Men's Tennis October 09, 2015

Petronijevic advances at All-Americans

Oct. 9, 2015

TULSA, Okla./SAN DIEGO, Calif.- The Toreros battled in two tournaments on Friday. Uros Petronijevic (No. 30), Filip Vittek (No. 47) and Jordan Angus continued play at the ITA All-American Championships while four more USD players opened play at the Aztec Invitational at SDSU.

Petronijevic defeated No. 16 ranked Wayne Montgomery from the University of Georgia 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3. The USD senior now has consecutive victories over ranked opponents heading into tomorrows match against No. 29 Chris Diaz of Ohio State.

In his fourth consecutive match against a ranked opponent, Angus, battled North Carolina's No. 14 Ronnie Schneider. Schneider prevailed in straight sets 7-6(3), 6-3.

Head Coach Ryan Keckley was proud of what he saw from his players in Tulsa.

"There were a lot of highs and lows for the Toreros in Tulsa the past two days. We put ourselves in prime position for success. We compete hard for every point and have created opportunities for ourselves. We are very close to breaking through. If we move forward with the mentality that we have established this tournament, we will certainly get there. I continue to be impressed with our passion and spirit on the court and look forward to seeing what tomorrow will bring for Uki (Petronijevic).

Vittek competed in the consolation bracket on Friday after a close loss in Thursday's main draw. Today he faced Wake Forest's Christian Seraphim and fell 6-3, 7-6(5).

In doubles competition Angus and Vittek (No. 17) matched up against Ohio State's Herkko Pollanen and Mikael Torpegaard. In a tightly contested match the USD duo came up just short, losing a 6-4, 1-6, 1-0(12) decision.

In San Diego, James Ponwith, Pratt Keerasuntonpong, Romain Kalaydjian and Alexandros Araouzos competed in the first day of the Aztec Invite.

In singles play, Kalaydjian, picked up two wins in Flight 1 competition. He started the day with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory over UC Irvine's V. Bajpai. In his second match he claimed a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of UCSD's Justin Zhang. Tomorrow Kalaydjian will face USC's Rob Bellamy.

Araouzos fell in his first match in Flight 1 by a final score of 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to E. Tseng from UCSD.

Ponwith picked up a 6-2, 6-4 win in the first round of Flight 2 competition. In the second round, Thibault Forget topped Ponwith by a final of 6-0, 6-1.

Keerasuntonpong played Grand Canyon University's Rafael Lira in a close 7-6, 7-5 loss. Tomorrow he will face S. Murakami from Mesa, Ariz.

In double play, Kalaydjian and Araouzos defeated UCSD's Zhang and Tseng by a final score of 6-4. Tomorrow the duo will take the court against GCU's Alexander Roggenkamp and Felix Schueller. In Flight 2, Keerasuntonpong and Ponwith fell 6-2 to Jonathan Poon and Margaurd IC Irvine. They continue play tomorrow against San Diego State's Raul De La Torre and Sander Gjoles-Anderson.

2015 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships

October 3-12, 2015

Tulsa, Okla.

Singles Competition

No. 30 Uros Petronijevic (USD) def. No. 16 Wayne Montgomery (UGA) 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3

No. 14 Ronnie Schneider def. Jordan Angus (USD) 7-6(3), 6-3

Consolation

Christian Seraphim (WAKE) def No. 47 Filip Vittek (USD) 6-3, 7-6(5)

Doubles Competition

Herkko Pollanen/Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) def. No. 17 Jordan Angus/Filip Vittek (USD) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0(12)

Aztec Invite

October 9-11, 2015