Keiser men's tennis finished day two of the ITA Cup. The doubles team of
Jesse Den Hartog and
Christian Foss came out strong and picked up the biggest win of the day in doubles, defeating Aleska Ciric and Alex Gurmendi (GGC) in the Quarterfinal 2-6, 6-4 (10). The two will move on to tomorrow's semifinal to face No. 2 Jose Dugo and Leo Sprovieri in Semifinals.
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "Not our best singles performance today but I was happy with how the boys played doubles today. Thought we did a much better job of staying aggressive throughout the match and trusting ourselves in the big moments. All of those components made the difference today when it mattered across the board. Especially Jesse and Christian who really played extremely well and fearless when it mattered in their quarterfinal. Proud of them and how they performed in the big moments. Now just trying to get some rest and getting ready for more tomorrow".
Shaheed Alam
Rd. 16: Lost to (2) Alex Gurmendi (GGC) (3-6, 2-6)
bd: Def. Daniel Vishnick (CSU) (6-1, 6-0)
bd: Vs. Giovanni Branchetti (UNOH)
Yassir Kilani
Rd. 16: Def. Vaclav Schneider (WWU) (2-6, 6-4, 6-3)
QF: Lost to (4) Aleksa Ciric (GGC) (5-7, 2-6)
bd: Vs. (1) Perry Gregg (HC)
Martin Carrizo
Rd. 16: Lost to (1) Perry Gregg (HC) (5-7, 6(0)-7)
bd: Def. Mathieu Strauss (XULA) (6-3, 6-0)
bd: Vs. Vaclav Schneider (WWU)
Soufiane El Mesbahi
Rd. 16: Def. Saar Regovski (MENLO) (6-4, 6-2)
QF: Lost to (3) Gabriel Ortiz (TWU) (1-6, 0-6)
bd: Vs. Jacobi Bain (XULA)
Kilani/Alam
Rd. 16: Lost to (2) Dugo/Sprovieri (GGC) (4-6, 7-6(4), (11-9))
bd: Def. Conde/Stieler (UNOH) (6-4, 4-6) (13-11)
bd: Vs. Oviedo/Velasco (TA&MT)
Carrizo/El Mesbahi
Rd. 16: Lost to Steiner/Thixton (IWU) (3-6, (6)6-7)
bd: Def. Almedia/Marques (LWC) (7-5, 6-1)
bd: Vs. Hrzic/Kelo (CU)
Foss/Den Hartog
Rd. 16: Def. Oviedo/Velaso (TA&MT) (7-6(5), 6-4)
QF: Def. (3) Ciric/Gurmendi (GGC) (2-6, 6-4) (10-5)
SF: Vs. (2) Dugo/Sprovieri (GGC)
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