TULSA, Okla. (SMU) – No. 39
Adam Neff advanced to the singles round of 32 of the ITA All-American Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Neff, who qualified for the tournament's main draw of a 256-player field, came away victorious in his first singles match versus No. 74 Hunter Heck in the round of 64 (6-3, 6-2) before falling to No. 2 Chris Rodesch of Virginia (7-6(7), 6-4).
No. 117
Liam Krall advanced to the final round of qualifying matches, defeating Kentucky's Jack Loutit (6-1, 7-5) and Pepperdine's Linus Carlsson Halldin (7-6, 6-2).
Neff teamed up with
Maks Silagy to compete in the doubles qualifying draw. The Mustangs' No. 57 duo advanced to final qualifying round after beating Auburn's Billy Blaydes and Will Nolan (6-1, 6-4).
"We saw some great tennis by our three Mustangs competing at the ITA All-American Championships," said Head Coach
Grant Chen. "Maks continued to make tremendous strides in both singles and doubles. Adam faced some of the best players in college tennis. Liam went 2-1 on the weekend, showing great development and growth from last season."
Singles Pre-Qualifying:
Round 1 – No. 95 Nick Kotzen (Columbia) def.
Maks Silagy (SMU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Consolation –
Maks Silagy (SMU) def. Oriol Fillat Gimenez (Louisiana) 6-1, 6-1
Singles Qualifying:
Round 1 – No. 117
Liam Krall (SMU) def. Jack Loutit (Kentucky) 6-1, 7-5
Round 2 - No. 117
Liam Krall (SMU) def. Linus Carlsson Halldin (Pepperdine) 7-6, 6-2
Round 3 – No. 87 Jay Friend (Arizona) def. No. 117
Liam Krall (SMU) 6-0, 6-3
Singles Round of 64:
No. 39
Adam Neff (SMU) def. No. 74 Hunter Heck (Illinois) 6-3, 6-2
Singles Round of 32:
No. 2 Chris Rodesch (Virginia) def. No. 39
Adam Neff (SMU) 7-6(7), 6-4
Doubles Qualifying:
Round 1 - No. 57
Adam Neff /
Maks Silagy (SMU) def. Billy Blaydes / Will Nolan (Auburn) 6-1, 6-4
Round 2 - Suresh Ekambaram / Holden Koons (Wake Forest) def. No. 57
Adam Neff /
Maks Silagy (SMU) 7-6(1), 6-2