STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — After cruising past 59th-ranked Cody Hubbell in the first round, 6-1, 6-1, fifty-seventh ranked Ajay Ramaswami lost to Duke’s 16th-ranked Andres Pedroso in the second round of the ITA All-American Championships on Thursday afternoon at the Lincoln Tennis Center at Stone Mountain, Ga.
Ramaswami, who beat Pedroso earlier this fall, came back to force a second-set tiebreaker and eventually a third set before losing, 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6 (0).
Pedroso is seeded 11th in the tournament. He was one of only eight seeded players to survive the first day of competition in Georgia.
With the loss, Ramaswami was eliminated from the tournament.
The ITA All-American is the second leg of the men’s collegiate Grand Slam. In the first leg, the T. Rowe Price Clay Court Championships, Ramaswami overcame a first-round defeat to win five straight matches over ranked opponents and take the consolation title.
Seven of Ramaswami’s teammates begin play at the 2000 Seminole Classic in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday. LSU’s Dan Kiernan is the No. 1 seed in the 32-player “A” flight of the singles draw. His teammate, Jesse Smatt is the No. 4 seed.
“We are looking for another strong week of play from our guys in this tournament,” said head coach Jeff Brown. “We’ve had a player step up in every tournament of the fall so far, and we are hoping for a strong team performance.”
Also competing in the 2000 Florida State Seminole Classic for the Tigers will be John Gray Pou, Sebastian Rutka, Bryan Fisher, Anthony Mateljan, and Brandon Nicholson. The 2000 Seminole Classic will begin Friday, Oct. 13, in Tallahassee, Fla.
ITA All-American Championships
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Lincoln Tennis Center
Main Draw
Oct. 12-15, 2000
First Round Results:
#57 Ajay Ramaswami (LSU) def. #59 Cody Hubbell (Texas A&M), 6-1, 6-1
Second Round Match:
#16 Andres Pedroso (11) (Duke) def. #57 Ajay Ramaswami (LSU), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (0)
2000 Seminole Classic
Scott Speicher Tennis Center
Tallahassee, Fla.
Host: Florida State University
Oct. 13-15, 2000
First Round Singles Matches — Flight “A”
(1) Dan Kiernan (LSU) vs. Pablo Martinez (Bethune-Cookman)
John Gray Pou (LSU) vs. (5) William Guerin (Central Florida)
Sebastian Rutka (LSU) vs. Rodrigo Laub (Florida State)
(4) Jesse Smatt (LSU) vs. Bram Tukker (Jacksonville)
Bryan Fisher (LSU) vs. Felipe Echeurrl (Mercer)
First Round Singles Matches — Flight “B”
Anthony Mateljan (LSU) vs. Rolando Vargas (Bethune-Cookman)
Brandon Nicholson (LSU) vs. Tom Frieburger (Jacksonville)
First Round Doubles Matches — Flight “A”
Mateljan-Nicholson (LSU) vs. Michael Whitting-Felipe Echeurri (Mercer)
Second Round Doubles Matches — Flight “A”
Kiernan-Rutka (LSU) vs. Tony Mule-Marcio Torres (UNC-Greensboro)
Fisher-Smatt (LSU) vs. Eric Ward-Andrew Rogers (Furman)