Michigan
ITA All-American Prequalifying
Farah Advances to Qualifier at ITA All-American Championships
10/13/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: Austin, Texas (Penick-Allison Tennis Center)
Event: ITA All-American Championships (Pre-qualifying)
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Wednesday, Oct. 14 -- at ITA All-American Championships Qualifying (Austin, Texas)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Nine members of the University of Michigan men's tennis team began pre-qualifying action at the All-American Championships, sponsored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The 255-player tournament was held at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
Senior William Farah (Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) advanced to the qualifying portion of the draw after posting a 4-0 record in the pre-qualifier. Farah will continue competition in the 64-player qualifying field with hopes of advancing to the main draw.
Matt Wright (Wichita, Kan./Collegiate School) began his junior year impressively, reaching the quarterfinal portion of the pre-qualifying tournament before losing in the deciding match for advancement to the qualifier. Wright finished with a 4-1 record.
The Wolverines' other top singles performance came from freshman Henry Beam (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix HS), who finished pre-qualifying with a 2-1 record.
In doubles, Farah teamed with junior Brad McFarlane (Kingston, Ontario/Bayridge Secondary HS) to reach the third round before finishing with a 2-1 record. Wright combined with freshman Danny McCain (Largo, Fla./The Canterbury School) and advanced to the third round before falling to UCLA's Brandon Kramer and Noah Newman.
Michigan's next fall tournament will be Nov. 6-9 at the Rolex Region IV Championships at Michigan State University. The tournament will determine the top singles and doubles players in the region.
Following are match-by-match singles and doubles results:
SINGLES
Matt Wright
First Round - d. Juan Hamdan (Nebraska), 6-2, 6-1
Second Round - d. Dan Healey (Mississippi State), 6-2, 6-4
Third Round - d. Jason Marshall (Purdue), 7-5(5), 4-6, 7-6(8)
Fourth Round - d. Pable Bellagamba (Clemson), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Quarterfinals - l. Thomas Bohun (UC-Irvine), 6-3, 1-0 retired
Finished with a 4-1 record
William Farah
First Round - d. Kolie Van Zyl (UAB), 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
Second Round - d. John Pontikas (Texas-San Antonio), 6-3, 6-3
Third Round - d. Carter Guillermo (Oregon), 6-4, 6-2
Fourth Round - d. Mason Snider (Alabama), 6-3, 7-5
Advanced to Tournament Qualifier with a 4-0 record
Henry Beam
First Round - d. T.S. Ahrend (East Central), 6-0, 6-0
Second Round - d. Tadej Senk (Georgia State), 6-4, 6-0
Third Round - l. Pawel Gajkzik (Baylor), 6-4, 6-4
Finished with a 2-1 record
Brad McFarlane
First Round - d. Chad Bender (Wichita State), 6-4, 6-3
Second Round - l. Bruno Puzzi (Southwest Louisiana), 7-5, 6-1
Finished with a 1-1 record
John Long
First Round - d. Robert Kloppert (Tulane), 6-3, 6-4
Second Round - l. Jorge Aldrete (Baylor), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Finished with a 1-1 record
Ben Cox
First Round - d. Todd Petty (Texas-San Antonio), 6-1, 6-4
Second Round - l. Jose Lieberman (Miami-Fla.), 6-4, 6-4
Finished with a 1-1 record
Jake Raiton
First Round - l. Joey Michalsky (Baylor), 7-5, 6-3
Finished with an 0-1 record
Danny McCain
First Round - l. Juan Aranburo (Texas A&M), 6-2, 6-2
Finished with an 0-1 record
DOUBLES
Danny McCain/Matt Wright
First Round - d. Scott Eddins/Sebastian Iannariello (Texas Christian), 9-7
Second Round - d. Jorge Abbossanchez/Juan Hamdan (Nebraska), 8-3
Third Round - l. Darin Currell/Amod Wakilkar (Idaho), 8-6
Finished with a 2-1 record
William Farah/Brad McFarlane
First Round - d. Francisco Vidal/Brad Williams (Texas-San Antonio), 8-3
Second Round - d. Brandon Currie/Shlomo Shemesh (Butler), Withdrew
Third Round - l. Brandon Kramer/Noah Newman (UCLA), 8-6
Finished with a 2-1 record
Henry Beam/Jake Raiton
First Round - won by default
Second Round - d. Mirza Duranovic/Piotr Wowrziniak (Tennessee Tech), Default
Third Round - l. Alex Aybar/Michal Stopa (Arizona), 8-6
Finished with a 1-1 record
Ben Cox/John Long
First Round - Bye
Second Round - l. Ariel Rivero/Alin Taranga (Alabama), 8-2
Finished with an 0-1 record
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