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Harper and Prata Advance to ITA All-American Championships Qualifying Draw
October 06, 2019 | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – The Tennessee men's tennis program wrapped up the pre-qualifying draw of the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships Sunday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Sophomores Pat Harper and Martim Prata won four matches over two days during the pre-qualifying draw, advancing into the qualifying round. They join Scott Jones, Mark Wallner and Luca Wiedenmann, giving Tennessee five representatives in the qualifying draw – the most of any school at the ITA All-American Championships.
Harper took the opening set in his first match against NC State's Yannai Barkai, 6-0, and won the match after Barkai retired from play. His second match of the day came against Old Dominion's Jannik Giesse, going three sets. The Brisbane, Australia native won the match, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, punching his ticket into the qualifying draw.
Prata began his day facing another SEC opponent, South Carolina's Thomas Brown. Prata dispatched the Gamecock in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. With his win, Prata now has three victories over SEC foes at the ITA All-American Championships and has seven wins against SEC competition this fall.
The Lisbon, Portugal native locked in his place in the qualifying round with a straight-set victory over Oklahoma's Jochen Bertsch, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Prata is currently on a nine-match win streak and for the fall stands at 13-4.
Junior Andrew Rogers was in play Sunday as well, winning his first match of the day over Eduardo Roldan from TCU, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-2. The Brentwood, Tenn., native fell in his second match to California's Kent Hunter, 4-6, 4-6.
The ITA All-American Championships singles qualifying draw begins on Monday with all five Vols in action. The doubles qualifying draw begins Monday as well and UT will be represented by two parings, Andrew Rogers/Adam Walton and Pat Harper/Mark Wallner.
Pre-Qualifying Singles Results
Pat Harper def. Yannai Barkai – 6-0, ret.
Harper def. Jannik Giesse – 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Martim Prata def. Thomas Brown – 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Prata def. Jochen Bertsch – 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Andrew Rogers def. Eduardo Roldan – 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-2
Kent Hunter def. Rogers – 6-4, 6-4
Sophomores Pat Harper and Martim Prata won four matches over two days during the pre-qualifying draw, advancing into the qualifying round. They join Scott Jones, Mark Wallner and Luca Wiedenmann, giving Tennessee five representatives in the qualifying draw – the most of any school at the ITA All-American Championships.
Harper took the opening set in his first match against NC State's Yannai Barkai, 6-0, and won the match after Barkai retired from play. His second match of the day came against Old Dominion's Jannik Giesse, going three sets. The Brisbane, Australia native won the match, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, punching his ticket into the qualifying draw.
Prata began his day facing another SEC opponent, South Carolina's Thomas Brown. Prata dispatched the Gamecock in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. With his win, Prata now has three victories over SEC foes at the ITA All-American Championships and has seven wins against SEC competition this fall.
The Lisbon, Portugal native locked in his place in the qualifying round with a straight-set victory over Oklahoma's Jochen Bertsch, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Prata is currently on a nine-match win streak and for the fall stands at 13-4.
Junior Andrew Rogers was in play Sunday as well, winning his first match of the day over Eduardo Roldan from TCU, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-2. The Brentwood, Tenn., native fell in his second match to California's Kent Hunter, 4-6, 4-6.
The ITA All-American Championships singles qualifying draw begins on Monday with all five Vols in action. The doubles qualifying draw begins Monday as well and UT will be represented by two parings, Andrew Rogers/Adam Walton and Pat Harper/Mark Wallner.
Pre-Qualifying Singles Results
Pat Harper def. Yannai Barkai – 6-0, ret.
Harper def. Jannik Giesse – 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Martim Prata def. Thomas Brown – 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Prata def. Jochen Bertsch – 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Andrew Rogers def. Eduardo Roldan – 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-2
Kent Hunter def. Rogers – 6-4, 6-4
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