Michigan
ITA Midwest Regional Championships
Fenty, Young Punch Ticket to ITA Fall Nationals in Singles and Doubles
10/27/2022 7:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Sites:Â Champaign, Ill. (Atkins Tennis Center, Dodds Tennis Center), Friday-Monday, Oct. 21-24; Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center), Thursday, Oct. 27
Event:Â 2022 ITA Midwest Regional
Result:Â No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event:Â Thu-Sun., Nov. 3-6 -- at ITA National Fall Championships (San Diego, Calif.)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. // ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis program dominated at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship this past week. The event spanned across one full week, beginning with four days of action in Champaign, Ill. (Oct. 21-24), before ultimately culminating in a singles final on Thursday (Oct. 27) between Wolverines Andrew Fenty and Gavin Young at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Fenty outlasted No. 75-ranked Young 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) to claim the title of ITA Midwest Regional Singles Champion. As the two finalists from the region, both automatically qualify for the ITA Fall Nationals taking place next weekend in San Diego (Nov. 3-6). After both won their respective semifinal matches on Sunday at Illinois, the decision to play the final match at home in Ann Arbor was made. Both went 5-0 en route to the final with Young taking down No. 8 ranked JJ Tracy (Ohio State) 6-3, 6-0 in the quarterfinals and following with a three-set win over No. 49 Hunter Heck (Illinois) in the semifinal.
At the Varsity Tennis Center on Thursday (Oct. 27), Fenty jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first set, but Young settled in to take the next two and make it a one-game set, 3-2. The two continued to hold serve for the remainder of the set as Fenty took the 6-4 win. Trading wins continued in the second set as Young held a 5-4 edge. Down 40-love in the next game, Fenty rallied to win four straight points to take the set and even things up at 5-5. The pivotal moment sparked a tiebreaker in the second set, with the same story, as the pair traded points. Knotted at 6-6, Fenty won the final two games to secure the tiebreaker, the set and the match.
Fenty/Young also reached the doubles championship on Monday at Illinois. The pair took out pairs from DePaul, Notre Dame, Illinois and Ohio State before facing Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan of Wisconsin -- the same pair that ended Ondrej Styler and Jacob Bickersteth's run in the semifinals. The Badger duo took the upset victory, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Fenty has now qualified for the ITA Fall Nationals in doubles three times with three different partners: Mattias Siimar in 2019, Nino Ehrenschneider in 2021 and Young in 2022. No tournament was held in 2020.
Singles Main Draw
No. 75 Gavin Young
Round of 64 (Oct. 22) --Â d. Christopher Norlin (NIU) 6-1, 6-2
Round of 32 (Oct. 22) Â -- d. Mathias Debru (Illinois) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Round of 16 (Oct. 23) -- d. Ivan Yatsuk (Northwestern) 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4
Quarterfinals (Oct. 23) -- d. No. 8 JJ Tracy (Ohio State) 6-3, 6-0
Semifinals (Oct. 24) -- d. No. 49 Hunter Heck (Illinois) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Final (Oct. 27) -- l. No. 42 Andrew Fenty (U-M) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 48 Jacob Bickersteth
Round of 64 (Oct. 22) Â -- d. Miroslav Cvjetan (UIC) 6-0, 6-2
Round of 32 (Oct. 22) -- d. Ben George (WMU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Round of 16 (Oct. 223 -- d. Mihailo Popovic (Wisconsin) 7-6 (6), 7-4
Quarterfinals (Oct. 23) -- l. No. 49 Hunter Heck (Illinois) 6-4, 1-6, 0-1 retired
No. 42 Andrew Fenty
Round of 64 (Oct. 22) -- d. Mikael Volbach (NIU) 6-0, 6-0
Round of 32 (Oct. 22) -- d. Sebastian Vile (Wisconsin) 6-3, 6-0
Round of 16 (Oct. 23) -- d. Pawit Sornlaksup (Toledo) 6-3, 6-2
Quarterfinals (Oct. 23) -- d. David Saye (MSU) 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals (Oct. 24) -- d. Jack Anthrop (OSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Final (Oct. 27) -- d. No. 75 Gavin Young (U-M) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
Ondrej Styler
Round of 64 (Oct. 22) -- d. Matias Olivera (Toledo) 6-3, 6-1
Round of 32 (Oct. 22) -- d. Yu Zhang (Notre Dame) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Round of 16 (Oct. 23) -- l. Jack Anthrop (Ohio State), walkover [injury]
Doubles Main Draw
Andrew Fenty/Gavin Young
Round of 64 (Oct. 21) -- bye
Round of 32 (Oct. 21) -- d. Aleksa Krivokapic/Marino Jakic (DePaul) 8-4
Round of 16 (Oct. 21)-- Addy Vashistha/Matt Che (Notre Dame) 8-4
Quarterfinals (Oct. 22) -- d. Oliver Okonkwo/Mathis Debru (Illinois) 8-6
Semifinals (Oct. 23) -- d. JJ Tracy/Andrew Lutschaunig (Ohio State) 7-6 (4), 0-6, 10-7
Championship (Oct. 24) -l. Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) 4-7, 6-2, 6-7
Ondrej Styler/Jacob Bickersteth
Round of 64 (Oct. 21) -- bye
Round of 32 (Oct. 21) -- d. Raul Teichmann/Kade Mindry (Cleveland State) 8-4
Round of 16 (Oct. 21) -- vs. Adam Kovac/Krzysztof Wetoszka (Toledo) 8-5
Quarterfinals (Oct. 22) -- l. Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) 8-4
