Wake Forest University
Oracle ITA Masters
Deacs Advance at ITA Masters, Gator Ranked +1
9/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMTennis)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's tennis team was in action at two separate tournaments Friday (Sept. 22) with Petros Chrysochos competing at the Oracle ITA Masters and a trio of Deacs beginning play at the Gator Ranked +1 tournament.
In Malibu, California, Chrysochos, the No. 1 seed in the field, drew a battle from Adam Moundir of Old Dominion in the Round of 16 at the Oracle ITA Masters. Moundir, ranked 35th nationally, took the first set from Chrysochos in a tiebreaker, 7-6(6). Chrysochos ranked third in the preseason polls evened the match at 1-all with a 6-2 victory in the second set and closed out the match with by a 6-3 margin in the third set.
The victory moved Chrysochos into the quarterfinals where he drew the No. 8 seed, Billy Griffith. Chrysochos jumped out to an early lead over Griffith, ranked 49th in the country, before closing out the first set with a 6-4 victory. The junior then punched his ticket to the semifinals with a 6-2 victory in the second set. In the semifinals, Chrysochos will face either fourth-seeded Michael Geerts of Arizona State or 14th seeded Victor Pham of Columbia.
Elsewhere, action began at the Gator Ranked +1 with freshman Yuval Solomon highlighting the day of competition in Gainesville. Solomon was placed in the Orange Draw where he drew No. 1 seed and seventh-ranked Alfredo Perez in the opening round. Yuval completed the upset with a straight-sets victory, 7-6(4), 6-3. He then won his second match of the day over a ranked opponent when he defeated No. 5-8 seed and 74th-ranked Chris Morin-Kougoucheff of Louisville, 6-4, 6-4. Solomon is set to take on Duarte Vale of Florida in the semifinals on Saturday.
Christian Seraphim was the No. 3 seed in the Orange Draw, but dropped his opening-round match to Giovanni Oradini of Mississippi State, 6-2, 6-4. The senior rebounded with a victory over Brandon Lancaster of Louisville in the consolation draw, 6-1, 7-6(4), to advance to the consolation semifinals where he will face Jake Stefanik of Kentucky.
Bar Botzer was placed in the Blue Draw of the Gator Ranked +1 where he fell to No. 4 seed (62nd-ranked) Trey Yates of Kentucky, 6-1, 6-1. Botzer responded with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Chase Perez-Blanco, the No. 5-8 seed and ranked 105th nationally. He will face Luis Erlenbusch of Tulane in the consolation semifinals.
Seraphim and Bozter teamed up in the Orange Doubles draw as the No. 3 seed, but fell 8-6 to the duo of Jubb/Rakic. They will face Schmitz/Moore of Tulane in the consolation semis. Solomon paired with Stefanik of Kentucky in the blue doubles draw where they dropped their first match, 8-4.
Action will continue at both tournaments on Saturday and conclude on Sunday.
Oracle ITA Masters
Singles Draw
Rd. 64 - #3 [1] Petros Chrysochos (WF) def. [32] Matt Kuhar (Bryant), 6-2, 7-5
Rd. 32 - #3 [1] Petros Chrysochos (WF) def. #35 [17] Adam Moundir (ODU), 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-3
QF - #3 [1] Petros Chrysochos (WF) def. #49 [8] Billy Griffith (CAL), 6-4, 6-2
Mixed Doubles Draw
Rd. 64 - [2] Daavettila/Chrysohcos (UNC/WF) def. [18] Ramos/Nguyen (Boston/Army), 6-2
Rd. 32 - [18] Mathis/Pham (Dartmouth/Columbia) def. [2] Daavettila/Chrysochos (UNC/WF), walkover
Gator Ranked +1
Orange Singles
Rd. 16 - Yuval Solomon (WF) def. #7 [1] Alfredo Perez (UF), 7-6(4), 6-3
QF - Yuval Solomon (WF) def. #74 [5-8] Chris Morin-Kougoucheff, 6-4, 6-4
Rd. 16 - Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. #46 [3] Christian Seraphim (WF), 6-2, 6-4
Con. QF - #46 [3] Christian Seraphim (WF) def. Brandon Lancaster (UL), 6-1, 7-6(4)
Blue Singles
Rd. 16 - #64 [4] Trey Yates (UK) def. Bar Botzer, 6-1, 6-1
Con. QF – Bar Botzer (WF) def. #105 [5-8] Chase Perez-Blanco (UF), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Orange Doubles
Jubb/Rakic (USC/MSU) def. [3] Seraphim/Botzer (WF), 8-6
Blue Doubles
[3] Oradini/Braun (MSU) def. Stefanik/Solomon (UK/WF), 8-4
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