Mitsui Reaches 100 Career Singles Wins, Multiple Vols Reach Finals at ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships

Thursday, October 10

West Lafayette, IN

University of Tennessee

ITA Regionals

Mitsui Reaches 100 Career Singles Wins, Multiple Vols Reach Finals at ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships

October 13, 2024 | Men's Tennis

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Tennessee men's tennis standout Shunsuke Mitsui earned his 100th career singles victory over the weekend as he and multiple Volunteers advanced to the final round of singles and doubles main draw competition at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, hosted by Purdue at the Schwartz Tennis Center.

The top-seeded singles player in the main draw of the tournament, Mitsui reached the 100-win mark on Saturday with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Piet Steveker of Louisville in the round of 32 in the main draw of singles play. He is the third UT player in the past two seasons to reach the 100-victory mark in singles, as Angel Diaz and Johannus Monday accomplished this feat this past season.

The senior continued to thrive after picking up his 100th career singles win, grabbing three more victories and advancing to the singles main draw finals.

Alex Kotzen has also been dominant on the singles courts during his time in West Lafayette. The New York native has picked up five wins to also send himself to the final round of the singles main draw.

Mitsui is set to face fellow Vol Kotzen in the finals on Monday at 11:30 a.m. With both individuals advancing to the finals, they have qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championships, taking place in Waco, Texas.

After earning a first-round bye, the doubles pair of Alejandro Moreno and Kotzen have steadily paced their way to the finals of the doubles main draw. The squad had a margin of victory by three or more points in each one-set match they played, and they also earned a 6-3, 7-6 (6) semifinal win over Jip van Assendelft and Facundo Yunis (Indiana) on Sunday. The duo is set to go up against Ondrej Horak and Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) on Monday at 9:00 a.m.

Moreno had himself a successful solo weekend as well, securing four wins in singles and making it to the semifinals of the singles draw on Sunday before eventually falling to Mitsui 6-4, 6-1.

For the tournament to date, the Vols have picked up 15 singles wins and five doubles victories.

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Sunday's Results
Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno def. Jip van Assendelft/Facundo Yunis (Indiana) 6-3, 7-6 (6)
Shunsuke Mitsui def. Hugo Coquelin (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-4
Alex Kotzen def. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 7-6 (2), 6-4
Alejandro Moreno def. Jip van Assendelft (Indiana) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Shunsuke Mitsui def. Alejandro Moreno (UT) 6-4, 6-1
Alex Kotzen def. Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2)

Saturday's Results
Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno def. Juan David Velasquez/Daniel Labrador (Purdue) 8-5
Alan Jesudason def. Ryan Cahil (Xavier) 6-1, 6-1
Shunsuke Mitsui def. Piet Steveker (Louisville) 6-0, 6-2
Alex Kotzen def. Will Mayew (Louisville) 6-3, 6-4
Alejandro Moreno def. Miguel Avendano Cadena (Louisville) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Shunsuke Mitsui def. Aleksa Krivokapic (Purdue) 6-2, 6-1
Alex Kotzen def. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Alejandro Moreno def. Juan David Velasquez (Purdue) 6-4, 7-5

Friday's Results
Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno def. Javier Tortajada Bautista/Glen Arnet (Austin Peay) 8-3
Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno def. Noah Viste/Kamil Kozerski (IUPUI) 8-1
Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason def. Nathanial Webster/Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) walkover
Maj Premzl/Aleksa Krivokapic (Purdue) def. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason 8-7 (3)
Shunsuke Mitsui def. Matthew Rankin (Kentucky) 6-1, 6-4
Alejandro Moreno def. Axel Sabourin (Southern Indiana) 6-1, 6-0
Alex Kotzen def. Ryan Cahil (Xavier) 6-4, 6-2
Jip van Assendelft (Indiana) def. Alan Jesudason 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

Thursday's Results
Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason def. Aidan William/Nicholas Shirley (Butler) 8-2