LEXINGTON, Ky. — Julien Gauthier and Jan Zelezny of the LSU men’s tennis team advanced to the second round of the singles portion of the ITA Southeast Regional tournament held at the University of Kentucky on Thursday.
The four other Tigers who competed were not as fortunate as they each fell in the first round. All participants who dropped their first match will compete in the consolation draw. Seniors Kevin Dessauer and Colt Gaston will begin competition in the round of 64 Friday afternoon.
All eight Tigers will take part in the doubles portion of the tournament Friday night.
“We were competitive in all of our matches today,” LSU head coach Jeff Brown said. “Jan had a nice three-set win and Julien took care of business today. The competition will continue to get tougher as we move forward. Our guys who lost will still be able to compete tomorrow and have a chance to get back on the winning track.”
Zelezny took a first-set lead in his match against Borja Malet of Georgia Southern. Malet fired back in the second set, taking it by a 7-5 score. Zelezny cruised from there as he blanked Malet, 6-0, in the final set to push his record to a team-best 5-2.
Gautheir had little trouble in his match as he only lost one game against Kentucky’s Alberto Gonzales, 6-1, 6-0, to move on to the second round.
Ryan Lissner fell in his first match as a Tiger to Alex Das of Eastern Kentucky, 6-3, 6-3.
Action resumes 7 a.m. Friday.
ITA Southeast Regional Tournament Schedule/Results
October 18-22, 2007
University of Kentucky
(Matches will be held at Kentucky’s Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex, Gold’s Gym and the Lexington Tennis Club)
*All times are central and subject to change
Thursday, October 18th
Singles
First Round
Jan Zelezny (LSU) def. Borja Malet (Georgia Southern), 6-2, 5-7, 6-0
Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Mel Segota (Eastern Kentucky), 6-1, 6-0
Michael Moore (Florida A&M) def. Jonathan Tragardh (LSU), 6-4, 7-6 (0)
Carl Sundberg (Miami) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU), 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-3
Jeremy Tweedt (Tennessee) def. Martel Campbell (LSU), 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
Alex Das (Eastern Kentucky) def. Ryan Lissner (LSU), 6-3, 6-3
Friday, October 19
Singles
Second Round
Julien Gauthier (LSU) vs. Alberto Gonzales (Kentucky), 8 a.m.
Jan Zelezny (LSU) vs. Robert Hodel (South Alabama), 8 a.m.
Round of 64
(10) #53 Kevin Dessauer (LSU) vs. TBD, 2 p.m.
(25) Colt Gaston (LSU) vs. (25) Vivek Subramanian (Miami), 3:30 p.m.
Singles Consolation
First Round
Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) vs. Alex Lambroupolos (Kentucky), 10:30 a.m.
Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) vs. Jordan Delass (Samford), 11:30 a.m.
Martel Campbell (LSU) vs. Mikkel Mulller (Florida Gulf Coast), 1:30 p.m.
Ryan Lissner (LSU) vs. Thomas Estrada (South Florida), 3:30 p.m.
Doubles
First Round
Ryan Lissner/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) vs. Mahmoud Hamed/Michael Nusslein (South Florida), 7 p.m.
Martel Campbell/Colt Gaston (LSU) vs. Ales Svigelj/Diego Toledo (South Florida), 8:30 p.m.
Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) vs. Andy True/Chad True (Western Kentucky), 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Dessauer/Jan Zelezny (LSU) vs. Greg Johnston/Charles Williams (Morehead State), 7:30 p.m.