Wiedenmann, Touliatos Go Unbeaten Saturday at ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying

TULSA, Okla. -- Tennessee's Luca Wiedenmann and Preston Touliatos kicked off the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships with a couple of singles victories in pre-qualifying Saturday at the Case Tennis Center.

Wiedenmann (Munich, Germany) advanced to the Round of 64 with a pair of straight-set singles victories Saturday. The Tennessee junior opened up with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over South Alabama's Samuel Serrano before dropping Miami's Dane Dunlap 6-2, 6-2 in a rematch from the Crimson Tide Four-in-the-Fall Championships earlier this month.

Touliatos (Birmingham, Ala.) also earned back-to-back singles wins in straight sets to move on to the Round of 64. The redshirt senior took care of Matej Svjetlicic (Western Michigan) 7-6(6), 6-1 and went on to defeat Cem Erturk (Fresno State) 6-1, 6-2.

Pat Harper (Brisbane, Australia) made his ITA All-American debut, falling to Murkel Dellien (Wichita State) 6-3, 6-1. The Tennessee rookie will next compete in the Pre-Qualifying consolation bracket.

The ITA All-American Championships continue Sunday and run through next Monday, Oct. 8. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee men's tennis, follow @Vol_Tennis on Twitter.

ITA Men's All-American Championships - Pre-Qualifying
Singles
Murkel Dellien (Wichita State) def. Pat Harper (UT), 6-3, 6-1
Luca Wiedenmann (UT) def. Samuel Serrano (South Alabama), 6-4, 6-4
Wiedenmann (UT) def. Dane Dunlap (Miami), 6-2, 6-2
Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Matej Svjetlicic (Western Michigan), 7-6(6), 6-1
Touliatos (UT) def. Cem Erturk (Fresno State), 6-1, 6-2

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Wiedenmann, Touliatos Go Unbeaten Saturday at ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying

Players Mentioned

Pat Harper

Preston Touliatos

Luca Wiedenmann

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