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Men’s Tennis Concludes Rainbow Warrior Challenge
Kentucky men’s tennis team returns to action this weekend at the SEC Coaches’ Indoors
LEXINGTON,
Ky. – University of Kentucky men’s tennis seniors No. 5 Eric Quigley
and No. 13 Alex Musialek, along with junior No. 36 Anthony Rossi, each
posted a straight-sets singles win Sunday en route to Kentucky having a
successful final day in both singles and doubles action at the Rainbow
Warrior Challenge in Honolulu.
The tournament was split
into three singles flights and two doubles flights with both UK and
Hawaii having three singles players and two doubles teams in each
flight. The event was played in round-robin format.
“The
results today wrapped up what was a great trip for our team,” UK head
coach Dennis Emery said. “Our team is anxious for the SEC Coaches’
Indoor event to begin next Friday in Lexington. Many highly ranked
teams will be in town for what is always one of the best events in the
nation. We have had great success at this event the past few years and
hopefully this year won’t be any different.”
Quigley
claimed his singles win in Flight A, taking down Dmytro Kovalyov 6-2,
6-2 to end the weekend 2-0 in singles play, while Musialek also went
2-0 over the weekend, defeating David Schuster 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday in
singles Flight C. Rossi played in singles Flight B on Sunday, earning a
6-3, 6-4 win over Danilo Casanova.
Quigley has a career
singles record of 139-43, sitting only two wins shy of tying Jesse
Witten (2002-05) for second all-time in career singles wins. Paul Varga
(1982-85) holds the school record in career singles wins with a 144-80
post. Musialek is 91-41 for his career in singles action, ranking him
tied for 17th on Kentucky career singles wins list with Carlos Drada
and Greg Van Emburgh.
Sophomores
Ryuji Hirooka, No. 85 Panav Jha and Maks Gold also claimed singles wins
at the event Sunday. Hirooka took down Jared Spiker 6-4, 7-5 in Flight
B, while in Flight C Jha defeated Carter Lam 6-1, 7-5 and Gold made
light work of Chris Meyer 6-1, 6-3.
In doubles action, UK
went 3-1. Quigley and Jha teamed up to take down Jonathan Brooklyn and
Casanova 8-1, while sophomore Tom Jomby and Rossi finished up play in
Flight A with a 8-5 win over Spiker and Kovalyov. UK earned one win in
Flight B, with sophomores Alejandro Gomez and Grant Roberts defeating
Charlie Rice and Schuster 8-6.
Kentucky will return to
action this weekend when it hosts the Southeastern Conference Coaches’
Indoor Championships at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex. Play is set
to begin Friday morning.
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Rainbow Warrior Challenge
Honolulu, Hawaii – UH Tennis Complex
January 8, 2012
Singles (Flight A)
No. 5 Eric Quigley (UK) def. Dmytro Kovalyov (UH) 6-2, 6-3
Jonathan Brooklyn (UH) def. No. 111 Alejandro Gomez (UK) 7-6(6), 6-1
Chas Okamoto (UH) def. No. 95 Tom Jomby (UK) 6-0, 6-3
Singles (Flight B)
Charlie Rice (UH) def. Grant Roberts (UK) 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4
No. 36 Anthony Rossi (UK) def. Danilo Casanova (UH) 6-3, 6-4
Ryuji Hirooka (UK) def. Jared Spiker (UH) 6-4, 7-5
Singles (Flight C)
No. 85 Panav Jha (UK) def. Carter Lam (UH) 6-1, 7-5
No. 13 Alex Musialek (UK) def. David Schuster (UH) 6-3, 6-1
Maks Gold (UK) def. Chris Meyer (UH) 6-1, 6-3
Carter Lam (UH) def. Matt Davis (UK), 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(5)
Doubles (Flight A)
Quigley/Jha (UK) def. Brooklyn/Casanova (UH) 8-1
Jomby/Rossi (UK) def. Spiker/Kovalyov (UH) 8-5
Doubles (Flight B)
Okamoto/Meyer (UH) def. Hirooka/Gold (UK) 9-8(5)
Gomez/Roberts (UK) def. Rice/Schuster (UH) 8-6
January 7, 2012
Singles (Flight A)
No. 5 Eric Quigley (UK) def. Jonathan Brooklyn (UH) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
No. 13 Alex Musialek (UK) def. Dmytro Kovalyov (UH) 6-4, 6-3
No. 36 Anthony Rossi (UK) def. Chas Okamoto (UH) 6-4, 6-3
Singles (Flight B)
No. 85 Panav Jha (UK) def. Jared Spiker (UH) 6-4, 1-6, 6-0
No. 95 Tom Jomby (UK) def. Charlie Rice (UH) 6-2, 6-3
No. 111 Alejandro Gomez (UK) def. Danilo Casanova (UH) 6-3, 6-4
Singles (Flight C)
Ryuji Hirooka (UK) def. Chris Meyer (UH) 6-3, 6-1
Maks Gold (UK) def. David Schuster (UH) 7-6(4), 6-0
Grant Roberts (UK) def. Carter Lam (UH) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles (Flight A)
Eric Quigley/Ryuji Hirooka (UK) def. Jonathan Brooklyn/Danilo Casanova (UH) 8-4
Alex Musialek/Alejandro Gomez (UK) def. Dmytro Kovalyov/Jared Spiker (UH) 8-3
Doubles (Flight B)
Maks Gold/Grant Roberts (UK) def. Charlie Rice/David Shuster (UH) 8-4
Chris Meyer/Chas Okamoto (UH) def. Matt Davis/Anthony Rossi (UK) 8-2
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