Post by elon_phan on Oct 18, 2007 18:40:11 GMT -5
Looks like Elon landed some good freshmen...
Phoenix Freshmen Land in Qualifying Finals
10/18/2007
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Elon accomplished a feat Wednesday that seemed improbable if not impossible, sending all four of its freshmen – Alberto Rojas, Chase Helpingstine, Philip Nemec and Cody Stauffer MacDowell – to the finals of men’s open qualifying action in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association/Wilson Mideast Regional Championships.
Rojas defeated Presbyterian’s Michael Nicol 6-3, 6-3 before falling to top-seeded Christopher Cloer of Florida State 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-4.
Helpingstine outlasted USC Upstate’s Jack Roux 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 and upset fifth-seeded Ryan Smith of Georgia Tech 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 before losing to Davidson’s Walker Lyons 6-3, 6-0.
Nemec won over Norfolk State’s Petr Krakora by default and knocked off fourth-seeded Aaron Carpenter of Duke 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) before falling to North Carolina’s Sandeep Daiya 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2.
Stauffer MacDowell ousted Richmond’s Douglas Banker 6-0, 6-3 and won against Old Dominion’s Tobias Fanselow by default before losing to North Carolina’s Tristan Heinrich 6-4, 6-3.
Elon’s Damon Gooch and Mason Schermerhorn both compete in the main draw of singles play Thursday. All three Phoenix doubles teams – the 10th-seeded duo of Gooch and Schermerhorn, the combo of Rojas and Nemec and the team of Helpingstine and Stauffer MacDowell – will also spring into action Thursday.
Phoenix Freshmen Land in Qualifying Finals
10/18/2007
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Elon accomplished a feat Wednesday that seemed improbable if not impossible, sending all four of its freshmen – Alberto Rojas, Chase Helpingstine, Philip Nemec and Cody Stauffer MacDowell – to the finals of men’s open qualifying action in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association/Wilson Mideast Regional Championships.
Rojas defeated Presbyterian’s Michael Nicol 6-3, 6-3 before falling to top-seeded Christopher Cloer of Florida State 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-4.
Helpingstine outlasted USC Upstate’s Jack Roux 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 and upset fifth-seeded Ryan Smith of Georgia Tech 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 before losing to Davidson’s Walker Lyons 6-3, 6-0.
Nemec won over Norfolk State’s Petr Krakora by default and knocked off fourth-seeded Aaron Carpenter of Duke 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) before falling to North Carolina’s Sandeep Daiya 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2.
Stauffer MacDowell ousted Richmond’s Douglas Banker 6-0, 6-3 and won against Old Dominion’s Tobias Fanselow by default before losing to North Carolina’s Tristan Heinrich 6-4, 6-3.
Elon’s Damon Gooch and Mason Schermerhorn both compete in the main draw of singles play Thursday. All three Phoenix doubles teams – the 10th-seeded duo of Gooch and Schermerhorn, the combo of Rojas and Nemec and the team of Helpingstine and Stauffer MacDowell – will also spring into action Thursday.
