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Trojans Finish As Runners-Up At ITA All-American
October 06, 2014 | Men's Tennis
TULSA, OKLA. -- USC tennis' roll through Tulsa hit a snag today in the titles matches of the ITA Men's All-American Championships. The Trojans came up against some tough opponents in the singles and doubles championship matches to finish as runners-up in both realms.
Senior Yannick Hanfmann was lined up for both championship bouts, opening his day in the singles title match against Louisville's upset-minded #101 Sebastian Stiefelmeyer. Hanfmann is the first Trojan since 2007 to reach the singles final at the ITA All-American, where only one Trojan out of six has ever won the singles title -- Scott Melville, back in 1987. Hanfmann had been at full power through the first five rounds of this year's tournament. Weighing in as the #2 player in the nation, Hanfmann had taken out five previous opponents in dominating fashion with straight-set takedowns to punch his ticket to today's singles final. Robert Farah was the last Trojan to make it to the final, having finished as the 2007 runner-up. So, too, did Hanfmann's success story take a stumble in the final, as he came up against a tough Stiefelmeyer today. The Cardinal star, who had worked his way through qualifying and through the main draw, captured a 6-3, 6-2 win over Hanfmann to nab the title from the Trojan.
Hanfmann's busy day continued just a couple hours later, as he teamed up with doubles partner Roberto Quiroz for the doubles championship match in the afternoon. Hanfmann and Quiroz rank #19 in the nation in doubles, and were up against the top-ranked team in Tennessee's Libietis/Reese. The Vols proved their worth in registering a 6-3, 6-4 win over Hanfmann/Quiroz, who are the first Trojan team since 1985 to reach the ITA All-American doubles final. That one was an all-Trojan final, with Luke Jensen and Jorge Lozano defeating USC teammates Rick Leach and Tim Pawsat.
Complete USC results from Tulsa are below.
2014 Saint Francis Health Systems ITA Men's All-American Championships - Michael D. Case Tennis Center (Tulsa, Okla.)
MAIN DRAW DOUBLES
Round of 32 - Oct. 2
#19 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC) def. #13 Bednarczyk/Monette (IND) - 6-4, 7-6 (1)
Round of 16 - Oct. 3
#19 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC) def. #10 Lock/Nunez (FlaSt) - 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-0)
Quarterfinals - Oct. 4
#19 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC) def. #22 Austin/Johnson (Vandy) - 6-2, 6-2
Semifinals - Oct. 5
#19 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC) def. #37 Efferding/Szabo (TAMU) - 6-1, 6-4
Championship - Oct. 6
[1] #1 Libietis/Reese (TENN) def. #19 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC) - 6-3, 6-4
MAIN DRAW SINGLES
Round of 64 - Oct. 2
[2] #2 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. #36 Florian Lakat (MissSt) - 6-2, 6-4
#88 Quentin Monaghan (UND) def. #33 Roberto Quiroz (USC) - 6-0, 7-5
#39 Jonny Wang (USC) def. [8] #11 Harrison Adams (TAMU) - 6-3, 6-3
Round of 32 - Oct. 3
[2] #2 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) vs. #31 Lloyd Glasspool (TEX) - 6-1, 6-1
#39 Jonny Wang (USC) def. #43 Felipe Soares (TexTech) - 6-3, 6-3
Round of 16 - Oct. 4
[2] #2 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. [9-16] #18 Denis Nguyen (HAR) - 6-0, 6-3
[9-16] #17 Nathan Pasha (UGA) def. #39 Jonny Wang (USC) - 6-3, 6-4
Quarterfinals - Oct. 4
[2] #2 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. Nicolas Alvarez (DUKE) - 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals - Oct. 5
[2] #2 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) def. #20 Romain Bogaerts (WF) - 6-3, 6-3
Championship - Oct. 6
#110 Sebastian Stiefelmeyer (LOUIS) def. [2] #2 Yannick Hanfmann (USC) - 6-3, 6-2
MAIN DRAW SINGLES CONSOLATION
Round of 32 - Oct. 3
#33 Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. #14 Amerigo Contini (VaTech) - 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Round of 16 - Oct. 4
#33 Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. #30 Hunter Harrington (CLEM) - 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinals - Oct. 4
#33 Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. #25 Andrew Adams (SoCar) - 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Semifinals - Oct. 5
Chris Diaz (OhioSt) def. #33 Roberto Quiroz (USC) - 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
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QUALIFYING SINGLES
First Round - Sept. 29
AJ Catanzariti (TAMU) def. #124 Eric Johnson (USC) - 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3
Alex Gasson (DEN) def. [2] #47 Max de Vroome (USC) - 7-6 (5), 6-4
CONSOLATION QUALIFYING SINGLES
Sept. 30
#46 Jeremy Efferding (TAMU) def. #124 Eric Johnson (USC) - 6-3, 6-2
#47 Max de Vroome (USC) def. Ian Dempster (NCSt) - 6-3, 6-3
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