Six Razorbacks Compete on Day Two of ITA All-American Championships
TULSA, Okla. – The Arkansas men’s tennis team had six members of its squad competing Sunday in Tulsa, Okla. at the ITA All-American Championships. Both Gabriel Elicha Navas and Ben Weintraub were in action in the Round of 128 of prequalifying in singles, while the rest were in consolation bracket action.
Elicha Navas fell to Nicholas Heng (Auburn) in two sets, 6-7 (2), 2-6. Weintraub lost a hard-fought match against Wil Jenkins (New Jersey Tech), 3-6, 7-6 (4), 3-6.
In the prequalifying singles consolation bracket, Eric Padgham fell to Constantinos Djakouris (North Carolina), 1-6, 1-6.
On the doubles side, Palovic/Pougault secured a 7-5, 7-6 (5) victory over Dinh Viet/Kruger (Weber State) to move on to the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket. Boland/Elicha Navas lost their Round of 16 match to Branchetti/Fairclough (Gonzaga), 3-6, 4-6. Palovic/Pougault will face Branchetti/Fairclough in the quarterfinals, with the time and date to be determined.
Times for upcoming Razorback matches at the ITA All-American Championships will be announced on our social media pages when they are made available.
Prequalifying Singles Results
Jenkins (New Jersey Tech) def. Weintraub (Arkansas), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3
Heng (Auburn) def. Elicha Navas (Arkansas), 7-6 (2), 6-2
Prequalifying Singles Consolation Draw Results
Constantinos Djakouris (North Carolina) def. Eric Padgham (Arkansas), 6-1, 6-1
Prequalifying Doubles Consolation Draw Results
Palovic/Pougault (Arkansas) def. Dinh Viet/Kruger (Weber State), 7-5, 7-6 (5)
Branchetti/Fairclough (Gonzaga) def. Boland/Elicha Navas (Arkansas), 6-3, 6-4
For all information regarding the ITA All-American Championships, visit the tournament homepage to find draws, schedule of play and results. Prequalifying and qualifying round matches will be streamed on TrackTennis while Cracked Racquets is set to provide a crosscourt cast of main draw action starting on Wednesday. Fans can watch the main draw streams on the ITA YouTube page.
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