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Tar Heels Selected For ITA National Fall Championships
November 1, 2019 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) today announced the initial list of qualifiers, at-large selections and wild cards for the 2019 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships that open Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Newport Beach Tennis Club and The Tennis Club at Newport Beach in Newport Beach, Calif.
University of North Carolina senior Josh Peck received a singles invitation, while senior Simon Soendergaard and junior Mac Kiger earned a doubles invite.
The Oracle ITA National Fall Championships features 128 of the nation's top collegiate singles players (64 men and 64 women) and 64 doubles teams (32 men's team and 32 women's teams). In its third year, having replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, it is the lone event on the collegiate tennis calendar to feature competitors from all five divisions playing in the same tournament.
A total of 40 men and 40 women earn automatic qualification into the singles draw based on their performance in a series of prior fall events (Oracle ITA Masters, Milwaukee Tennis Classic, ITA All-Americans, ITA Cup and ITA Regionals). Additionally, one Oracle Wild Card, two ITA Wild Cards and 21 at-large selections per gender receive entry into the championships. The doubles championships provide 19 automatic qualifiers per gender, with one Oracle Wild Card, two ITA Wild Cards and 10 at-large selections completing the field.Â
Four of the top 10-ranked individuals in the Oracle ITA Division I Preseason National Rankings are in the men's singles draw, including No.2 Christian Sigsgaard (Texas), No. 4 Yuya Ito (Texas), No. 8 Cukierman (USC) and No. 9 Jack Lin (Columbia). Ito and Cukierman qualified for the Fall National Championships after capturing the ITA All-American Championships and Oracle ITA Masters Championships, respectively.
The men's singles draw also includes ITA Cup Champions Alejandro Ibanez Gallego (Barry University; NCAA DII), Jose Dugo (Georgia Gwinnett College; NAIA) and Oscar Gabriel Ortiz (Seward County Community College; Junior College). Â
University of North Carolina senior Josh Peck received a singles invitation, while senior Simon Soendergaard and junior Mac Kiger earned a doubles invite.
The Oracle ITA National Fall Championships features 128 of the nation's top collegiate singles players (64 men and 64 women) and 64 doubles teams (32 men's team and 32 women's teams). In its third year, having replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, it is the lone event on the collegiate tennis calendar to feature competitors from all five divisions playing in the same tournament.
A total of 40 men and 40 women earn automatic qualification into the singles draw based on their performance in a series of prior fall events (Oracle ITA Masters, Milwaukee Tennis Classic, ITA All-Americans, ITA Cup and ITA Regionals). Additionally, one Oracle Wild Card, two ITA Wild Cards and 21 at-large selections per gender receive entry into the championships. The doubles championships provide 19 automatic qualifiers per gender, with one Oracle Wild Card, two ITA Wild Cards and 10 at-large selections completing the field.Â
Four of the top 10-ranked individuals in the Oracle ITA Division I Preseason National Rankings are in the men's singles draw, including No.2 Christian Sigsgaard (Texas), No. 4 Yuya Ito (Texas), No. 8 Cukierman (USC) and No. 9 Jack Lin (Columbia). Ito and Cukierman qualified for the Fall National Championships after capturing the ITA All-American Championships and Oracle ITA Masters Championships, respectively.
The men's singles draw also includes ITA Cup Champions Alejandro Ibanez Gallego (Barry University; NCAA DII), Jose Dugo (Georgia Gwinnett College; NAIA) and Oscar Gabriel Ortiz (Seward County Community College; Junior College). Â
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2019 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships
Singles Selection List
Tim Dollman, Auburn
Alejandro Ibanez Gallego, Barry University
Sven Lah, Baylor
Matias Soto, Baylor
Mateo Vereau, BYU
Sean Hill, BYU
Yuta Kikuchi, California
Nico Mostardi, Cleveland State
Jackie Tang, Columbia
Jack Lin, Columbia
Charlie Broom, Dartmouth
Duarte Vale, Florida
Lukas Greif, Florida
Philip Henning, Georgia
Jose Dugo Georgia, Gwinnett College
Alex Brown, Illinois
Zeke Clark, Illinois
Bennett Crane, Indiana
Kareem Allaf, Iowa
Tin Chen, Louisville
Andrew Fenty, Michigan
Ondrej Styler, Michigan
Stefan Milicevic, Minnesota
Giovanni Oradini, Mississippi State
Gregor Ramskogler, Mississippi State
Josh Peck, North Carolina
Richard Ciamarra, Notre Dame
Cannon Kingsley, Ohio State
John McNally, Ohio State
Kyle Seelig, Ohio State
Mason Beiler, Oklahoma
Matej Vocel, Oklahoma State
Luca Moldoner, Old Dominion
Tim Sandkaulen, Ole Miss
Joshua Charlton, Oregon
Athell Bennett, Purdue
Damon Kesaris, Saint Mary's (CA)
Gui Osorio, San Diego
Oscar Gabriel Ortiz, Seward County Community College
Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina
Raphael Lambling, South Carolina
Sangeet Sridhar, Stanford
Alastair Gray, TCU
Adam Walton, Tennessee
Yuya Ito, Texas
Siem Woldeab, Texas
Christian Sigsgaard, Texas
Val Vacherot, Texas A&M
Hady Habib, Texas A&M
Juan Carlos Aguilar, Texas A&M
Ewan Moore, Tulane
Kody Pearson, Tulsa
Joseph Guillin, UC Santa Barbara
Juan Pablo Mazzuchi, UCF
Gabriel Decamps, UCF
Keegan Smith, UCLA
Mor Bulis, USC
Daniel Cukierman, USC
Stefan Dostanic, USC
Riley Smith, USC
Ryan Goetz, Virginia
Bar Botzer,Wake Forest
Rrezart Cungu, Wake Forest
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Alternate List (In Order)
Corrado Summaria, Pepperdine
Jake Sands,USC
Dane Esses, Tulane
Connor Thomson, South Carolina
Johannes Ingildsen,Florida
Luca Wiedenmann, Tennessee
Davide Tortora, Mississippi State
Bradley Frye, USC
Jason Legall, FAU
Kent Hunter, California
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Doubles Selection List
Matias Soto/Ryan Dickerson, Baylor
Constantin Frantzen/Sven Lah, Baylor
Jack Lin/Jackie Tang, Columbia
Charlie Broom/David Horneffer, Dartmouth
Matt Summers/James Davis, Denver
Sean Sculley/Nick Stachowiak, Duke
Johannes Ingildsen/Brian Berdusco, Florida
Blake Croyder/Philip Henning, Georgia
Oliver Okonkwo/Will Davies, Iowa
Nikita Snezhko/Matt Clegg, Iowa
Victor Chaw/Pablo Caffarena, Lipscomb
Joey Thomas/Daniel Moreno, LSU
David Stevenson/Oscar Cutting, Memphis
Franco Aubone/Benjamin Hannestad, Miami (FL)
Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar, Michigan
Stijn Slump/Pavel Motl, MTSU
Mac Kiger/Simon Soendergaard, North Carolina
Richard Ciamarra/Tristan McCormick, Notre Dame
John McNally/Robert Cash, Ohio State
Dominik Kellovsky/Matej Vocel, Oklahoma State
Emile Hudd/Luke Hammond, Oklahoma State
Francois Musitelli/Jannik Giesse, Old Dominion
Joshua Charlton/Ty Gentry, Oregon
Ryan Seggerman/Payton Holden, Princeton
Alastair Gray/Jacob Fearnley, TCU
Yuya Ito/Christian Sigsgaard, Texas
Parker Wynn/Bjorn Thomson, Texas Tech
Gabriel Decamps/Juan Pablo Mazzuchi, UCF
Renato Lima/Dario Huber, University of Indianapolis
Daniel Cukierman/Mor Bulis, USC
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