SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Pietro Fellin and Lisa Zaar of the Pepperdine men's and women's tennis programs had strong showings on Friday at the Barnes Tennis Center, with both collecting multiple straight-set, ranked wins to advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Fellin (Milan, Italy) defeated the #105 and #21 nationally ranked players in consecutive outings.
Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden) reached the women's consolation semifinal, which will also be played on Saturday, by defeating the #31 and #29 ranked singles players in America.
The doubles pair of Zaar and Victoria Flores (Fort Dodge, Iowa) won on Friday night in straight sets to advance to Saturday's main draw quarterfinal.
ITA FALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (Men)
SINGLES
Main Draw
Round of 16
#72 Chidekh (Washington) def. Andrew Rogers 6-2, 6-3
Consolation Draw
Round of 16
Pietro Fellin def. #105 Musitelli (Kentucky) 6-4, 6-3
Quarterfinal
Pietro Fellin def. #21 Slavic (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-4
ITA FALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (Women)
SINGLES
Consolation Draw
Round of 16
#53 Lisa Zaar def. #31 Miller (Michigan) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinal
#53 Lisa Zaar def. #29 Akli (South Carolina) 7-5, 6-3
DOUBLES
Main Draw
Round of 16
Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar def. Alsola/Richardson (Cal) 6-4, 6-2
JACK KRAMER INVITATIONAL RESULTS (Men)
SINGLES
Main Draw
Round of 32
Corrado Summaria def. Brady (UCSB) 6-2, 6-2
Linus Carlsson Halldin def. Castro (San Diego State) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Round of 16
Corrado Summaria def. Leather (Cal Poly) 7-5, 6-3
Middleton (Arizona) def. Linus Carlsson Halldin 6-4, 6-3
DOUBLES
Main Draw
Round of 16
Linus Carlsson Halldin/Corrado Summaria def. Schaber/Stater (San Diego) 8-6
JACK KRAMER INVITATIONAL RESULTS (Women)
SINGLES
Main Draw
Round of 32
Nikki Redelijk def. Hummel (Fresno State) 6-2, 6-1
Anastasia Iamachkine def. Suh (Cal State Fullerton) 7-5, 6-1
Savannah Broadus def. Ackerman (Cal Poly) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0
Round of 16
#59 Shiori Fukuda def. Catanzarite (UCLA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Nikki Redelijk def. Bente (Cal Poly) 6-2, 6-1
Anastasia Iamachkine def. Fry (Arizona) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Savannah Broadus def. Wilkins (Cal State Fullerton) 6-2, 6-0
DOUBLES
Main Draw
Round of 16
Anastasia Iamachkine/Nikki Redelijk def. Duffy/Tobrand (Cal State Fullerton) 8-6
The Waves will be back in action tomorrow in singles and doubles, with Zaar and Fellin's consolation matches kicking off at 11:00 a.m. The doubles quarterfinal begins at noon. Visit the ITA National Fall Championship headquarters for times, draws, video and stats.