Friday Results from the Orange and Blue Classic
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Members of the Virginia men’s tennis team competed this weekend in the Cavaliers’ home fall tournament, the Orange and Blue Classic, which took place Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29, at the Snyder Tennis Center. Admission is free.
Tournament Information
- Columbia, Penn State, Old Dominion and Virginia have players competing
Tournament Schedule
- Friday: one doubles, one singles. Matches start at 10AM
- Saturday: one doubles, one singles. Matches start at 10AM
- Sunday: one doubles, one singles. Matches start at 9AM
Friday Highlights
- Junior Gianni Ross (Chicago, Ill.) and sophomore William Woodall (Washington, D.C.) won their A-flight doubles match in a tiebreaker
- Ross picked up another win in A singles, topping Jackie Tang, 6-3, 7-5
- Senior Ammar Alhaqbani (Alexandria, Va.) picked up a win in the E flight over Alex Keyser
- Freshman RJ Fresen (Short Hills, N.J.) picked up a win in his collegiate debut, winning 6-3, 6-3 over Columbia’s Anand Saluja
Virginia Results
Friday Doubles
A Doubles: Ross/Woodall (UVA) def. Ambrozy/Lui (COLUMBIA) 8-7(5)
B Doubles: Pandole/Kotzen (COLUMBIA) def. Goetz/Alshon (UVA) 8-6
C Doubles: Huang/Gollin (COLUMBIA) def. Lord/Alhaqbani (UVA) 8-4
D Doubles: Tang/Saluja (COLUMBIA) def. Dockter/Romualdez (UVA) 8-0
Friday Singles
A Singles: Ross (UVA) def. Tang (COLUMBIA) 6-3, 7-5
B Singles: Ambrozy (COLUMBIA) def. Goetz (UVA) 7-5, 6-3
C Singles: Pandole (COLUMBIA) def. Woodall (UVA) 7-6, 3-0 (ret)
D Singles: Kotzen (COLUMBIA) def. Lord (UVA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
E Singles: Alhaqbani (UVA) def. Keyser (COLUMBIA) 7-5, 4-3 (ret)
F Singles: Huang (COLUMBIA) def. Dockter (UVA) 6-4, 6-2
G Singles: Lui (COLUMBIA) def. Romualdez (UVA) 6-1, 6-1
H Singles: Fresen (UVA) def. Saluja (COLUMBIA) 6-3, 6-3
SATURDAY ORDER OF PLAY
10 AM Doubles Matches
Musitelli/Giesse (ODU) v. Ambrozy/Lui (COLUMBIA)
Ladoseljac/Antonopoulous (PSU) v. Ross/Woodall (UVA)
Lalami/Podvinski (ODU) v. Pandole/Kotzen (COLUMBIA)
Nemeth/Sentay (PSU) v. Goetz/Alshon (UVA)
Maldoner/Vidal (ODU) v. Huang/Gollin (COLUMBIA)
Sato/Sutter (PSU) v. Lord/Alhaqbani (UVA)
Rebecchini/Nearchou (ODU) v. Tang/Saluja (COLUMBIA)
Kuhnle/Paduraru (PSU) v. Dockter/Romualdez (UVA)
11:30 AM Singles Matches
Musitelli (ODU) v. Tang (COLUMBIA)
Lakoseljac (PSU) v. Ross (UVA)
Giesse (ODU) v. Ambrozy (COLUMBIA)
Antonopoulous (PSU) v. Goetz (UVA)
Vidal (ODU) v. Pandole (COLUMBIA)
Nemeth (PSU) v. Woodall (UVA)
Lalami (ODU) v. Kotzen (COLUMBIA)
Sato (PSU) v. Lord (UVA)
Nearchou (ODU) v. Huang (COLUMBIA)
Sentay (PSU) v. Alhaqbani (UVA)
1PM SINGLES MATCHES
Maldoner (ODU) v. Gollin (COLUMBIA)
Kuhnle (PSU) v. Dockter (UVA)
Podvinski (ODU) v. Lui (COLUMBIA)
Sutter (PSU) v. Romualdez (UVA)
Rebecchini (ODU) v. Saluja (COLUMBIA)
Paduraru (PSU) v. Moszkowski (UVA)