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SEC Fall Classic
Smelyanski Reaches SEC Classic QF
September 20, 2014 | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Tennessee freshman Igor Smelyanski won two more matches Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC Fall Classic.
Smelyanski started his morning at Ring Linder Stadium with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Florida freshman Chase Perez-Blanco. In the afternoon, he rallied to beat Auburn's Maxime Hinnisdaels, a recent transfer from Texas Tech, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
He now faces Florida junior Diego Hidalgo, who primarily played No. 4 in the Gators' lineup last year.
Senior Hunter Reese nearly joined Smelyanski in the quarterfinals but lost a close match in the round of 16. He cruised past Arkansas' Johan den Toom 6-3, 6-2 to start the day but moved indoors for his next match because of rain. He dropped a pair of tiebreakers in a 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 loss to Vanderbilt's Rhys Johnson.
Junior Bartosz Sawicki and freshman Luis Valero both went 2-0 in their consolation singles matches. Sawicki, playing his first fall season, beat Vanderbilt's Tate Allwardt 6-4, 6-4 and LSU's Harrison Kennedy 6-1, 6-2. Valero beat Arkanas' David Herrerias 6-2, 6-3 and Thomas Mayronne 5-7, 7-5, (10-7).
Senior Andrew Dromsky scored his first singles win of the fall season and freshman Jess Jones earned a consolation win as well.
SEC Fall Classic
Saturday's Results
Main Draw Singles
Round of 32
Igor Smelyanski (Tennessee) def. Chase Perez-Blanco (Florida), 6-2, 6-4
[3] Hunter Reese (Tennessee) def. Johan den Toom (Arkansas), 6-3, 6-2
Round of 16
Smelyanski (Tennessee) def. Maxime Hinnisdaels (Auburn), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Rhys Johnson (Vanderbilt) def. [3] Reese (Tennessee), 4-6, 7-6, 7-6
Consolation Singles
Round 1
Bartosz Sawicki (Tennessee) def. Tate Allwardt (Vanderbilt), 6-4, 6-4
Jess Jones (Tennessee) def. William Albanese (Arkansas), 6-2, 7-5
Luis Valero (Tennessee) def. David Herrerias (Arkansas), 6-2, 6-3
Jeff Offerdal (Vanderbilt) def. Andrew Dromsky (Tennessee), 6-4, 3-6, (10-8)
Round 2
Sawicki (Tennessee) def. Harrison Kennedy (LSU), 6-1, 6-2
Valero (Tennessee) def. Thomas Mayronne (South Carolina) 5-7, 7-5, (10-7)
Ricardo Jorge (Ole Miss) def. Jones (Tennessee), 6-4, 7-6
Additional
Dromsky (Tennessee) def. Sam Swank (South Carolina), 3-6, 6-4, (10-7)
Zach Wilder (Ole Miss) def. Sunay Bhat (Tennessee), 6-4, 6-0
