TULSA, Oklahoma – The Pepperdine men's tennis team racked up 15 wins over four days in the pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds, seeing three individuals move on to the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships that start on Wednesday.
Both of Pepperdine's nationally ranked players handled business in the qualifying round, as #117 Daniel De Jonge (Vlissingen, Netherlands) and #125 Tim Zeitvogel (Baden-Baden, Germany) had strong showings. Zeitvogel took down the #53 player in the country, Dimitri Badra from ETSU, in the process.
Eric Hadigian (Sacramento, Calif./Gonzaga) got hot at the right time, going undefeated in the pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds to go a perfect 7-0 so far in Tulsa. Hadigian defeated two ranked opponents, including one ranked #52 in America – Fabien Salle from Arizona State.
RESULTS
SINGLES
Pre-qualifying
Round of 256
Eric Hadigian def. Sklenka (Omaha) 6-3, 7-5
Round of 128
Andrew Rogers def. Schifris (Drake) 6-4, 7-6
Eric Hadigian def. Azoides (Texas Tech) 6-7 (7), 7-5 (4), 10-3
Round of 64
Eric Hadigian def. Engelhardt (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-0
Andrew Rogers def. Cloud (SMU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Round of 32
Eric Hadigian def. McKennon (Arizona State) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Mandlik (Oklahoma) def. Andrew Rogers 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
Qualifying
Round of 128
#117 Daniel De Jonge def. Kryvchun (Boise State) 6-4, 6-2
Eric Hadigian def. Sculley (Duke) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
#125 Tim Zeitvogel def. #53 Badra (ETSU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Round of 64
#117 Daniel De Jonge def. Staeheli (NC State) 6-3, 6-1
Eric Hadigian def. #52 Salle (Arizona State) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
#125 Tim Zeitvogel def. Cassone (Arizona State) 6-1, 6-4
Round of 32
#117 Daniel De Jonge def. #42 Kikuchi (Cal) 6-1, 7-5
#125 Tim Zeitvogel def. Busleiman (Utah) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
Eric Hadigian def. #123 Lapadat (Kentucky) 6-4, 6-4
DOUBLES
Qualifying Round
Round of 64
Daniel De Jonge/Eric Hadigian def. Siddall/Jones Thelwall (Tulsa) 6-2, 6-4
Neff/Thamma (SMU) def. Andrew Rogers/Tim Zeitvogel 6-3, 7-5
Round of 32
Henning/Stewart (Georgia) def. Daniel De Jonge/Eric Hadigian 6-4, 6-3
The main draw for the Waves begins tomorrow in Tulsa. Draws and times are TBD.
