Saturday, September 30
Tulsa, Okla.
6:00 AM PT
UC Irvine
at
ITA All-American Championships
Photo courtesy of Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
Luque Rico, Zamora Advance at ITA All-American Championships
September 30, 2023 | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. - The UC Irvine men's tennis team got out to a strong start Saturday at the ITA All-American Championships.
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Enrique Luque Rico and Noah Zamora led six Anteaters on the first day of prequalifying singles as they both advanced to tomorrow's Round of 64.
Luque RicoΒ opened with a 6-3, 6-4 victory overΒ Indiana's Jagger Saylor. He then took down Hank Trondson of Oklahoma, 6-3, 6-1.
Zamora netted a pair of three-set wins. He kicked off the afternoon with a 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3 triumph over Deji Thomas-Smith of Liberty, prior to outlasting UNLV's Anton Ornberg, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-0.
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Brandon Park and Ali AmiriΒ also won their first-round matches. Park dispatched David Mamalat of Presbyterian College, 6-2, 6-1, while Amiri upended Illinois State's Arvid Hjalte, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3.Β Park and Amiri both fell in the Round of 128.Β
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The 'Eaters return to action tomorrow for the second day of the ITA All-American Championships.
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Round of 128
Enrique Luque Rico (UCI) def. Hank Trondson (Oklahoma) 6-3, 6-1
Erik Schiessl (Oklahoma State) def. Ali Amiri (UCI) 6-0, 6-1
Ishaan Ravichander (Columbia) def. Brandon Park (UCI) 6-2, 6-0
Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-0
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Round of 256
Oliver Okonkwo (Illinois) def. Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3
Ali Amiri (UCI) def. Arvid Hjalte (Illinois State) 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3
Conor Gannon (Memphis) def. Rithvik Krishna (UCI) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Enrique Luque Rico (UCI) def. Jagger Saylor (Indiana) 6-3, 6-4
Brandon Park (UCI) def. David Mamalat (Presbyterian) 6-2, 6-1
Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Deji Thomas-Smith (Liberty) 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3
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Enrique Luque Rico and Noah Zamora led six Anteaters on the first day of prequalifying singles as they both advanced to tomorrow's Round of 64.
Luque RicoΒ opened with a 6-3, 6-4 victory overΒ Indiana's Jagger Saylor. He then took down Hank Trondson of Oklahoma, 6-3, 6-1.
Zamora netted a pair of three-set wins. He kicked off the afternoon with a 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3 triumph over Deji Thomas-Smith of Liberty, prior to outlasting UNLV's Anton Ornberg, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-0.
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Brandon Park and Ali AmiriΒ also won their first-round matches. Park dispatched David Mamalat of Presbyterian College, 6-2, 6-1, while Amiri upended Illinois State's Arvid Hjalte, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3.Β Park and Amiri both fell in the Round of 128.Β
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The 'Eaters return to action tomorrow for the second day of the ITA All-American Championships.
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Round of 128
Enrique Luque Rico (UCI) def. Hank Trondson (Oklahoma) 6-3, 6-1
Erik Schiessl (Oklahoma State) def. Ali Amiri (UCI) 6-0, 6-1
Ishaan Ravichander (Columbia) def. Brandon Park (UCI) 6-2, 6-0
Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-0
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Round of 256
Oliver Okonkwo (Illinois) def. Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3
Ali Amiri (UCI) def. Arvid Hjalte (Illinois State) 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3
Conor Gannon (Memphis) def. Rithvik Krishna (UCI) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Enrique Luque Rico (UCI) def. Jagger Saylor (Indiana) 6-3, 6-4
Brandon Park (UCI) def. David Mamalat (Presbyterian) 6-2, 6-1
Noah Zamora (UCI) def. Deji Thomas-Smith (Liberty) 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3
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