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Vol Seniors Power Through Day Three of ITA Ohio Valley Regional
October 13, 2018 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee co-captains Timo Stodder and Preston Touliatos are the last Vols remaining in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship main draws following Saturday's action at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
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The UT senior duo, seeded second in the tournament, picked up back-to-back doubles victories to advance to the semifinals. Stodder/Touliatos opened the day with an 8-5 win over Chaw/Caffarena (Lipscomb) before topping SEC foes Penzkofer/Huempfner (Kentucky) 8-3.
Andrew Rogers/Pat Harper split two matches Thursday morning, first defeating Wesbrooks/Filho of Louisville 8-6 before falling to Butler's Shabat/Dragos 8-6 in the quarterfinals.
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Top-seeded Stodder (Berlin, Germany) earned a three-set singles win over Indiana's Brandon Lam by a score of 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 to move on to the quarterfinals. Touliatos and Scott Jones each fell in the round of 16 to end their respective runs at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional.
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Action continues Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center with the doubles semifinals at 9 a.m. followed by the singles quarters and semis. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee men's tennis, follow @Vol_Tennis on Twitter.
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ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships
Doubles
Round of 16
[2] Stodder/Touliatos (UT) def. Chaw/Caffarena (Lipscomb) 8-5
[11] Rogers/Harper (UT) def. Wesbrooks/Filho (Louisville) 8-6
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Quarterfinals
[2] Stodder/Touliatos (UT) def. Penzkofer/Huempfner (Kentucky) 8-3
Shabat/Dragos (Butler) def. [11] Rogers/Harper (UT) 8-6
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Singles
Round of 16
[1] Timo Stodder (UT) def. B. Lam (Indiana) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
[3] A. Cembellin (Indiana) def. Preston Touliatos (UT) 7-5, 6-3
[9] A. Bennett (Purdue) def. [7] Scott Jones (UT) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(2)
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The UT senior duo, seeded second in the tournament, picked up back-to-back doubles victories to advance to the semifinals. Stodder/Touliatos opened the day with an 8-5 win over Chaw/Caffarena (Lipscomb) before topping SEC foes Penzkofer/Huempfner (Kentucky) 8-3.
Andrew Rogers/Pat Harper split two matches Thursday morning, first defeating Wesbrooks/Filho of Louisville 8-6 before falling to Butler's Shabat/Dragos 8-6 in the quarterfinals.
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Top-seeded Stodder (Berlin, Germany) earned a three-set singles win over Indiana's Brandon Lam by a score of 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 to move on to the quarterfinals. Touliatos and Scott Jones each fell in the round of 16 to end their respective runs at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional.
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Action continues Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center with the doubles semifinals at 9 a.m. followed by the singles quarters and semis. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee men's tennis, follow @Vol_Tennis on Twitter.
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ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships
Doubles
Round of 16
[2] Stodder/Touliatos (UT) def. Chaw/Caffarena (Lipscomb) 8-5
[11] Rogers/Harper (UT) def. Wesbrooks/Filho (Louisville) 8-6
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Quarterfinals
[2] Stodder/Touliatos (UT) def. Penzkofer/Huempfner (Kentucky) 8-3
Shabat/Dragos (Butler) def. [11] Rogers/Harper (UT) 8-6
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Singles
Round of 16
[1] Timo Stodder (UT) def. B. Lam (Indiana) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
[3] A. Cembellin (Indiana) def. Preston Touliatos (UT) 7-5, 6-3
[9] A. Bennett (Purdue) def. [7] Scott Jones (UT) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(2)
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