Three Singles Players Advance At ITA Mideast Regionals

Friday, October 17

Durham, N.C.

All Day

Duke University

Day Two

Blue Devils Knock Off Rice For Fourth Straight Win

Three Singles Players Advance At ITA Mideast Regionals

10/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

By: Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. - The main draw of the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional started Friday morning with Duke earning wins in three of its four singles matches.

"Overall, we were very pleased with the way the guys competed today," said assistant coach Josh Goffi. "We came up short in a few matches but the important thing is that the guys put themselves in a position to win. That means the work they are putting in is starting to show. Tomorrow's matches will be good tests for our guys to see where they are at with their progression as players."

Duke got off to a fast start for the second straight day with wins in three of its four singles matches. Jared Pinsky defeated Jason Morgenstern of Wake Forest in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. Pinsky evens his record to 5-5 on the year and moves on to face Clemson's Rob Bijzak in the round of 64 on Saturday. Alain Michel also won in straight sets, taking down Louis Steyn of Liberty in the round of 128 by a 6-4, 6-2 count. Michel is now 5-4 in singles action and will advance to face the No. 16 seed in the tournament, No. 115 Damon Gooch of Elon. Freshman David Holland improved to 3-0 in his collegiate career with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Javier Tori of South Carolina-Upstate. Holland is scheduled to face the No. 21 seed in the tournament Roy Sichel of Winthrop. The only Blue Devil to fall in the round of 128 singles was freshman Luke Marchese who lost a close three-set match to Zach Watson of Radford 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

Two rounds of doubles were played on Friday. The Blue Devils won all four of the opening round matches with one team advancing to the round of 16. Christopher Price and Torsten Wietoska knocked off the No. 6 seed in the tournament, Alex Ahlgren and Enrique Olivares of East Tennessee State, in the first round of doubles, 9-7. Price and Wietoska went on to win 8-5 against Maryland's David Kwon and Nickolai Nielsen to move on to the round of 16. The Duke pair will take on Florida State's Drew Bailey and Maciek Sykut in the next round, a duo that eliminated the Blue Devils' No. 9 seed Dylan Arnould and Reid Carleton on a tiebreaker, 9-8, in the round of 32. Arnould and Carleton earlier had defeated Davidson's Callum Gee and Eric Noble, 8-3.

Also earning first round wins were the doubles teams of Kiril Dimitrov and Alain Michel as well as David Holland and Jared Pinsky. Dimitrov and Michel took care of business in the first round with an 8-1 victory over Brian Coxton and Maximillian Glodde of Winston Salem State. However, they advanced to face the top seed in the tournament and No. 2 ranked team in the country, Steve Forman and Cory Parr of Wake Forest, and would lose 8-2. Holland and Pinsky picked up an 8-1 win after qualifying for the main draw on Thursday. They downed Florida State's Chris Cloer and Chris Reiman before losing to the 33rd-ranked team nationally and No. 4 seed in the tournament, Virginia's Houston Barrick and Sanam Singh, 8-4.

Play will continue on Saturday with two rounds of singles to start the day. Duke still has six players remaining in singles heading into the round of 64. Playing for the first time in the tournament will be Reid Carleton, Kiril Dimitrov and Dylan Arnould, who all received byes in the first round of the main draw.

The tournament is taking place at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center in Durham, N.C. and the Cone-Kenfield Indoor Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.

2008 Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional Main Draw
Final Results - Day One

Singles
Round of 128
Jared Pinsky (Duke) def. Jason Morgenstern (Wake Forest) 6-3, 6-4
Alain Michel (Duke) def. Louis Steyn (Liberty) 6-4, 6-2
David Holland (Duke) def. Javier Tori (USC-Upstate) 6-2, 6-4
Zach Watson (Radford) def. Luke Marchese (Duke) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5

Doubles
Round of 64
Kiril Dimitrov & Alain Michel (Duke) def. Brian Coxton & Maximillian Glodde (Winston-Salem State) 8-1
David Holland & Jared Pinsky (Duke) def. Chris Cloer & Chris Reiman (Florida State) 8-1
Christopher Price & Torsten Wietoska (Duke) def. Alex Ahlgren & Enrique Olivares (East Tennessee State) 9-7
Dylan Arnould & Reid Carleton (Duke) def. Callum Gee & Eric Noble (Davidson) 8-3

Round of 32
No. 2 Steve Forman & Cory Parr (Wake Forest) def. Kiril Dimitrov & Alain Michel (Duke) 8-2
No. 33 Houston Barrick & Sanam Singh (Virginia) def. David Holland & Jared Pinsky (Duke) 8-4
Christopher Price & Torsten Wietoska (Duke) def. David Kwon & Nickolai Nielsen (Maryland) 8-5
Drew Bailey & Maciek Sykut (Florida State) def. Dylan Arnould & Reid Carleton (Duke) 9-8