Michigan
Cliffs' NCAA Tennis Classic
Jung Wins Most Outstanding Player at Cliffs' NCAA Tennis Classic
9/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Site: Clemson, S.C. (Hoke A. Sloan Tennis Center)
Event: Cliffs' NCAA Tennis Classic (Day 3 of 3)
Score: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Mon-Sun., Oct. 4-10 -- at ITA All-American (Tulsa, Okla.)
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Senior Jason Jung (Torrance, Calif./West Torrance) was named the Most Outstanding Player at the second-annual Cliffs' NCAA Tennis Classic on Sunday (Sept. 26) following a perfect 4-0 weekend in singles play as the University of Michigan men's tennis team opened the fall season at the three-day event held at Hoke A. Sloan Tennis Center.
Jung, the No. 25-ranked player in the country in the ITA preseason rankings, defeated Connor Smith (Florida State), 7-5, 4-6, (13-11), on Sunday to cap off his perfect weekend. He also defeated Kevin Galloway (Clemson), Vahid Mirzadeh (Florida State) and Andrew Carter (Furman) on his way to the top individual honor.
All four members of Michigan's freshman class earned their first career singles wins over the weekend. Shaun Bernstein (Plainview, N.Y./Plainview Old Bethpage JFK), Alex Buzzi (Key Biscayne, Fla./Gulliver Prep) and Justin Rossi (Novi, Mich./Laurel Springs Prep) all won their first matches on Friday, while Barrett Franks (Christchurch, New Zealand/Shirley Boys') joined them with a victory on Saturday.
Jung and sophomore Evan King (Chicago, Ill./Kaplan) will next be in action at the ITA All-American Championships, with the main draw beginning Thursday, Oct. 7, in Tulsa, Okla.
Day Three Results (Sunday, Sept. 26)
Singles
Shaun Bernstein (U-M) d. Felipe Nino (Louisville), 6-3, 6-4
Barrett Franks (U-M) d. Arren Carter (Louisville), 6-3, 6-3
Tyler Droll (Furman) d. Alex Buzzi (U-M), 4-6, 6-3, (10-8)
No. 25 Jason Jung (U-M) d. Connor Smith (Florida State), 7-5, 4-6, (13-11)
Jordan Kelley-Houston (Florida State) d. Chris Cha (U-M), 6-2, 6-4
Justin Rossi (U-M) d. Blake Davis, 7-6 (5), 3-6, (12-10)
Day Two Results (Saturday, Sept. 25)
Singles (Round 1)
Jordan Kelly-Houston (Florida State) d. Shaun Bernstein (U-M), 1-6, 7-6, 6-3
Anderson Reed (Florida State) d. Alex Buzzi (U-M), 6-1, 7-6
Juan Bolona (Clemson) d. Chris Cha (U-M), 7-5, 6-1
No. 25 Jason Jung (U-M) d. No. 35 Vahid Mirzadeh (Florida State), 6-0, 6-3
Connor Smith (Florida State) d. Justin Rossi (U-M), 6-2, 6-3
Barrett Franks (U-M) d. Alex Christ (Furman), 7-6 (7), 7-5
Singles (Round 2)
Chris Cha (U-M) d. Dante Terenzio (Louisville), 6-2, 6-2
Shaun Bernstein (U-M) d. Juan Bolona (Clemson), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Alex Buzzi (U-M) d. Duncan (Furman), 6¬4, 6-2
No. 25 Jason Jung (U-M) d. Andrew Carter (Louisville), 6-2, 6-2
No. 35 Vahid Mirzadeh (Florida State) d. Justin Rossi (U-M), 6-1, 6-4
Anderson Reed (Florida State) d. Barrett Franks (U-M), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
Day One Results (Friday, Sept. 24)
Singles
No. 25 Jason Jung (U-M) d. Kevin Galloway (Clemson), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Shaun Bernstein (U-M) d. Blake Davis (Florida State), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Justin Rossi (U-M) d. Arren Carter (Louisville), 6-1, 7-5
Felipe Nino (Louisville) d. Barrett Franks (U-M), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Alex Christ (Furman) d. Duncan Muil (U-M), 7-5, 6-1
Chris Cha (U-M) d. Anderson Reed (Florida State), 6-4, 6-2
Alex Buzzi (U-M) d. Owen Long (Florida State), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles (Round 1)
Blake Davis/Anderson Reed (Florida State) d. Alex Buzzi/Jason Jung (U-M), 8-4
Shaun Bernstein/Chris Cha (U-M) d. Andrew Carter/Arren Carter (Louisville), 8-2
Justin Rossi/Barrett Franks (U-M) d. Zachary Rigsby/Juan Bolona (Clemson), 8-5
Doubles (Round 2)
No. 17 Vahid Mirzadeh/Connor Smith (Florida State) d. Chris Cha/Shaun Bernstein (U-M), 9-7
Blake Davis/Anderson Reed (Florida State) d. Justin Rossi/Barrett Franks (U-M), 8-4
Jason Jung/Duncan Muil (U-M) d. Owen Long/Andres Bucaro (Florida State), 8-5
N O T E S
• Friday's action marked Michigan's first fall competition of the season.
• Sophomore and reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Evan King did not play in this weekend's event.
• All four members of Michigan's freshman class won their first career matches Friday. Shaun Bernstein, Justin Rossi and Alex Buzzi all won in singles, while Barrett Franks won in doubles.
• Michigan's overall (singles and doubles) combined records on day one were 4-3 against Florida State, 2-0 against Clemson, 2-1 versus Louisville and 0-1 against Furman.
• The first two days of the event were played at the Cliffs' Valley Tennis Center in Travelers Rest, S.C., before heavy rain moved action to nearby Clemson for the final day. All five teams in action played one round of singles with super tiebreakers taking the place of a third set, if needed.
• There was no team scoring at the Cliffs' NCAA Tennis Classic. Players from all five teams will compete against in each other in singles and doubles, but no points will be awarded to any team like in a dual-match format.
• Joining Michigan at the event were Florida State, Furman, Louisville and Clemson.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Bruce Berque
On the first competition of the season ... "We were pleased. Given we were only practicing for about a week, the guys looked fairly sharp. We used it to learn what we need to get after this week in practice and really for the rest of the semester. It's much more helpful to watch them in matches so we can get a better picture, but I thought we played at a very high level."
On Jason Jung's play and on being named Most Outstanding Player ... "He picked up right where he left off last year. He continued to work on his game. Tennis is one of those sports where you need to keep competing to get better. We wanted to use this event as an opportunity for him to get some matches under his belt before All-Americans. He played very well. He's in a pretty good place with his tennis right now."
On his first impressions of the freshmen in collegiate play ... "I think we saw a lot of good things. All four are really competitive and really hungry to get better. That's exciting to have as coaches. Overall, it's a pretty mature group of freshmen. We are excited that we can have some good jumps with their games. They're all very good athletes and did pretty well. They had some good results."
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