TCU
Hall of Fame/ITA Grass Court Invitational
Trio Win Titles at ITA Championship
9/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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FORT WORTH, Texas - Three TCU men's tennis players walked away with a title after competing in the first-ever Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational at the Bill Talbert Stadium Court at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., this past weekend.
No. 99 Jerry Lopez defeated two ranked opponents on his way to winning the Bjorn Borg Singles flight. Lopez was able to down No. 69 JC Aragone of Virginia, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8, while he was also able to beat No. 82 Alex Knight of Michigan (6-0, 6-2) and Tom Colautti of Princeton (7-5, 6-2) in straight sets.
The No. 41 pair of Trevor Johnson and Reese Stalder were also able to win the Woodbridge/Woodforde Doubles Draw with wins over opponents from Michigan and Virginia. The duo first downed Jathan Malik and Kevin Wong of Michigan, 8-6, before concluding the tournament with a win over Aragon and Luca Corinteli of Virginia, 8-7.
Junior Cameron Norrie was also in action this past weekend as he headed to Cary, N.C., to take part in the ATP Challenger Tour Event. Ranked No. 297 in the ATP at the time, Norrie was able to upend No. 178 Marcel Arevalo of El Salvador in the opening round with a 6-4, 6-3 victory before falling to No. 268 Tennys Sandgren of the United States, 7-6(4), 6-3, in the round of 16.
Quotes from the Weekend
Head Coach David Roditi
"This was a special experience for all of us. Playing on grass at the home of the International Hall of Fame for the first time in college history will be something to always look back and smile. I'm pleased for Jerry to have gone undefeated in the Bjorg top flight. He competed very well and played as greedy as I have ever seen him. I'm sure this tournament will help him build confidence for the season.
"Trevor and Reese won the 'Woodies' top flight in doubles beating two tough doubles teams. Against Virginia, they overcame a two breaks deficit which shows their ability to be resilient and find ways. I'm happy to see them start with such a positive result since we are strongly considering them to be a team for us. I personally enjoyed watching the way Reese finished the week playing more aggressive and trusting his game more. This will also help him for the upcoming tournaments.
"Overall it was a great experience in many ways and we are very thankful to Todd Martin for inviting TCU to be a part of it."
Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational Results
Bjorn Borg Singles Flight
#99 Jerry Lopez (TCU) def. #69 JC Aragone (UVA): 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
#99 Jerry Lopez (TCU) def. #82 Alex Knight (UM): 6-0, 6-2
#99 Jerry Lopez (TCU) def. Tom Colautti (Princeton): 7-5, 6-2
Rod Laver Singles Flight
Luca Corinteli (UVA) def. Trevor Johnson (TCU): 6-4, 6-2
Myles Schalet (UM) def. Trevor Johnson (TCU): 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
Alex Day (Princeton) def. Trevor Johnson (TCU): 4-3, ret.
John McEnroe Singles Flight
Reese Stalder (TCU) def. Carter Lin (UM): 6-4, 6-4
#84 Jathan Malik (UM) def. Reese Stalder (TCU): 6-4, 6-3
Luke Gamble (Princeton) def. Reese Stalder (TCU): 6-3, 7-5
Arthur Ashe Singles Flight
Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton) def. Scott Martinson (TCU): 7-5, 6-3
Kevin Wong (UM) def. Scott Martinson (TCU): 6-4, 6-2
Payton Holden (Princeton) def. Scott Martinson (TCU): 6-2, 7-6
Stan Smith Singles Flight
Gabe Tishman (UM) def. Gianni Mancini (TCU): 6-2, 6-2
Davis Crocker (UM) def. Gianni Mancini (TCU): 6-1, 6-1
Davey Roberts (Princeton) def. Gianni Mancini (TCU): 6-2, 6-1
Woodbridge/Woodforde Doubles Draw
#41 Trevor Johnson/Reese Stalder (TCU) def. Jathan Malik/Kevin Wong (UM): 8-6
#41 Trevor Johnson/Reese Stalder (TCU) def. JC Aragone/Luca Corinteli (UVA): 8-7
McGregor/Sedgman Doubles Draw
John Carcione/Ben Tso (Princeton) def. Jerry Lopez/Gianni Mancini (TCU): 8-7
Alex Knight/Carter Lin (UM) def. Jerry Lopez/Gianni Mancini (TCU): 8-2
Cary Tennis Championships - ATP Challenger Tour Results
R32: #297 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain def. #178 Marcelo Arevalo, El Salvado: 6-4, 6-3
R16: #268 Tennys Sandgren, United States def. #297 Cameron Norrie, Great Britain: 7-6(4), 6-3
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