Stodder, Touliatos Claim Birmingham Futures Crown

Saturday, October 27

Birmingham, AL

University of Tennessee

USA F29 Futures

Photo by: Maury Neipris/Tennessee Athletics

November 03, 2018 | Men's Tennis

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Tennessee senior co-captains Timo Stodder and Preston Touliatos captured the Birmingham F29 Futures doubles title Saturday afternoon at the Highland Park Tennis Center, as the duo capped off a 4-0 weekend with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over the American pair of Robert Kelly/Korey Lovett in the final.

The Volunteer duo did not drop a set throughout their run through the 16-team bracket, notching victories over the No. 1 and No. 4 seeds as a wild card selection. It was the first professional title for Touliatos and Stodder as they picked up 18 ATP rankings points as a pair.

Stodder (Berlin, Germany) also tallied six ATP points in singles, reaching the semifinals of the event's main draw for the first time in his career. The UT senior notably erased a 2-5 deficit in the second set to rally past the No. 7 seed Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi for a 6-2, 7-6(1) victory in the round of 16. He then clinched a semifinal berth with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win over Oscar Mesquida Berg, 6-3, 6-2.

The Tennessee men's tennis program will wrap up the fall schedule this week at the Knoxville Challenger, hosted from Nov. 4-11 at the Goodfriend Tennis Center. Stodder and Touliatos have each received wild card selections in the main draws of singles and doubles in the upcoming Challenger tournament.

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Birmingham F29 Futures
Doubles
Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos def. [1] Boris Arias/Justin Butsch, 6-4, 6-3
Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos def. Emmett Ward/Jarryd Woog, 6-4, 6-2
Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos def. Anderson Reed/Ricardo Rodriguez, 6-1, 7-5
Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos def. [4] Robert Kelly/Korey Lovett, 6-4, 6-3
Singles
Timo Stodder def. Alan Kohen, 6-4, 6-3
Timo Stodder def. [7] Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi, 6-2, 7-6(1)
Timo Stodder def. Oscar Mesquida Berg, 6-3, 6-2
[5] Ricardo Rodriguez def. Timo Stodder, 6-4, 6-4