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Six Shockers Set to Compete at ITA All-Americans
Shocker Seniors Andrea Caligiana (Italy) and Eddie Stoica (New Zealand) along with Junior Murkel Delien (Bolivia) and Freshman Orel Ovil (Israiel) are amont the 256 players competing today in the ITA All-American pre-qualifying with the Top 16 pre-qualifers advancing to the qualifying rounds.
Shocker Seniro Haru Inoue (Japan) and Junior Marius Frosa (Romania) have already been selected for qualifying singles.
Prequalifying Singles (256 players)
256 automatic, at-large and wild card selections
Final 16 advance to Qualifying
Qualifying Singles (128 players)
112 automatic, at-large and wild card selections
16 players from prequalifying tournament
Players must win 3 rounds to advance to Main Draw (Final 16)
Main Draw Singles (64 players)
48 automatic, at-large and wild card selections
16 players from the Qualifying tournament
So singles play starts with a field of 416 players
Pre-Qualifying - Round 1:
Murkel Delien defeats Patrick Harper, Tennessee 6-3, 6-1
Eddie Stoica defeats Anu Kodali, North Carolina 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
Andrea Caligiana defeats George Hedley, Louisville 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Orel Orvil loses his Shocker debut to Diego Finkelstein, Georgia Southern 3-6, 2-6
Pre-Qualifying - Round 2:
Murkel Dellien defeats Nick Borchenko, Loyla Marymount 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Andrea Caligiana defeaats Barnabas Koncz, Oral Roberts 6-3, 6-2
Eddie Stoica defeats Tom Kruse (UMKC), 6-3, 7-5
Not a bad day for the Shocks winning 6 out of 7. Murkel, Andrea and Eddie will each need to win 2 more matches tomorrow to advance to the qualifying singles.
Third round action begins tomorrow morning with time TBD. Stoica takes on Hunter Tubert of Ohio State. Dellien faces the winner of Ryan Mueller of Wake Forest and Niklas Gerdes of Chattanooga. Caligiana takes on the winner of Collin Markes of Texas and Hugo Piles of Nebraska-Omaha.
Shocker Seniors Andrea Caligiana (Italy) and Eddie Stoica (New Zealand) along with Junior Murkel Delien (Bolivia) and Freshman Orel Ovil (Israiel) are amont the 256 players competing today in the ITA All-American pre-qualifying with the Top 16 pre-qualifers advancing to the qualifying rounds.
Shocker Seniro Haru Inoue (Japan) and Junior Marius Frosa (Romania) have already been selected for qualifying singles.
Prequalifying Singles (256 players)
256 automatic, at-large and wild card selections
Final 16 advance to Qualifying
Qualifying Singles (128 players)
112 automatic, at-large and wild card selections
16 players from prequalifying tournament
Players must win 3 rounds to advance to Main Draw (Final 16)
Main Draw Singles (64 players)
48 automatic, at-large and wild card selections
16 players from the Qualifying tournament
So singles play starts with a field of 416 players
Pre-Qualifying - Round 1:
Murkel Delien defeats Patrick Harper, Tennessee 6-3, 6-1
Eddie Stoica defeats Anu Kodali, North Carolina 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
Andrea Caligiana defeats George Hedley, Louisville 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Orel Orvil loses his Shocker debut to Diego Finkelstein, Georgia Southern 3-6, 2-6
Pre-Qualifying - Round 2:
Murkel Dellien defeats Nick Borchenko, Loyla Marymount 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Andrea Caligiana defeaats Barnabas Koncz, Oral Roberts 6-3, 6-2
Eddie Stoica defeats Tom Kruse (UMKC), 6-3, 7-5
Not a bad day for the Shocks winning 6 out of 7. Murkel, Andrea and Eddie will each need to win 2 more matches tomorrow to advance to the qualifying singles.
Third round action begins tomorrow morning with time TBD. Stoica takes on Hunter Tubert of Ohio State. Dellien faces the winner of Ryan Mueller of Wake Forest and Niklas Gerdes of Chattanooga. Caligiana takes on the winner of Collin Markes of Texas and Hugo Piles of Nebraska-Omaha.
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