Michigan
ITA All-American
Siimar's Run Ends at ITA All-American Championships
10/6/2018 5:58:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site: Tulsa, Okla.
Event: ITA All-American Championships
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Tue., Oct. 19-23 -- ITA Midwest Regional Championships (South Bend, Ind.)
TULSA, Okla. -- University of Michigan men's tennis sophomore Mattias Siimar competed in the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships held at the University of Tulsa this past week (Oct. 1-6). Siimar earned three consecutive victories in the qualifying bracket to advance to the main draw.
In the qualifying round Siimar earned wins over Tom Hands (Drake), Ewan Moore (Tulane) and Scott Jones (Tennessee) en route to a spot in the main draw. Two of his victories in the qualifier were in straight sets, as he defeated Hands, 6-0, 6-4, and Jones, 6-3, 6-4. Against Moore, Siimar suffered a 0-6 loss in the first set but rebounded in the second and third sets, 6-1 and 7-5.
Siimar fell short in the first round of the main draw to Aleksandre Bakshi (Oklahoma), winning the first set 6-1 but dropping the remaining two, 3-6. In the consolation round Siimar defeated Sean Hill of Brigham Young before bowing out of the tournament at the hands of Shane Monroe (LSU), 5-7, 7-6(2), 2-6.
Michigan will return to action in two weeks (Oct. 19-23) when it travels to South Bend, Indiana, for the ITA Midwest Regional Championships.
Singles Main Draw
Mattias Siimar
First Round (Oct. 4) -- l. No. 9-16 Aleksandre Bakshi (Oklahoma), 6-1, 3-6, 3-6
Consolation First Round (Oct. 5) -- d. Sean Hill (Brigham Young), 7-6(2), 6-2
Consolation Round of 16 (Oct. 6) -- l. Shane Monroe (LSU), 5-7, 7-6(2), 2-6
Singles Qualifying
Mattias Siimar
First Round (Oct. 1) -- d. Tom Hands (Drake), 6-0, 6-4
Second Round (Oct. 2) -- d. Ewan Moore (Tulane), 0-6, 6-1, 7-5
Third Round (Oct. 2) --- d. Scott Jones (Tennessee), 6-3, 6-4
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