Men’s Tennis Completes Three Tournaments on Fall Slate
All nine Razorbacks saw action across three tournaments as they continue their fall schedule.
Ben Weintraub competed in singles at the ITF 15K Futures Norman Open. Weintraub also played in doubles with partner Brendan Boland.
Lukas Palovic, Rudy Ceccon, Gabriel Elicha Navas, Brendan Boland, Timothee Andriveau, Connor Smillie and Louis Hull all played singles at the UTR PTT Fayetteville, hosted at Billingsley Tennis Center.
Two Razorbacks, Ben Weintraub and Jakub Vrba, finished the week in Waco, Texas, playing at the ITA Sectional Championships. Weintraub and Vrba both competed in singles and doubles.
Across the three tournaments, the Hogs tallied 24 total wins.
ITF 15K Futures Norman Open
Ben Weintraub – Singles
Qualifying First Round: lost to Luka Pow 3-6, 6-3, 7-10
Ben Weintraub/Brendan Boland – Doubles
Round of 16: def. Niccolo Boroni/Vlado Jankanj 3-6, 7-6, 10-5
Quarterfinals: lost to Joshua Charlton/Emile Hudd 6-7, 6-7
UTR PTT Fayetteville
Lukas Palovic – Singles
Group Stages: def. Bautista Leguizamon 6-1, 6-3
Group Stages: lost to Timothee Andriveau 5-7, 6-3, 3-6
Group Stages: def. Francisco Esnaola Perez 6-1, 6-3
Group Stages: def. Mohammad Alkotop 6-4, 6-0
Playoffs: lost to Mathis Bondaz 3-6, 1-6
Rudy Ceccon – Singles
Group Stages: def. Ege Cankus 6-2, 6-2
Group Stages: lost to Brett Gloria 6-4, 3-6, 1-6
Group Stages: lost to Kai Luca Ampaw 3-6, 2-6
Group Stages: def. Brendan Boland 6-1, 6-3
Playoffs: lost to Leonard Tramolay 6-7, 2-6
Gabriel Elicha Navas – Singles
Group Stages: lost to Nicolas Oliveira 2-6, 1-6
Group Stages: def. Connor Smillie 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Group Stages: def. Nathan Pitts 6-3, 6-1
Group Stages: def. Wesley Cotton 6-2, 7-5
Playoffs: def. Louis Hull 7-5, 6-4
Playoffs: lost to Kai Luca Ampaw 6-3, 4-6, 6-7
Brendan Boland – Singles
Group Stages: def. Brett Gloria 6-4, 6-2
Group Stages: def. Ege Cankus 6-3, 7-5
Group Stages: lost to Rudy Ceccon 1-6, 3-6
Group Stages: def. Kai Luca Ampaw 6-4, 7-5
Playoffs: lost to Nicolas Oliveira 1-6, 1-6
Timothee Andriveau – Singles
Group Stages: lost to Mohammad Alkotop 2-6, 3-6
Group Stages: def. Lukas Palovic 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Group Stages: def. Francisco Esnaola Perez 6-2, 6-2
Group Stages: def. Bautista Leguizamon 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Playoffs: def. Wesley Cotton 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
Playoffs: def. Leonard Tramolay 6-4, ret.
Connor Smillie – Singles
Group Stages: lost to Wesley Cotton 5-7, 4-6
Group Stages: lost to Gabriel Elicha Navas 6-3, 3-6, 2-6
Group Stages: lost to Nathan Pitts 6-4, 1-6, 6-7
Group Stages: lost to Nicolas Oliveira 6-7, 7-5, 1-6
Playoffs: def. Felix Bockelmann-Evans 6-2, 6-2
Louis Hull – Singles
Group Stages: lost to Mathis Bondaz 4-6, 3-6
Group Stages: def. Felix Bockelmann-Evans 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Group Stages: def. Leonard Tramolay 6-2, 6-1
Group Stages: def. Eldar Greinert 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
Playoffs: lost to Gabriel Elicha Navas 5-7, 4-6
ITA Sectional Championships
Ben Weintraub – Singles
Round of 64: lost to Cooper Westendick 1-6, 2-6
Consolation: lost to Ferdinand Klosters 5-7, 1-6
Jakub Vrba – Singles
Round of 64: def. Mariano Dedura Palomero 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Round of 32: lost to Zach Viala 6-7, 6-7
Ben Weintraub/Jakub Vrba – Doubles
Round of 32: def. Calvin Bauer/Devin Badenhorst 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinals: lost to Mariano Dedura Palomero/Abel Folger 3-6, 2-6
The Hogs will close out the fall with Brendan Boland and Connor Smillie competing at the NCAA Doubles Championships. The two are Arkansas’ first pairing to qualify for NCAAs since 2024. It will be Boland and Smillie’s first appearance at the NCAA Doubles Championships.
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