Men's Tennis Completes Two In-State Tourneys
All nine Razorbacks competed throughout last week at the ITF 15K Futures Tournament hosted at Billingsley Tennis Center, with three continuing play at the Little Rock Collegiate Tennis Tournament.
Rudy Ceccon, Louis Hull, Timothee Andriveau, Connor Smillie, Brendan Boland, Jakub Vrba, Lukas Palovic, Gabriel Elicha Navas and Ben Weintraub all participated in the ITF 15K Futures Tournament this past week. Vrba, Palovic, Elicha Navas, and Weintraub competed in the Main Draw. Vrba was also doubles partner to former Razorback Jared Horwood.
The three newest Razorbacks, Rudy Ceccon, Louis Hull and Timothee Andriveau, headed to Little Rock after to compete in the Little Rock Collegiate Tennis Challenge. In total, Arkansas compiled four singles wins and three doubles wins during the week.
ITF 15K Futures
Rudy Ceccon – Singles
Qualifying First Round: def. Loan Lestir 6-2, 1-6, 11-9
Qualifying Final Round: lost to JC Roddick 2-6, 2-6
Louis Hull – Singles
Qualifying First Round: lost to Noah Schlagenhauf 5-7, 3-6
Timothee Andriveau – Singles
Qualifying First Round: lost to Marko Milosavljevic 0-6, 2-6
Connor Smillie – Singles
Qualifying First Round: lost to Neo Niedner 6-7, 1-6
Brendan Boland – Singles
Qualifying First Round: lost to Vlado Jankanj 3-6, 1-6
Jakub Vrba – Singles
Main Draw Round of 32: lost to Dragos Nicolae Cazacu 7-6, 1-6, 4-6
Lukas Palovic – Singles
Main Draw Round of 32: lost to Alvin Nicholas Tudorica 3-6, 6-3, 2-6
Gabriel Elicha Navas – Singles
Main Draw Round of 32: lost to Tito Chavez 5-7, 6-3, 5-7
Ben Weintraub – Singles
Main Draw Round of 32: lost to Theo Papamalamis 3-6, 2-6
Weintraub/Palovic – Doubles
Round of 16: lost to Smillie/Boland 6-7, 4-6
Smillie/Boland – Doubles
Round of 16: def. Weintraub/Palovic 7-6, 6-4
Quarterfinals: def. Lestir/Milosavljevic 7-6, 6-2
Semifinals: lost to Rozin/Arcila 5-7, 1-6
Ceccon/Andriveau – Doubles
Round of 16: lost to Roddick/Tokac 2-6, 2-6
Vrba/Horwood – Doubles
Round of 16: def. Schlagenhauf/Stromberg 6-0, 4-6, 10-5
Quarterfinals: lost to Roddick/Tokac 2-6, 6-7
Little Rock Collegiate Tennis Challenge
Rudy Ceccon – Singles
Round of 16: def. Samuel Reeve 6-2, 7-5
Quarterfinals: lost to Jacopo Borsoi 2-6, 6-4, 4-6
Timothee Andriveau – Singles
Round of 16: def. Brenden Hanning 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
Quarterfinals: lost to Peplin Bastiaansen 2-6, 4-6
Louis Hull – Singles
Round of 16: lost to Benjamin Martin 6-2, 5-7, 3-6
Consolation Quarterfinals: def. Cornelius Shami 6-2, 6-4
Consolation Semifinals: lost to Samuel Reeve 6-0, 3-6, 9-11
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