Saturday, October 5
Tulsa, OK
All Day
University of Oregon
vs
ITA All-American Championships
Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com
Gritty Charlton Advances to ITA Main Draw
10/08/19 | Men's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. – With two wins Tuesday, sophomore Joshua Charlton is into the main draw of the ITA All-American in Tulsa, Okla. Charlton beat No. 91 Boris Kozlov of LSU in three, hard-fought sets in the final round of qualifying. Charlton won three singles matches over the past two days of qualifying.
The draw will be released later Tuesday at the completion of the qualifying rounds. The 2019 ITA All-American is being played at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the University of Tulsa campus.
"Josh showed great grit and determination in both matches today," head coach Nils Schyllander said. "I'm very proud of how he's competed and excited to see him keep playing this week."
Down 5-4 in the opening set, Charlton rattled off three-consecutive games—including two breaks—to take the 1-0 match lead. Kozlov erased a 3-0 deficit in the second to even the match and force a decisive set. With the third tied at 4-all, Charlton held his serve and then broke Kozlov in the next game to move on.
In his first of two matches Tuesday, the Aussie had a 7-5, 6-4 win over Pac-12 foe and 118th-ranked Tim Ruehl of Arizona State to advance.
Charlton opened qualifying Monday with a three-set win over Texas' Siem Woldeab. Charlton dropped the first set in a tiebreaker before rallying for the 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-4 victory. In his last outing, Woldeab beat three top-40 players on his way to winning the Gamecock Fall Invitational.
Charlton and Ty Gentry had a win Monday in the first round of the doubles qualifying draw. The Ducks' duo came away with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sean Hill and Matheus Leite of BYU. In the next round, however, Charlton and Gentry dropped their match against Mac Kiger and Simon Soendergaard of North Carolina.
Tuesday, Oct. 8 | Qualifying
Singles
Second Round
No. 115 Joshua Charlton def. No. 118 Tim Ruehl (Arizona State) – 7-5, 6-4
Third Round
No. 115 Joshua Charlton def. No. 91 Boris Kozlov (LSU) – 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
Monday, Oct. 7 | Qualifying
Singles
First Round
No. 115 Joshua Charlton def. Siem Woldeab (Texas) – 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-4
No. 110 Hamish Stewart (Tulane) def. No. 100 Emmanuel Coste – 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
First Round
No. 45 Joshua Charlton/Ty Gentry def. Sean Hill/Matheus Leite (BYU) – 6-1, 6-3
Second Round
Mac Kiger/Simon Soendergaard (North Carolina) def. No. 45 Joshua Charlton/Ty Gentry – 6-2, 7-6(6)
Saturday, Oct. 5 | Pre-Qualifying
Singles
First Round
Rafael Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Ty Gentry – 6-4, 6-2
Pat Harper (Tennessee) def. Riki Oshima – 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
With four Ducks in Tulsa for the ITA All-American, the remainder of the UO roster turns its collective attention to the UCSC Classic (Oct. 11-13) in Santa Barbara, Calif.
For more information about Oregon men's tennis, follow @OregonMTennis on Instagram and Twitter.
The draw will be released later Tuesday at the completion of the qualifying rounds. The 2019 ITA All-American is being played at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the University of Tulsa campus.
"Josh showed great grit and determination in both matches today," head coach Nils Schyllander said. "I'm very proud of how he's competed and excited to see him keep playing this week."
Down 5-4 in the opening set, Charlton rattled off three-consecutive games—including two breaks—to take the 1-0 match lead. Kozlov erased a 3-0 deficit in the second to even the match and force a decisive set. With the third tied at 4-all, Charlton held his serve and then broke Kozlov in the next game to move on.
In his first of two matches Tuesday, the Aussie had a 7-5, 6-4 win over Pac-12 foe and 118th-ranked Tim Ruehl of Arizona State to advance.
Charlton opened qualifying Monday with a three-set win over Texas' Siem Woldeab. Charlton dropped the first set in a tiebreaker before rallying for the 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-4 victory. In his last outing, Woldeab beat three top-40 players on his way to winning the Gamecock Fall Invitational.
Charlton and Ty Gentry had a win Monday in the first round of the doubles qualifying draw. The Ducks' duo came away with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sean Hill and Matheus Leite of BYU. In the next round, however, Charlton and Gentry dropped their match against Mac Kiger and Simon Soendergaard of North Carolina.
Tuesday, Oct. 8 | Qualifying
Singles
Second Round
No. 115 Joshua Charlton def. No. 118 Tim Ruehl (Arizona State) – 7-5, 6-4
Third Round
No. 115 Joshua Charlton def. No. 91 Boris Kozlov (LSU) – 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
Monday, Oct. 7 | Qualifying
Singles
First Round
No. 115 Joshua Charlton def. Siem Woldeab (Texas) – 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-4
No. 110 Hamish Stewart (Tulane) def. No. 100 Emmanuel Coste – 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
First Round
No. 45 Joshua Charlton/Ty Gentry def. Sean Hill/Matheus Leite (BYU) – 6-1, 6-3
Second Round
Mac Kiger/Simon Soendergaard (North Carolina) def. No. 45 Joshua Charlton/Ty Gentry – 6-2, 7-6(6)
Saturday, Oct. 5 | Pre-Qualifying
Singles
First Round
Rafael Izquierdo Luque (NC State) def. Ty Gentry – 6-4, 6-2
Pat Harper (Tennessee) def. Riki Oshima – 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
With four Ducks in Tulsa for the ITA All-American, the remainder of the UO roster turns its collective attention to the UCSC Classic (Oct. 11-13) in Santa Barbara, Calif.
For more information about Oregon men's tennis, follow @OregonMTennis on Instagram and Twitter.
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
2024 Oregon Men's Tennis | Washington Match Recap
Wednesday, April 17
Nils Schyllander: "It's like Christmas Day."
Wednesday, February 15
Brandon Lam: "I think we're right there."
Tuesday, February 25
Joshua Charlton: "We reset this week and have two huge opportunities."
Tuesday, February 25
