Schroerlucke falls in semifinals, Tigers complete day two of ITA Regionals

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Samuel Schroerlucke advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA South Regional Championship on Saturday afternoon, as the Tigers completed day two in Memphis, Tenn.

In Flight A Singles, No. 7-ranked Samuel Schroerlucke advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 10 Aaditt Rishi of Emory. In the quarterfinals, Schroerlucke fell to No. 2 Mitchell Deames of Emory, 6-2, 7-5.

No. 8 Henry Hyden fell to No. 12 Sammy Nieder of Emory, 6-2, 6-0, while No. 14 Lucas Wrigley dropped a 6-3, 6-3 decision to No. 4 Ajay Kartik of Emory.

In Flight B Singles, Andrew Perez advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Sandro Roman Aiangregorio Alarcon of Mississippi University for Women. In the quarterfiinals, Andrew Perez defeated teammate August Allen, 6-4, 6-4. Perez will play in the semifinals of the Flight B singles on Sunday.

Allen also advanced with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Jake Bravo of Rhodes. Aidan McVeigh fell to Alvar Alonso Herreros of Mississippi University for Women, 5-7, 6-1, 10-2, while Stephen Smith dropped a three-set battle to Antonio Nunez of Asbury, 4-5 (3), 4-2, 12-14.

In Flight A Doubles, Aidan McVeigh and Andrew Perez fell to No. 4-seeded Daniel Kim and Joshua Lai of Emory, 6-0. No. 5-seeded Henry Hyden and Drew Rukavina also fell to No. 3-seeded Juno Pethe and Mitchell Deames of Emory, 6-0.

In the Flight A Doubles consolation draw, Charlie Pizzuti and Silas Montana defeated Archibald Maryn-Smith and Ryan Rosalin of the University of the Ozarks, 6-3, after receiving a bye in the Round of 16. The duo then fell to Luis Andre Olivia and David Simenez Salas of Mississippi University for Women, 8-6, in the quarterfinals of the back draw.

In Flight B Doubles, William Lewis and Stephen Smith defeated Antonio Nunez and Jose Ignacio Murillo of Asbury, 7-5. August Allen and Gabriel Cytron fell to Andy Zhang and Alec Anghel of Emory, 6-4.

Zhang and Anghel then defeated Lewis and Smith, 7-5, in the Flight B Doubles back draw final.

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Players Mentioned

Henry Hyden: 6' 0"; Senior

William Lewis: 5' 11"; Junior

Aidan McVeigh: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Silas Montana: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Charlie Pizzuti: 5' 9"; Senior

Drew Rukavina: 6' 3"; Senior

Samuel Schroerlucke: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Stephen Smith: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Lucas Wrigley: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Andrew Perez: 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Henry Hyden
: 6' 0"; Senior

William Lewis
: 5' 11"; Junior

Aidan McVeigh
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Silas Montana
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Charlie Pizzuti
: 5' 9"; Senior

Drew Rukavina
: 6' 3"; Senior

Samuel Schroerlucke
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Stephen Smith
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Lucas Wrigley
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Andrew Perez
: 5' 11"; Freshman