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MTEN: Two Dawgs Advance at ITA Men’s All-American Championships

Two Bulldogs advanced into the round of 32 singles main draw at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on Wednesday.

Results/Key Moments:

Main Draw Singles

No. 30 Sebastian Gorzny (Texas) def. No. 14 Thomas Paulsell, 6-2, 7-5

No. 28 Ryan Colby def. No. 47 Gerard Planelles Ripoll (Duke), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

Second ranked singles win of the year

No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña def. No. 36 Khololwam Monsti (Oklahoma), 6(1)-7, 6-4, 7-6(1)

Highest ranked singles win of his career, second of the year

Main Draw Doubles

No. 17 Young/Kittay (Michigan) def. No. 2 Blaydes/Ratiu, 7-5, 6-2

Vives/Quirijns (Texas Christian) def. No. 33 Paulsell/Colby, 7-5, 6-3

Key Quote: “It’s great to have both Ryan and Miguel advance through to the Round of 32 with two tough three set wins,” said head coach Jamie Hunt. “They both showed tremendous toughness. Miguel was down a set and a break two times in the 2nd set. I am really proud of both of them. We are excited for all of our opportunities tomorrow.”

Up Next: No. 64 Miguel Perez Peña is set to take on No. 3 Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) in the round of 32 of the main draw tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. CT, and No. 28 Ryan Colby will face No. 37 Pedro Vives (TCU) in the round of 32 of the main draw at 9:00 a.m. CT. 

Tournament Information:

ITA Men’s All-American Championships

Sept. 21-29, 2024

Michael D. Case Tennis Center

Tournament Page: https://gado.gs/c43

Live Streaming (Michael D. Case Tennis Center only): https://gado.gs/c44

WTEN: Dasha Vidmanova Earns Victories at the ITA All-American Championships

Dasha Vidmanova earned a singles win and teamed up with Aysegul Mert for a doubles victory on the opening day of the ITA All-American Championships main draw action at the Cary Tennis Park on Wednesday.

Fast Facts

• Making her season debut for the Bulldogs, #2 Dasha Vidmanova picked up right where she left off last season as she cruised past #83 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA), 6-2, 6-4 in the singles main draw round of 64.
• Coming off two qualifying round victories to clinch a spot in the singles main draw, #75 Guillermina Grant produced a back-and-forth battle through three sets, but ultimately fell to Imogen Haddad (USC), 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-4.
• In the doubles main draw bracket, the tandem of Vidmanova and Aysegul Mert opened their first match of the season with a dominant 6-2, 6-4 win over #54 Valencia Xu and Valerie Glozman (Stanford) in the round of 32.

ITA All-American Results – Wednesday, Sept. 25

Singles

MD-S-R64: #2 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #83 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA), 6-2, 6-4

MD-S-R64: Imogen Haddad (USC) def. #75 Guillermina Grant (UGA), 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-4

Doubles

MD-D-R32: Aysegul Mert/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #54 Valencia Xu and Valerie Glozman (Stanford), 6-2, 6-4

ITA All-American Championships

Date: Sept. 21-29

Location: Cary, N.C.

Site: Cary Tennis Park

Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/c3r

Next Up

All three Bulldogs will be back in action on Thursday at the ITA All-American Championships, with Vidmanova advancing to the singles main draw round of 32 and the doubles main draw round of 16 alongside Mert, while Grant will compete in the singles main draw consolation round of 32 qualifiers. Match times and opponents are TBD.

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