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Jeske and Nott advance to round of 16
Urbana, Ill. – The
University of Arkansas men’s doubles team of Manfred Jeske and Mike
Nott defeated the No. 21 Virginia team of Alex Domjian and Mitchell
Frank 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the NCAA Doubles Tournament on
Thursday afternoon at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex.
“I am so
proud of these guys,” Head Coach Robert Cox said. “They were dominant
out there today and are really playing their best tennis at the right
time.”
The duo ranked 24th in the country got off to a strong
start breaking Virginia its first two times with serve and taking an
early 4-0 lead. The Cavilers tried to get back into the game
bringing the first set to a score of 5-2, but could not break the
Razorbacks. Jeske and Nott took the first set 6-2.
Second set
play added intensity and competition with both teams refusing to break
until Jeske and Nott collected their third break point of the match
after long rallies, giving the Razorbacks the 2-1 lead.
The
juniors continued dominance on the doubles court breaking the Cavilers
for the fourth time in the match to take a 5-2 lead and allowing Jeske
to serve for the win. Arkansas blanked the Cavaliers in the final
game and went on to take the match 6-2, 6-2.
The victory over Virginia gives Jeske and Nott 11 wins on the season including five top-25 victories.
“If we come out tomorrow like we did today we can take on anyone in the country,” Coach Cox said.
Jeske
and Nott advance to the round of sixteen and will play the winner of
the Jonas Lutjen and Nik Scholtz from Ole Miss verses Isade Juneau and
Sam Montette of Indiana. The match is schedule for tomorrow, but a time
has yet to be set.
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