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Adam Neff & Pranav Kumar Conclude Mustangs Run At ITA- All American Championship In Quarterfinals

Oct 9

ITA All- American Championships
Michael D. Case Tennis Center – Tulsa, Oklahoma/ LaFortune Park – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct. 1-9
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TULSA, Okla. (SMU)- Adam Neff and Pranav Kumar completed the ITA All- American Championships on Friday in the doubles main draw quarterfinals that began with 32 teams.
 
Neff and Kumar picked up their second straight third set tie-breaker victory in the round of 16 before falling in the quarterfinals.
 
Neff and Kumar defeated Panik/ Nathan of Montana State, 6-4, 5-7, (10-5) in the round of 32 to advance to the round of 16. They defeated Santalla/ Gaber of The University of Tulsa, 6-4, 4-6, (10-3) to advance to the quarterfinals.
 
They then fell in straight sets to Cernoch/ Seggerman of UNC Chapel Hill, 2-6, 5-7.
 
This is their first appearance at partners in the tournament making this their best run at this prestigious tournament.
 
"What a great week for Adam & Pranav. Good few days of preparation and their first tournament together since last season," said head coach Grant Chen. "They kept getting better with each and every match. It will be exciting to see their continued progress this fall. PK also had a great week in singles as he's made huge strides this summer. This is one of the biggest events of the fall and great to see some positive results."
 
Results

Doubles- Main Draw
R32:
Adam Neff/ Pranav Kumar defeated Panik/ Nathan (Montana State) 6-4, 5-7, (10-5)

R16:
Neff/ Pranav defeated Santalla/ Gaber (Tulsa) 6-4, 4-6, (10-3).

Quarterfinals:
Neff/ Pranav lost to Cernoch/ Seggerman (UNC) 2-6, 5-7.
 
Doubles- Qualifying
R64:
Jack Winkler/ Julian Steinhausen def Eala/ Morgan (Penn State) 6-3, 5-7, (10-7).

R32:
Winkler/ Steinhausen lost to Salle/ Rodrigues (Louisville) 2-6, 4-6.
 
Singles- Qualifying
R128:
Liam Krall lost to Finn Murgett (Auburn) 1-6, 4-6.
Pranav Kumar defeated Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) 6-3, 6-1.
Adam Neff lost to Charles Bertimon (Virginia Commonwealth) 3-6, 5-7.

R64:
Kumar defeated Josh Wilson (Liberty) 6-1, 6-1.

R32:
Kumar lost to Trey Hilderbrand (A&M) 3-6, 4-6.
 
Singles- Prequalifying
R256:
Louis Cloud defeated Gregoire Barety 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (7-2), 6-1.
Alex Stafford lost to Peter Alam (University of the Pacific) 1-6, 2-6.
Julian Steinhausen defeated Simon Labbe (University of Tennessee) 6-2, 6-3.
Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo defeated Niroop Vallabhaneni (Duke) 6-2, 6-3.
Callaway Clark lost to Michael Ross (Vanderbilt) 3-6, 1-6.
Jordi Redelijk lost to Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) 1-6, 3-6.
Blaine Hovenier lost to Kade Mindry (Cleveland State) 1-6, 4-6.
Jack Winkler lost to John Bernard (Florida State) 6-4, 4-6, 5-7.
 
R128:
Cloud lost to Joshua Dous Karpenschif (Flordia State) 7-5, 3-6, 1-6.
Steinhausen lost to Alex Petrov (Illinois) 4-6, 4-6.
Muniz- Hidalgo lost to Charl Mogran (Penn State) 5-7, 6-7 (2-7).
 
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