TULSA, Okla. – The Omaha men's tennis team continued its fall schedule at the 2018 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championship.
In the pre-qualifying draw,
Abdoul Ouattara upset Morgan Dill of Wake Forest 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. Ouattara fell in the next round to Carles Sarrio of SMU 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Hugo Piles opened with a split-set win over N.C. State's Tristan Smith 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Texas' Colin Markes ended Piles run in the next round 6-2, 6-0.
Davis Lawley fell to Bertus Kruger of TCU 6-2, 6-2. Lawley then defeated Andre Russo of Oral Roberts 6-2, 6-3.
Razvan Grigorescu had a bye until the qualifying round. Grigorescu opened his tournament with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Arizona's Alejandro Reguant. In the next round, he lost a split set affair to Alex Knaff of Florida State 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
The duo of Lawley and Ouattara fell in straight sets to Old Dominion's nationally ranked team of Aziz Kijametovic and Francois Musitelli 6-3, 6-1.
The Mavericks return to Tulsa in two weeks to take part in the ITA Central Region Championships, Oct. 18-22.
2018 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championship Results
Pre-Qualifying Singles
Ouattara d. Brett Morgan Dill (Wake Forest) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
Ouattara l. Carles Sarrio (SMU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Lawley l. Bertus Kruger (TCU) 6-2, 6-2
Reekie l. Filip Malbasic (Arizona) 6-1, 6-1
Piles d. Tristan Smith (N.C. State) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Piles l. Colin Markes (Texas) 6-2, 6-0
Pre-Qualifying Consolation
Lawley d. Andre Russo (Oral Roberts) 6-2, 6-3
Reekie l. Luis Morillo (MTSU) 7-6 (3), 6-1
Qualifiers
Grigorescu d. Alejandro Reguant (Arizona) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Grigorescu l. Alex Knaff (Florida State) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Qualifying Doubles
Lawley/Ouattara l. Aziz Kijametovic/Francois Musitelli (Old Dominion) 6-3, 6-1
