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All-American Main Draw
Hernandez Advances to Final 16 at All-American Championships
October 6, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 6, 2011
Tulsa, Ok. -Jose Hernandez advanced to the round of 16 at the All-American Championships, the first leg of the collegiate tennis grand slam.
Hernandez faced tough competition no day one. Despite garnering the tournament's #8 seed, Hernandez drew the nation's 10th ranked player, Pepperdine's Sebastian Fanselow in the first round. The Tar Heel junior beat the Waves' senior All-American 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.
In the late afternoon, Hernandez faced blustery conditions with winds sustained at 15-20 mph throughout the match. Hernandez fought off a set point at 7-8 in the first set tiebreak, and won four of the next five points to take the first set 7-6 (11-9). Hernandez then wore down Nebraska's Benedikt Lindheim 6-2 in the second set.
Hernandez advances to the Round of 16 on Friday against Illinois' Roy Kalmanovich at 10:30 am. Live scoring/video is available for the tournament at:
www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/MensAllAmerican.htm
ITA All-American Championships
Round of 64 Singles
Jose Hernandez [#9] d. Sebastian Fanselow [#10] (Pepperdine) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
Mitchell Frank (UVA) d. Brennan Boyajian [#38] (UNC) 6-1, 6-0
Round of 32 Singles
Jose Hernandez [#9] d. Benedikt Lindheim [#92] (Nebraska) 7-6(9), 6-2
Consolation Singles
Clifford Marsland [#51] (Tulsa) d. Brennan Boyajian [#38] (UNC) 7-6(6), 6-0
First-Round Doubles
Costin Paval and Dabe Webb (Oklahoma) d. #6-ranked Brennan Boyajian and Jose Hernandez (UNC), 8-5
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