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MEN’S TENNIS

September 24, 2019 /

The Forester men’s tennis team competed in the ITA Regional Championships at Indiana Wesleyan over the weekend with several standout performances throughout the three- day tournament.

Sebastian Salas won the singles B draw while Diego Tapia made it to the finals of the consolation bracket of the main draw.

Other Foresters went deep into their respective bracket with Coach Eckert pleased about his team’s play. “Overall, we had a very good singles showing as the field was loaded with the best talent we have ever had.”

HU jumps back into conference play with a road match at Bethel on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.

Illia Turaba – #9 seed
Singles Main Draw
Round 1 def. Gomez (IT) 6-2, 2-6, 10-4
Round 2 def. vs. Serwatka (IWU) 7-6(5), 6-3
Round 3 lost to Storani (IT) 6-1, 6-0

Rodrigo Manzo – #15 seed
Singles Main Draw
Round 1 def. Jalif (IWU) 3-6, 7-6(6), 10-7
Round 2 def. Bremner (TU) 6-3, 6-4
Round 3 lost to Carrizo (IWU) 6-3, 6-1

Diego Tapia
Singles Main Draw
Round 1 lost to Maclean (SAU) 6-1, 6-2
Consolation Bracket
Round 1 def. LoCascio (TU) 6-1, 6-1
Round 2 def. Jalif (IWU) 3-6 retired
Quarterfinals def. Sandi (TU) 7-5, 1-6, 10-4
Semifinals def. Popovic (GrC) by default
Finals lost to Infante (IT) 6-4, 6-2

Sebastian Salas
Men’s Singles B Draw Champion
Singles B Draw
Round 1 def. Hall (SAU) 6-2, 6-3
Round 2 def. vs. Mella (IWU) 6-1, 6-4
Quarterfinals def. Hyde (HU) 6-0, 6-2
Semifinals def. Obel (LTU) 2-1 default
Finals def. Kalis (IWU) 6-4, 7-5

Ethan Hyde
Singles B Draw
Round 1 def. Kuhlenbeck (IUE) 6-2, 6-0
Round 2 def. Tomeh (USF) 3-6, 6-0, 10-6
Quarterfinals lost to Salas (HU) 6-0, 6-2

Niko Rongos
Singles B Draw
Round 1 def. Boer (TU) 6-3, 6-3
Round 2 def. Engle (SAU) 7-6(3), 6-3
Quarterfinals lost to Kalis (IWU) by default

Caleb Cole
Singles B Draw
Round 1 lost to Buchholz (SAU) 6-2, 6-1
Consolation Bracket
Round 1 lost to DaMotta (LTU) 6-0, 6-0

Illia Turaba / Sebastian Salas
Doubles Main Draw
Round 1 lost to Avellaneda/Infante (IT) 8-2
Consolation Bracket
Round 1 lost to Mesa/Voshcenkov (MU) 8-1

Rodrigo Manzo / Mateo Ameller
Doubles Main Draw
Round 1 lost to Garrido/Gomez (IT) 8-0
Consolation Bracket
Round 1 lost to Deiters/Jesus (MU) by default

Diego Tapia / Niko Rongos
Doubles Main Draw
Round 1 lost to Friere/Jalif (IWU) 9-7
Consolation Bracket
Round 1 lost to Faundez/Perez (IUE) by default