Michigan
ITA Midwest Regional Championships
Young, Kittay Win ITA Midwest Regional Doubles Title
10/12/2024 6:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (MSU Tennis Center)
Event: ITA Midwest Regional
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sun., Nov. 1-3 – at Notre Dame Invite (South Bend, Ind.)
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Gavin Young and Benjamin Kittay of the University of Michigan men's tennis team won the ITA Midwest Regional doubles championship on Monday (Oct. 14) as the four-day event in East Lansing concluded this afternoon. With the victory, Young and Kittay qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship in November.
The pair defeated pairs from Northern Illinois and Notre Dame by an 8-3 score in the first round. Facing Gabrielius Guzauskas and William Mroz from Illinois in the quarterfinals, the Wolverines pulled out an 8-6 victory. In Sunday's semifinal, Young/Kittay took down MSU's Max Sheldon and Matthew Forbes on their home court in a match that came down to a 10-point tiebreaker. They won the first set 7-6 (11-9), before falling 6-4 in the second set. The tiebreaker was all Maize & Blue, at 10-4. The championship match again went the distance to a tiebreaker against Zachary Viala and Tyler Bowers (Illinois). The duo won the first set, 7-5, before losing, 6-2, in the second. The 10-point set was a battle with the Wolverines coming out on top, 15-13.
Will Cooksey and Patorn Hanchaikul had a fantastic run reaching the quarterfinals. The topped pairs from UIC and Ohio State before falling to the Viala/Bowers 8-6 in the quarterfinal matchup.
In singles play, Michigan won six of seven of its first-round matches. Young highlighted play for the Wolverines reaching the quarterfinals. He posted wins over Greyson Casey (Northwestern) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, Nikita Filin (Ohio State) 6-3, 6-2 and Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) 6-4, 6-2
losing to No. 70-ranked Alexander Bernard (Ohio State) 6-0, 6-1.
Cooksey won two matches before falling to the No. 1-ranked player, while Nicholas Steighlehner won two matches before falling to Bernard. Hanchaikul also claimed two singles wins as did Alex Cairo -- including his first ranked win -- topping Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State) 6-4, 6-2 in the second round.
The Wolverines will be back in action Nov. 1-3 at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind.
2024 ITA Men's Midwest Championships
Friday-Monday, Oct.11-14
East Lansing, Mich. (MSU Tennis Center)
Main Draw Singles
Gavin Young
First Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Greyson Casey (Northwestern), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Second Round (Oct. 12) -- d. Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 6-3, 6-2
Third Round (Oct. 13) -- d. Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinals (Oct. 13) l. No. 70 Alexander Bernard (Ohio State) 6-0, 6-1
Will Cooksey
First Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Brandon Carpico (Ohio State), 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
Second Round (Oct. 12) -- d. Hanamichi Carvajal (Toledo), 6-0, 6-1
Third Round (Oct. 13) -- l. No. 1 Ozan Baris (Michigan State) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Mert Oral
First Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Oliver Olsson (Wisconsin), 6-2, 6-4
Second Round (Oct. 12) -- l. Christopher Li (Ohio State) 6-2, 6-3
Nicholas Steiglehner
First Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Carter Pate (Northwestern), 6-3, 6-2
Second Round (Oct. 12) -- d. Max Sheldon (Michigan State), 7-5, 6-7 (9), 6-1
Third Round (Oct. 13) -- l. No. 70 Alexander Bernard (Ohio State) 6-2, 6-2
Patorn Hanchaikul
First Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Jeremy Zhang (Illinois), 6-2, 6-3
Second Round (Oct. 12) -- d. Adrian Dibildox (Illinois State), 6-2, 6-2
Third Round (Oct. 13) -- l. Matthew Forbes (Michigan State) 7-6 (7-2) 7-5
Bjorn Swenson
First Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Chase Thompson (Notre Dame), 7-6 (0), 6-4
Second Round (Oct. 12) -- l. William Mroz (Illinois) 6-4, 6-4
Benjamin Kittay
First Round (Oct. 11)Â -- l. Felix Nordby (Northwestern), 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), retired (injury)
Alex Cairo
First Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Jameson Corsillo (Notre Dame), 6-4, 6-2
Second Round (Oct. 12) -- d. No. 113 Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-2
Third Round (Oct. 13) -- l. No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) 6-1, 6-2
Main Doubles
Gavin Young/Benjamin Kittay
First Round (Oct. 11) -- BYE
Second Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Angus Howard/Federico Scotuzzi (Northern Illinois), 8-3
Third Round (Oct. 12) -- d. Kyran Magimay/Chase Thompson (Notre Dame), 8-3
Quarterfinals (Oct. 12) -- d. Gabrielius Guzauskas/William Mroz (Illinois), 8-6
Semifinals (Oct. 13) -- d. Max Sheldon/Matthew Forbes (Michigan State) 7-6 (11-9), 4-6 [10-4]
Championship (Oct. 14) -- d. Zachary Viala/Tyler Bower (Illinois) 7-5, 2-6, 15-13
Will Cooksey/Patorn Hanchaikul
First Round (Oct. 11) -- BYE
Second Round (Oct. 11) -- d. Simom Knezvic/Emil Dapacevic (UIC), 8-1
Third Round (Oct. 12) -- d. Preston Stearns/Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 8-6
Quarterfinals (Oct. 12) -- l. Zachary Viiala/Tyler Bowers (Illinois), 8-6
Alex Cairo/Nicholas Steiglehner
First Round (Oct. 11) -- l. Brandon Carpico/Alex Fuchs (Ohio State), 8-5
Bjorn Swenson/Mert Oral
First Round (Oct. 11) -- l. Anton Arzhankin/Drew Evans (Western Michigan), 8-5
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