SUMTER, S.C. – The Carson-Newman men's tennis team have completed day one of action at the International Tennis Association Southeast Regional qualifiers in Sumter, South Carolina.
Junior Marc Janse (Zeewolde, Netherlands) was able to bypass the opening round of 128 because he was the 16th-seeded player in the tournament. After completion of the round of 128, Janse found his opponent to be Kornel Kimaszweski in the round of 64.
When the two faced off, it was Janse advancing to the round of 32 after winning 6-0, 6-1. He will now face Nikita Tayyanin in the round of 32 on Saturday morning with first serve at 11:30 a.m. from Sumter.
Freshman Gjorgji Jankulovski (Macedonia) was also able to bypass the opening round of 132 as he was seeded as the other 16th-seeded player in the tournament. His opponent for the round of 64 would be Peter Lemken.
Lemken was a tough matchup for Jankulovski, but the C-N freshman continued his impressive start to the fall as he advanced to the round of 32 with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 result in his favor. Jankulovski will now face 9th-seeded Javier Cueto Ramos in the next round with first serve at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Senior Rintaro Oka (Narita, Japan) was placed in the round of 128 against Parker Willis for a 8:00 first serve Friday morning. The Japan native took care of business as he advanced to the next round by a score of 6-3, 6-1. Oka will now face Alexandre Crepy in the round of 64.
In the round of 64, it was the 16th-seeded Crepy who would advance over Oka with a result of 7-5,6-1. Oka moves into the consolation bracket against Rodrigo Mendoza as the two will have first serve at 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Marnix van Dalen (Netherlands) looked to continue his hot start as an Eagle with a round of 132 battle against Isaac MacMillian. Van Dalen was able to handle business as he won 6-2, 6-2 and would play Edorado Bottino in the round of 64.
Unfortunately, it was the 5th-seeded Bottino who pushed ahead as he defeated van Dalen 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the round of 32. Van Dalen will now see action in the consolation bracket against Marcel Schomburg at 12:30 Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Lars Hordijk (Dordrecht, South Holland) was able to keep his momentum rolling as he faced Rodrigo Mendoza in the round of 132 Friday morning. Hordijk won 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2 and would face 16th seeded Adam Kush in the round of 64. Once action started, it was Hordijk pulling the first upset for C-N in the tournament, as the South Holland native came away with the 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 victory and a spot in the round of 32.
Hordijk will face another formidable opponent, Luka Brown, in the round of 32. Brown is coming off two straight victories to start the tournament, including upsetting 2nd-seeded Christian Garay in the round of 64. Brown and Hordijk will face off at 12:00 p.m. Saturday.
Fellow freshman Richard Dulganov (Hungary) was picked to face off with Harri Llyod-Evans in the round of 132, as Llyod-Evans won 7-5, 6-2 to advance in the tournament.
The next action for Dulganov will come in the consolation bracket as he will square off with Liam Day Saturday afternoon with a first serve at 1:30 p.m. from the Palmetto Tennis Center.
Junior Ids Waterbolk (Bennekom, The Netherlands) would face a similar fate as he would lose the round of 132 matchup against Saversh Maria. Maria took home a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 result in order to advance.
Waterbolk returns to the courts for consolation bracket action against Samuel Winter Saturday afternoon. The two will face off at 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile, to end the night, the Eagles took part in doubles action. The pairing of Jankulovski and Waterbolk were able to bypass the first round as they were the 9th-seeded doubles pair in the tournament. Their first action will be Saturday morning as they face Pudney, T. and Kenzlers, J. at 8:00 a.m.
The Eagles duo of Marc Janse and Lars Hordijk faced Kush and Cabo in the first round Friday night. Janse and Hordijk were able to claim the 8-3 victory as they advance to face 3rd-seeded Schold and Martinetti Saturday morning at 8 a.m.
Their teammates, Rintaro Oka and Richard Dulganov, were scheduled to face Crespo and Makhanya Friday night. C-N claimed another valuable doubles victory on Friday as Oka and Dulganov won 9-8 (5) and will now face 9th-seeded De Groot and Horne Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m.
The Eagles will be back in action for day two at the ITA Southeast Regional Qualifiers tomorrow, September 25, as action resumes from the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, South Carolina.
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