloney (Michigan) 8-4 (Round of 16/Oct. 19)
  • No. 7 Clark / Mayo def. Chase Colton / Robert Krill (Wisconsin) 8-7 (3-3) (Round of 32/Oct. 19)
  • No. 6 Chakravarthi / Kovacevic fell to Jack Randall/Peter Kuszynski (Western Michigan) 5-8 (Round of 32/Oct. 19)

Bobby Bayliss Invitational | Oct. 5-7 | Notre Dame, Ind.

Final ResultsTournament Central 

Singles Draw Results

  • Scott fell to Zac Faveri (Western Michigan) 2-6, 1-6 (Final Round/Oct. 7)
  • Budic fell to Jannik Optiz (Western Michigan) 3-6, 4-6 (Final Round/Oct. 7)
  • Scott def. Eric Olivarez (Western Michigan) 6-1, 6-3 (Third Round/Oct. 6)
  • Budic def. Lenhard Haupt (Western Michigan) 7-5, 7-6 (Third Round/Oct. 6) 
  • Scott def. Alex Wesbrooks (Louisville)  6-4, 3-6, 1-0(4) (Second Round/Oct. 6)
  • Budic def. Luke Smrek (Marquette) 6-0, 6-4 (Second Round/Oct. 6)
  • Gomes def. Alvaro Verdu (Marquette) 6-1, 7-5 (Second Round/Oct. 6)
  • Budic def. Matt Gamble (Notre Dame) 6-4, 6-2 (First Round/Oct. 5)
  • Scott def. Julian Robinson (Marquette) 6-3, 6-3 (First Round/Oct. 5)
  • Gomes fell to Nathan Griffin (Notre Dame) 3-6, 4-6 (First Round/Oct. 5)

Doubles Draw Results

  • Gomes / Khlif def. Daniel Rayl / Paul Gota (Notre Dame) 7-6 (Final Round/Oct. 7)
  • Gomes / Khlif def. Johnathan Small / Nathan Griffin (Notre Dame) 6-4 (Second Round/Oct. 5)
  • Gomes / Khlif def. Clement Filho / Fabien Salle (Louisville) 6-4 (First Round/Oct. 5)

Notes

  • Budic named to All-Tournament team

ITA All-American Championships | Sept. 29-Oct. 8 | Tulsa, Okla.

Final Singles Main Draw | Final Doubles Main Draw | Final Doubles Consolation DrawFinal Singles Qualifying Draw | Final Singles Qualifying Consolation DrawFinal Singles Pre-Qualifying Draw | Tournament Central | Recap | Photo Gallery

Singles Main Draw Results

  • Brown fell to No. 1 Nuno Borges (Mississippi State) 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-7(4) (Semifinals/Oct. 7) 
  • Brown def. (Q) Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) 6-2, 6-3 (Quarterfinals/Oct. 6)
  • Brown def. Valentin Vacherot (Texas A&M) 6-4, 6-4 (Round of 16/Oct. 6)
  • Brown def. Simon Baudry (Clemson) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 (Second Round/Oct. 5) 
  • Brown def. Adria Soriano Barrera, Miami (FL) 6-4, 6-4 (First Round/Oct. 4)

Doubles Main Draw Results

  • Brown / Chakravarthi fell to Alejandro Asensi / Juan Carlos Aguilar (Texas A&M) 5-7, 7-5, 8-10 (First Round/Oct. 4)

Doubles Consolation Draw Results

  • Brown / Chakravarthi fell to No. 1 Nuno Borges / Strahinja Rakic (Mississippi State) 4-6, 6-3, 8-10 (Quarterfinals/Oct. 6)
  • Brown / Chakravarthi def. Oscar Mesquida / Adam Sanjurjo (Arkansas) 6-4, 7-6(2) (First Round/Oct. 5) 

Singles Qualifying Draw Results

  • Clark fell to Melios Efstathiou (Wake Forest) 4-6, 6-2, 3-6 (Third Round/Oct. 2)
  • (Q) Khlif fell to Scott Jones (Tennessee) 6-3, 2-6, 4-6 (Second Round/Oct. 2)
  • Clark def. Ivan Thamma (UC Davis) 6-0, 6-2 (Second Round/Oct. 2) 
  • Clark def. Catalin Mateas (Duke) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 (First Round/Oct. 1) 
  • Chakravarthi fell to (Q) Brandon Laubser (Auburn) 4-6, 5-7 (First Round/Oct. 1)
  • (Q) Khlif def. Makey Rakotomalala (Arizona State) 7-5, 6-2 (First Round/Oct. 1) 

Singles Qualifying Consolation Draw Results

  • Chakravarthi fell to Jacob Brumm (California) 3-6, 3-6 (First Round/Oct. 2)

Singles Pre-Qualifying Draw Results

  • Khlif def. Constantin Frantzen (Baylor) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 (Round of 32/Sept. 30)
  • Khlif def. Josh Howard-Tripp (Arkansas) 6-2, 6-3 (Round of 64/Sept. 30)
  • Khlif def. Colton Gromley (Georgia Tech) 6-3, 6-2 (Round of 128/Sept. 29) 
  • Khlif def. Jonathan Morales (Southern Utah) 6-4, 6-2 (Round of 256/Sept. 29)

Ivy Plus Invitational | Sept. 21-23 | Princeton, N.J.

Final Results

Singles Tiger Draw Results

  • Brown fell to Jack Lin (Columbia) 4-6, 4-6 (Semifinals, Fourth Overall/Sept. 22)
  • Chakravarthi fell to Ryan Seggerman (Princeton) 6-7(1), 3-6 (Semifinals, Third Overall/Sept. 22)
  • Brown def. Mazen Osama (Alabama) 7-5, 6-4 (Quarterfinals/Sept. 22)
  • Chakravarthi def. Kyle Mautner (Penn) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 (Quarterfinals/Sept. 22) 
  • Brown def. Brian Shi (Harvard) 7-5, 6-3 (Round of 16/Sept. 21)
  • Chakravarthi def. Kody Pearson (Tulsa) 6-1, 6-2 (Round of 16/Sept. 21)

Singles Cornish Draw Results

  • Budic fell to Edoardo Graziani (Penn) 6-4, 1-6, 2-6 (Quarterfinals/Sept. 22)
  • Budic def. Dylan King (Yale) 6-4, 6-2 (Round of 16/Sept. 21)

Singles Cornish Consolation Draw Results

  • Budic vs. Harris Walker (Harvard) Double Forfeit (Finals/Sept. 23) 
  • Budic def. Alex Keyser (Columbia) Default (Semifinals/Sept. 23)

Doubles White Draw Results 

  • Budic / Chih Chi Huang (Texas) fell to Peter Conklin / Casey Ros (Dartmouth) 3-8 (Semifinals/Sept. 21)
  • Budic / Chih Chi Huang (Texas) def. Timothy Wang / Alex Keyser (Columbia) Default (Quarterfinals/Sept. 21)

Doubles White Consolation Draw Results 

  • Budic / Chih Chi Huang (Texas) fell to Ryan Cheng / Dylan King (Yale) 3-6 (Sept. 23)

Doubles Orange Draw Results

  • Chakravarthi / Brown fell to Ryan Seggerman / Damian Rodriguez (Princeton) 3-8 (Quarterfinals, Fifth Overall/Sept. 21)

Doubles Orange Consolation Draw Results

  • Chakravarthi / Brown def. David Horneffer / Charlie Broom (Dartmouth) 6-4 (Finals/Sept. 23)
  • Chakravarthi / Brown def. Riccardo Roberto / Mazen Osama (Alabama) 8-4 (Semifinals/Sept. 23)

Milwaukee Tennis Invite | Sept. 20-23 | Milwaukee, Wis.

Final Singles Main Draw | Final Doubles Main Draw | Final Singles Consolation DrawTournament Central 

Singles Main Draw Results

  • No. 12 Mayo fell to Patrick Kaukovalta (Alabama) 5-7, 2-6 (Semifinals, Fourth Overall/Sept. 22)
  • No. 12 Mayo def. No. 14 William Howells (Notre Dame) 7-6(1), 7-5 (Quarterfinals/Sept. 22)
  • No. 12 Mayo def. Chase Colton (Wisconsin) 6-3, 6-4 (Round of 16/Sept. 21)
  • No. 12 Mayo def. Abdoul Ouattara (Nebraska-Omaha) 6-3, 6-2 (Round of 32/Sept. 21) 
  • No. 16 Khlif fell to Henrik Korsgaard (Virginia Tech) 3-6, 2-6 (Round of 32/Sept. 21)
  • Gomes fell to No. 1 Logan Smith (USC) 3-6, 4-6 (Round of 32/Sept. 21)

Doubles Main Draw Results

  • Gomes / Khlif fell to Can Kaya / Paul Barretto (Cal) 1-6 (Quarterfinals, Eighth Overall/Sept. 22)
  • Gomes / Khlif def. Pat Harper / Andrew Rogers (Tennessee) 6-1 (Round of 16/Sept. 21)
  • Gomes / Khlif def. No. 8 Sean Hill / Jeffrey Hsu (BYU) 8-5 (Round of 32/Sept. 20)

Singles Consolation Draw Results

  • Scott fell to Fran San Andres (Marquette) 6-2, 4-6, 8-10 (Round of 32/Sept. 21) 

Singles Qualifying Draw Results

  • Scott fell to No. 7 Edson Ortiz (Alabama) (Round of 64/Sept. 20)

ITA Oracle Masters | Sept. 20-23 | Malibu, Calif.

Final Singles Main Draw | Final Mixed Doubles DrawTournament Central 

Singles Main Draw Results

  • No. 3 Kovacevic fell to Christian Sigsgaard 4-6, 1-6 (Quarterfinals, Sixth Overall/Sept. 21) 
  • No. 3 Kovacevic def. No. 14 Henry Patten (UNC-Asheville) 6-4, 6-0 (Round of 16/Sept. 21)
  • No. 4 Clark fell to No. 20 Matt Kuhar (Bryant) 1-6, 6-2, 3-6 (Round of 16/Sept. 21)
  • No. 3 Kovacevic def. No. 30 Ion Efrim (Alabama State) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 (Round of 32/Sept. 20)
  • No. 4 Clark def. No. 29 Gabriel Evans (UIW) 6-2, 7-5 (Round of 32/Sept. 20)

Mixed Doubles Main Draw Results

  • No. 4 Kovacevic / Giulia Pairone (Michigan) fell to No. 13 August Holmgren (San Diego) / Veronica Miroschnichenko (LMU) 2-6 (Round of 16/Sept. 20)
  • No. 4 Kovacevic / Giulia Pairone (Michigan) def. No. 29 Lorenzo Fucile (Grand Canyon) / Dominique Vasile (Quinnipiac) 6-2 (Round of 32/Sept. 20)
  • No. 9 Clark / Sara Daavettila (UNC) fell to No. 24 Matt Kuhar (Bryant) / Anna Grigoryan (LIU Brooklyn) 5-7 (Round of 32/Sept. 20)

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