CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association
(ITA) released its draws for the 2014 USTA/ITA Small College West
Regional tournament on Sept. 24 and the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
men’s tennis team has garnered 12 singles slots, while six
doubles teams from CMS have been selected. The tournament which
runs over the weekend from Friday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Sept.
28, is being hosted by Pomona-Pitzer, with matches being played at
both CMS’ Biszantz Family Tennis Center and
Pomona-Pitzer’s Pauley Tennis Complex. For more information,
please visit Pomona-Pitzer’s host webpage.
CMS Singles Participants and Results
Warren Wood: The senior captain
reached the Round of 16 at the ITA Small College Regionals in 2013
as a junior…He is top seed in 2014 in the 64-man West
Regional field…Defeated Cal Lutheran’s Jesse Knight in
his opening match 6-0, 6-1, then defeated Redlands' Joey Dulle 6-4,
6-2…Defeated Pomona-Pitzer's Spencer Simonides 6-2, 6-3 in
the Round of 16 and 6th seeded Jake Yasgoor 6-2, 6-1 in the
quarterfinals...Will face unseeded teammate Glenn Hull in the
semifinals at 9:00 AM on Sunday...In the 2013-14 season, had an
11-2 tournament record in singles play and went 21-6 and dual
matches…Finished as the Division III national runner-up in
the 2014 NCAA Division III Singles Championships.
Nik Marino: The senior captain did not
participate in the Small College Regionals in 2013 as a junior
because he was abroad…He is the No. 2 seed in the 2014 Small
College Regionals…Defeated Ian Ross of Whittier 6-1, 6-1 in
the first round, then beat Jimmy Soper of UC Santa Cruz 6-1, 6-1 to
reach the Round of 16…Beat Redlands' Parker Wilson 6-0, 6-2
in the Round of 16, then unseeded teammate Bryan Mehall 6-3, 6-4 in
the quarters...Faces 5th seeded Patrick Lipscomb of Redlands in the
semis at 9:00 AM on Sunday...Had a 7-2 singles record in tournament
play and an overall record of 27-6 in 2013-14…Was a
semifinalist in the 2014 NCAA Division III Championships singles
competition.
Skyler Butts: Won the 2013 Small
College ITA West Regional and finished second at Nationals…He
is the No. 4 seed in this year’s regional…Defeated
Brett Buford of Chapman 6-0, 6-1 in the opening round, and Sean
Hollister of UC Santa Cruz 6-2, 6-4 in the second round…Beat
Jake Ly of Redlands 6-2, 6-4 in the Round of 16 before falling to
5th seeded Patrick Lipscomb of Redlands 7-6(6), 6-2 in the quarters
...Posted an 11-3 singles record in tournament play and was 33-3
overall in 2013-14.
Daniel Morkovine: A quarterfinalist as
a freshman at the 2013 Small College Regionals…Beat Redlands
players Max Licona and Teddy Jones in the opening rounds by scores
of 7-5, 6-0, and 6-4, 6-4…Lost to 6th seed Jake Yasgoor of
Pomona-Pitzer in the Round of 16 by a score of 6-2, 5-7,
6-2...Posted a 4-2 singles record in tournament play and was 22-5
overall in 2013-14.
Glenn Hull: Won the consolation
bracket in 2013…Defeated Whittier's Tyler Linscott 6-1, 6-2
in the opening round, and then beat 9th seeded Justin Thompson of
Chapman 6-1, 6-1 in the second round…Defeated Pomona-Pitzer's
Graham Maassen 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 16 and then 3rd seeded
Moises Cardenas of Cal Lutheran 6-2, 6-1 in the quarters...Faces
top seeded teammate Warren Wood at 9:00 AM on Sunday in the
semis...Went 6-2 in tournaments and 15-3 overall in singles during
the 2013-14 season.
Bryan Mehall: Defeated Jack Berger of
Colorado College in the first round 6-0, 6-2, then toppled 9th seed
Antony Bello of Pomona-Pitzer 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the Round of
16…Defeated Pomona-Pitzer's Joshua Kim 6-2, 3-0 Ret in the
Round of 16, then fell in the quarters to 2nd seeded teammate Nik
Marino 6-3, 6-4...Went 2-2 in tournaments and 5-3 overall in
singles play in 2013-14.
Patrick Wildman: Made his Stags Tennis
debut by beating 9th seed Connor Treacey of Cal Lutheran in the
opening round 6-2, 6-3...lost to Pomona-Pitzer's Kaylan Chadalavada
6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the second round.
Lestter Yeh: Lost to 6th seeded Jake
Yasgoor of Pomona-Pitzer 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round before
winning his first match in the consolation draw over Colorado
College's Jason Guitierrez by a 6-0, 6-1 score…Took out
Alexander Flora of UC Santa Cruz in the second round 6-0, 6-4, and
Avery Chernin of Occidental in the quarters 6-3, 6-4...Will face
Pomona-Pitzer's Thomas Low in the semis of the 1st round
consolation draw at 9:00 AM on Sunday...Finished 3-2 in tournaments
and 10-3 overall in singles play in 2013-14.
Max Macey: Made the quarterfinals of
2013 Small College Regionals…Defeated Cal Lutheran’s
Lucas Tilly in the opening round 6-2, 6-1 before falling to
Pomona-Pitzer's Joshua Kim 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in his second
match…Defeated UC Santa Cruz's Chetan Munugal 7-5, 6-1 in the
opening match of the 2nd round consolation draw, then defeated UC
Santa Cruz's Derek Levchenko in the quarters 6-4, 3-6,
(10-8)...Will face Chapman's Justin Thompson in the semis at 9:00
AM on Sunday...Went 5-2 in tournaments and 12-2 overall in singles
matches in 2013-14.
Alex Brenner: Lost to third-seeded and
2013 semifinalist Moises Cardenas from Cal Lutheran 6-3, 6-3 in the
opening round, then won his first round in the consolation draw
over Lucas Tilly of Cal Lutheran, 6-4, 6-1...lost in the second
round to Pomona-Pitzer's Thomas Low 7-6(2), 6-4.
Oliver Seifert: Lost to fifth-seeded
Patrick Lipscomb of Redlands 6-2, 6-3 in the opening round before
winning his first round in the consolation draw 1-6, 7-6, (10-5)
over Garrett Deguchi of UC Santa Cruz...beat Graham Leahy of
Redands 6-3, 6-0 in the second round before falling to
Pomona-Pitzer's Thomas Low 3-6, 6-3, (10-8) in the quarters.
Max Sacks: Lost to
Pomona-Pitzer’s Spencer Simonides 6-4, 6-0 in the opening
round, then lost in the first round of the consolation draw to Cal
Lutheran's Gio Valdez 6-3, 4-3 Ret.
CMS Doubles Team Participants and Results
Wood and Marino: The duo is the
top-seeded doubles team in the 32 team regional…Defeated
Burchett and Licona from Redlands in the opening round 8-3, then
advanced to the quarterfinals with an 8-1 win over Chapman's
Thompson and Mittledorf...Defeated Suchodolski and Jones of
Redlands 8-3 in the quarters, and then Maassen and Simonides of
Pomona-Pitzer 8-6 in the semis...They face Pomona-Pitzer's Hudson
and Chadalavada in the championship match on Sunday afternoon.
Butts and Morkovine: The duo is the
fifth-seeded doubles team at the regional...Defeated Tufenkian and
Tilly of Cal Lutheran 8-1, and then Dancu and Howard of Occidental
8-4 to reach the quarterfinals...Defeated 2nd seeds Lipscomb and
Leahy of Redlands 8-5 in the quarters before falling to
Pomona-Pitzer's Hudson and Chadalavada 8-5 in the semis.
Mehall and Yeh: Defeated
seventh-seeded Treacy and Valdez of Cal Lutheran 9-7 before falling
to Pomona-Pitzer's Chadalavada and Hudson 8-3 in the second
round...Lost to Cal Lutheran's Slater and Knight 8-5 in the semis
of the 2nd round doubles consolation.
Seifert and Sacks: Lost to
fourth-seeded Yasgoor and Bello of Pomona-Pitzer 8-3 in the opening
round...Won their opening round in the 1st round consolation draw
over Colorado College's Burger and Guitierrez 8-6, before
withdrawing in the quarters (Sacks hamstring).
Hull and Wildman: Withdrew from their
first round match (Wildman heat stroke).
Macey and Brenner: Lost to Redlands'
Suchodolski and Jones 8-3 in the opening round...Defeated
Whittier's Farmer and Stanko 8-4 in the opening round of the 1st
round consolation draw before falling to UC Santa Cruz's Stone and
Sirovica 9-8(5) in the quarters.
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