Five Blue Devils Advance in Singles Tournament

Saturday, October 15

Chapel Hill, N.C.

10:00 AM

Duke University

Day Three at ITA Regional Championships

Five Blue Devils Advance in Singles Tournament

10/15/2011 10:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Duke Sports Information

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five Blue Devils posted victories in singles play to advance to the round of 16 on day three of the ITA Carolinas Regional. Saturday's action in Chapel Hill also included two rounds of doubles matches, with one Duke pair continuing its run in the five-day tournament.

The top-seeded duo of junior Henrique Cunha and sophomore Chris Mengel picked up two victories to advance to Sunday's semifinal round. Cunha and Mengel opened the day with an 8-3 win over East Carolina's Nicolas Soriano and Jonas Vliegen, and then edged Furman's Alex Christ and Joel Cook, 8-5, to set up a semifinal matchup with the seventh-seeded tandem of Danny Kreyman and Adam Lee from Wake Forest.

Senior David Holland and freshman Jason Tahir knocked off third-seeded Yannick Maden and Zac Rigsby of Clemson, 9-7, before falling to No. 7 seed Kreyman and Lee of Wake Forest in the quarterfinals, 9-7. The tandem of seniors Luke Marchese and Torsten Wietoska also went 1-1 on the day, defeating ninth-seeded Dominic Hodgson and Matt Thomson of NC State, 8-5, and suffering an 8-1 loss to second-seeded Brennan Boyajian and Joey Burkhardt of North Carolina in the quarterfinals.

Top-seed Cunha continued his run in the singles tournament, downing Adrien Langeard of UNC Asheville, 6-1, 6-0. Cunha moves to 7-2 on the fall with the victory, and will face the No. 16 seed, Nick Jones of South Carolina, in an 11 a.m. match on Sunday. Mengel, the No. 3 seed in the draw, posted a 7-5, 6-4 win over South Carolina's Chip Cox to also earn a spot in the round of 16.

Sophomore Cale Hammond will join Cunha and Mengel in the round of 16 after knocking off 13th-seeded Austin Powell of NC State in three sets. Powell claimed the first set, 6-0, but Hammond quickly recovered to win the next two sets by scores of 6-4 and 7-5. The victory moved Hammond to 6-4 in fall singles action and earned him a matchup Sunday at 9 a.m. with No. 4 seed Yannick Maden of Clemson.

Also advancing to the round of 16 was sophomore Fred Saba, the tournament's No. 6 seed. Saba defeated Peteris Vinogradovs of South Carolina State in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, to set up a 9 a.m. match on Sunday against UNC Greensboro's Orcun Seyrek, the No. 10 seed. Meanwhile, Wietoska will face Wake Forest's David Hopkins in the round of 16 following a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 win over second-seeded Brennan Boyajian of North Carolina on Saturday.

Tahir, the No. 14 seed, fell to North Carolina's William Parker in the round of 32, 6-3, 6-1.

Play continues at the ITA Carolinas Regional on Sunday in Chapel Hill, beginning with the singles round of 16 and quarterfinals at 9 a.m. The semifinals of the doubles tournament will follow.

ITA Carolinas Regional Results - Day Three

Doubles - Round of 16
#15 Henrique Cunha/Chris Mengel (Duke) def. Nicolas Soriano/Jonas Vliegen (East Carolina) 8-3
David Holland/Jason Tahir (Duke) def. #46 Yannick Maden/Zac Rigsby (Clemson) 9-7
Luke Marchese/Torsten Wietoska (Duke) def. Dominic Hodgson/Matt Thomson (NC State) 8-5

Doubles - Quarterfinals
#15 Henrique Cunha/Chris Mengel (Duke) def. Alex Christ/Joel Cook (Furman) 8-5
Danny Kreyman/Adam Lee (Wake Forest) def. David Holland/Jason Tahir (Duke) 9-7
#6 Brennan Boyajian/Joey Burkhardt (North Carolina) def. Luke Marchese/Torsten Wietoska (Duke) 8-1

Singles - Round of 32
#4 Henrique Cunha (Duke) def. Adrien Langeard (UNC Asheville) 6-1, 6-0
William Parker (North Carolina) def. Jason Tahir (Duke) 6-3, 6-1
Cale Hammond (Duke) def. Austin Powell (NC State) 0-6, 6-4, 7-5
#49 Chris Mengel (Duke) def. Chip Cox (South Carolina) 7-5, 6-4
#93 Fred Saba (Duke) def. Peteris Vinogradovs (South Carolina State) 6-4, 6-4
Torsten Wietoska (Duke) def. #38 Brennan Boyajian (North Carolina) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

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