Clemson Participated in ITA All-American Championships Pre-Qualifying Round

TULSA, OK – Clemson participated in the ITA All-American Championships at Tulsa, OK Saturday and Sunday in the prequalifying segment of the tournament.  Clemson’s Dominique Maden, Alejandro Augusto-Bueno, and Brent Lett advanced to the second round but were eliminated.  A total of Nine Tigers participated in this tournament. The nation’s top players compete for the first men’s national title of the fall season at the ITA All-American Championships.  For the ninth straight year, the University of Tulsa’s Michael D. Case Tennis Center is the site for this event. Qualifying matches will start on Sept. 30.  The Tigers’ Hunter Harrington will compete in this segment of the tournament.  A field of 64 singles players and 32 doubles teams will then compete in the main draw on Oct. 3.

Singles quarterfinalists, doubles finalists and consolation champions will receive an automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Nov. 7-10, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, NY.Saturday, September 28 – RESULTS  Pre-Qualifying Singles – First Round Rodolfo Bustamante, TCU d. Luke Johnson, Clemson 6-3 7-5 John Patrick Mullane, Michigan State vs Fernando Sala-Sanchez, Clemson 6-1 4-6 6-3 Austin Siegel, Oklahoma  d. Austin Ansari (13), Clemson 7-6 (4) 6-2 Rafael Rondino (26), UAB  d. Robert Dudley, Clemson 6-1 7-6 (3) Danilo Casanova, University of Hawaii at Manoa d. Daniel Strawn, Clemson 3-6 6-2 6-0Dominique Maden, Clemson d. Roger Ordeig, East Tennessee State 7-5 6-3 Alejandro Augusto-Bueno, Clemson d. Jimmy Roebker, Xavier 6-4 6-0 Brent Lett, Clemson d. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy, South Florida 6-2 6-1 Tom Blackwell, University of Nebraska d. Christian Harris, Clemson 7-6 (5) 6-2Sunday, September 29 – RESULTSPre-Qualifying Singles Results – Bonus Match: Christian Harris, Clemson d. Gabe Kanelopoulos, Oral Roberts 6-0 6-2     Pre-Qualifying Singles – Second Round Constantin Christ (2), Ohio State d. Dominique Maden, Clemson 6-3 6-4 Alex Gasson, Denver d. Alejandro Augusto-Bueno, Clemson 7-5 7-6 (6) Jacob Wilson, Illinois State d. Brent Lett, Clemson 6-7 (3) 6-2 6-3