Wednesday, November 7
Surprise, AZ
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Oracle ITA National Fall Championships
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Laurent Rallies at ITA National Fall Championships
11/07/18 | Men's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Thomas Laurent notched a three-set win Wednesday to begin his campaign at the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Surprise, Ariz. He advances to face Ewan Moore of Tulane at 8 a.m. PT in Thursday's second round.
Wednesday Results
Singles – First Round
#8 Thomas Laurent (UO) def. #50 Alex Brown (Illinois) – 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
#22 Jan Zielinski (Georgia) def. Emmanuel Coste (UO) – 6-1, 7-5
Doubles – First Round
Andrea Bolla/Tim Ruehl (Arizona State) def. Thomas Laurent/Joshua Charlton (UO)– 2-6, 6-4, 1-0(5)
Playing the 100th match of his Oregon career, Laurent rallied from a set down for a win in his first singles match since Oct. 6 at the ITA All-American. After dropping the opening frame, the Oregon senior cruised through the second frame with the help of three breaks of serve. In the third, Laurent got another break for a 5-3 lead and went on to serve out the match.
Laurent, ranked eighth in the ITA preseason poll, is the No. 5 seed at the Oracle ITA National Fall event.
Oregon Top 5 – career wins
1. 93 – Jayson Amos (2013-17)
2. 90 – Robin Cambier (2010-14)
3. 84 – Sven Swinnen (2001-05)
4. 79 – Thomas Laurent (2015-pres.)
5. 76 – Daan Maasland (2012-16)
Laurent was back on the court Wednesday evening with teammate Joshua Charlton in the first round of the doubles draw. Despite winning the opening set, the Ducks fell to Arizona State's Andrea Bolla and Tim Ruehl.
Newcomer Emmanuel Coste dropped his opening match of the tournament to No. 22—and 11th seed—Jan Zielinksi of Georgia. The setback was just his second loss of the fall season. Coste qualified for the event by winning the ITA Northwest Regional in mid-October.
Thursday Schedule | | Live Scoring
Singles – Second Round
Thomas Laurent (UO) vs Ewan Moore (Tulane) – 8 a.m.
Emmanuel Coste (UO) vs Rrezart Cungu – 10:15 a.m.*
* - consolation
Doubles – Second Round
Joshua Charlton/Thomas Laurent (UO) vs Sven Lah/Jimmy Bendeck (Baylor) – 5 p.m.*
* - consolation
Tournament Notes
Wednesday Results
Singles – First Round
#8 Thomas Laurent (UO) def. #50 Alex Brown (Illinois) – 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
#22 Jan Zielinski (Georgia) def. Emmanuel Coste (UO) – 6-1, 7-5
Doubles – First Round
Andrea Bolla/Tim Ruehl (Arizona State) def. Thomas Laurent/Joshua Charlton (UO)– 2-6, 6-4, 1-0(5)
Playing the 100th match of his Oregon career, Laurent rallied from a set down for a win in his first singles match since Oct. 6 at the ITA All-American. After dropping the opening frame, the Oregon senior cruised through the second frame with the help of three breaks of serve. In the third, Laurent got another break for a 5-3 lead and went on to serve out the match.
Laurent, ranked eighth in the ITA preseason poll, is the No. 5 seed at the Oracle ITA National Fall event.
Oregon Top 5 – career wins
1. 93 – Jayson Amos (2013-17)
2. 90 – Robin Cambier (2010-14)
3. 84 – Sven Swinnen (2001-05)
4. 79 – Thomas Laurent (2015-pres.)
5. 76 – Daan Maasland (2012-16)
Laurent was back on the court Wednesday evening with teammate Joshua Charlton in the first round of the doubles draw. Despite winning the opening set, the Ducks fell to Arizona State's Andrea Bolla and Tim Ruehl.
Newcomer Emmanuel Coste dropped his opening match of the tournament to No. 22—and 11th seed—Jan Zielinksi of Georgia. The setback was just his second loss of the fall season. Coste qualified for the event by winning the ITA Northwest Regional in mid-October.
Thursday Schedule | | Live Scoring
Singles – Second Round
Thomas Laurent (UO) vs Ewan Moore (Tulane) – 8 a.m.
Emmanuel Coste (UO) vs Rrezart Cungu – 10:15 a.m.*
* - consolation
Doubles – Second Round
Joshua Charlton/Thomas Laurent (UO) vs Sven Lah/Jimmy Bendeck (Baylor) – 5 p.m.*
* - consolation
Tournament Notes
- The men's and women's singles finals will be streamed live on ESPN3 and later aired on ESPNU
- The men's and women's singles champions will receive wildcards to 2019 Oracle Challenger Series Event
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