Southern Intercollegiate Recap

ATHENS, Ga. –  Members of the Virginia men’s tennis team will be competed as individuals at the Southern Intercollegiate, being held Sept. 16-18 in Athens, Ga.

Juniors Iñaki Montes, Chris Rodesch, Jeffrey von der Schulenburg and Alexander Kiefer as well as freshman Ty Switzer, grad student Ryan Goetz and fifth-year William Woodall competed as individuals against players from Georgia, Texas and USC in the tournament, teams that finished the season ranked No. 11-13 in the final ITA team rankings.

Montes, ranked No. 4 in the preseason ITA singles rankings, faced No. 1 Stefan Dostanic of USC in his first match of the fall season. Montes dropped the first set 6-3, but rallied for a 7-5 win in the second. Dostanic retired trailing 3-0 in the second set to give Montes the victory.

Kiefer, von der Schulenburg and Goetz also picked up wins against ranked Trojan players.

On Saturday, Rodesch and Goetz picked up singles wins against Georgia players as well as a doubles victory. On the final day of play, Goetz and Montes picked up a doubles win against No. 16 Eliot Spizzirri/Cleeve Harper of Texas.

Friday Results

Doubles
#28 Inaki Montes de la Torre/Ryan Goetz (UVA) def. Stefan Dostanic/Wojtek Marek (USC), 8-6
Jeffery Von Der Schulenburg/Alexander Kiefer (UVA) def.  Bradley Frye/Lodewijk Westrate (USC), 8-6
Peter Makk/Samuel Rubell (USC) def. Ty Switzer/Chris Rodesch (UVA), 8-7 (4) 

Singles
#4 Inaki Montes de la Torre (UVA) def. #1 Stefan Dostanic (USC), 3-6, 7-5, 3-0 wr
#21 Jeffery Von Der Schulenburg (UVA) def. #41Peter Makk (USC), 6-2, 6-4
#44 Bradley Frye (USC) def. #7 Chris Rodesch (UVA), 6(3)-7, 6-4, 7-6(7)
#63 Ryan Goetz (UVA) def. #113 Wojtek Marek (USC), 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
Alexander Kiefer (UVA) def. #110 Ryan Colby (USC), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
#76 Lodewijk Westrate (USC) def. Ty Switzer (UVA), 6-2, 6-3

Saturday Results
Doubles
Chris Rodesch/Ryan Goetz (UVA) def. Ethan Quinn/Trent Bryde (UGA) , 8-7 (4)
Blake Croyder/Britton Johnston (UGA) def. Jeffery Von Der Schulenburg/Alexander Kiefer (UVA), 8-4
Teodor Giusca/Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. Ty Switzer (UVA)/Gabriele Datei (Georgia State), 8-4

Singles
Ethan Quinn (UGA) def.  #21 Jeffery Von Der Schulenburg (UVA), 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-4
#7 Chris Rodesch (UVA) def. #117 Blake Croyder (UGA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
#63 Ryan Goetz (UVA) def. #73 Trent Bryde (UGA), 6-1, 6-3
#93 Teodor Giusca (UGA) def.  Alexander Kiefer (UVA), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Miguel Perez Pena (UGA) def. Ty Switzer (UVA), 7-6 (7), 6-3
Thomas Paulsell (UGA) def. William Woodall (UVA), 6-2, 6-3

Sunday’s Results
Doubles
Inaki Montes De La Torre /Ryan Goetz (UVA) def. #16 Eliot Spizzirri/Cleeve Harper (Texas), 8-6
Chih Chi Huang/Eshan Talluri (Texas) def. Jeffery Von Der Schulenburg/Alexander Kiefer (UVA), 8-3
Siem Woldeab/Evin McDonald (Texas) def. Ty Switzer (UVA)/Chris Rodesch (UVA), 8-6

Singles
#35 Eliot Spizzirri (Texas) def. #4 Inaki Montes De La Torre (UVA), 6-3, 6-2
#98 Siem Woldeab (Texas) def. Ryan Goetz (UVA), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Cleeve Harper (Texas) def. Alexander Kiefer (UVA), 6-4, 6-2
Evin McDonald (Texas) def. Ty Switzer (UVA), 6-2, 6-1
Eshan Talluri (Texas) def. William Woodall (UVA), 7-6 (5), 7-5