TULSA, Ok – The University of San Diego men’s tennis team competed in the qualifying rounds in singles at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma Monday afternoon. While sophomore Filip Vittek picked up a win in the consolation bracket, juniors Uros Petronijevic and Jordan Angus fell in the first rounds.

Although keeping the momentum strong in the first set, Angus dropped a tight, three-set match against UNLV's Denys Pume 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(7). On the other side of the bracket, Petronijevic struggled against North Carolina State’s Nick Horton, falling 6-3, 6-2. 

However, the Toreros finished their singles run on a high note. Vittek competed in a thrilling match versus Nebraska’s Andrew Dzulynsky. After dropping a first-set tiebreak 7-4, Vittek came back to win the second set by an identical score and later taking the match 6-3 in the final set. Petronijevic also won his match in the consolation bracket, taking down Joao Monteiro of Virginia Tech 6-3, 6-3.

Fifth-seeded Angus and Vittek get set to compete this afternoon in the first rounds of qualifying in the doubles bracket.


ITA All-American Championships
September 29^th, 2014
Michael D. Case Tennis Center

Singles Competition

Qualifying – First Round

Denys Pume (UNLV) def. Jordan Angus (USD) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(7)

Nick Horton (NCSU) def. Uros Petronijevic (USD) 6-3, 6-2


Qualifying Consolation

Uros Petronijevic (USD) def. Joao Monteiro (VT) 6-3, 6-3

Maksim Kan (WF) def. Jordan Angus (USD) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2


Pre-Qualifying Consolation

Filip Vittek (USD) def. Andrew Dzulnynsky (UN) 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-3