Hogs Grab 13 Wins on Day One of ITA Regionals
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Razorbacks wasted no time Thursday to put themselves in contention to win the ITA Central Regionals in Lincoln, snatching 13 match victories on day one. The 11 Hog players who traveled to Nebraska tallied seven singles wins and six more in doubles play and put themselves in prime position to make deep runs in both brackets.
Arkansas entered the tournament with a combined five seeded singles players or doubles teams, second-most in the tournament. Razorback sophomore Avery Zavala had the win of the day, taking down No. 14 seed Volodymyr Zakharov of Oral Roberts University, 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles Results:
Luke Hammond/Maxim Verboven (OSU) def. Foster Rogers/Josh Bortnick (ARK), 8-2
Riccardo Trione/Oscar Pinto Sansano (ARK) def. Edmond Aynedjian/Petro Alex (UND), 8-7(1)
Hunter Harrison/Jake Sweeney (ARK) def. Philip Olssen/Cameron Luhring (UNO), 8-5
No. 7 Aleska Bucan/Avery Zavala (ARK) def. Cian McDonnell/Riley Odell (UND), 8-2
Riccardo Trione/Oscar Pinto Sansano (ARK) def. Aaron Brewer/Jonathan Evans (ORU), 8-3
Hunter Harrison/Jake Sweeney (ARK) def. Mason Beiler/Justin Schlageter (OU), 8-7(8)
No. 3 Melvin Manuel/Adrien Burdet (ARK) def. Stefan Latinovic/Jackie Lin (WSU), 8-5
Singles Results:
Orel Ovil (WSU) def. Foster Rogers (ARK), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Matt Clegg (DU) def. Josh Bortnick (ARK), 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-4
Jake Sweeney (ARK) def. Alvaro Quintana (UNO), 7-6(5), 6-2
No. 13 Melvin Manuel (ARK) def. Gerhard Sullwald (UND), 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-4
Avery Zavala (ARK) def. No. 14 Volodymyr Zakharov (ORU), 6-3, 6-4
No. 11 Nico Rousset (ARK) def. Pavel Badaiants (SLU), 6-1, 6-1
Aleksa Bucan (ARK) def. Ethan Neil (CU), 6-1, 6-0
No. 16 Ezequiel Santalla (TU) def. Jake Sweeney (ARK), 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
Oliver Johansson (DU) def. Hunter Harrison (ARK), 6-4, 6-1
Adrien Burdet (ARK) def. Ignacio Vinas (ORU), 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(7)
No. 3 Oscar Pinto Sansano (ARK) def. Petro Alex (UND), 6-0, 6-1
Casey Ross (CU) def. Riccardo Trione (ARK), 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
Day two of play begins Friday morning with the first matches set to start at 8:30 a.m.
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