BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU Men’s Tennis team has had several members see success on the court in fall competition. Both new and old faces have proved to be a vital part of the team as the Tigers prepare for the spring season.
Sophomore Tiger Andrej Loncarevic had an impressive run through ITA All-Americans, advancing to the qualifying round of 64 and almost qualifying for the main draw competition. He began his trek by defeating Andres Medus of UNC Charlotte by a score of 6-2, 6-4. Moving on to the next prequalifying round, he faced Nathan Cox of Vanderbilt where he won in a three set battle. The first set went to Cox by a narrow score of 6-4. Loncarevic battled back to win the next set 7-6(2) and take the final set 7-6(5). The Tiger then went on to defeat Andreas Timini of Florida later that day by a score of 6-4, 7-6(5). In a consolation match, Loncarevic took down Sasha Rozin of Arizona by a score of 7-6(5), 7-6(4).
Adding on to the success of Loncarevic, he advanced through qualifying for the ITF M15 Lexington. In the main draw, he went all the way to the semi-finals in Lexington, KY. In the round of 32, he defeated Pawit Sornlaksup (ATP 657) by a score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. He then went on to take down Gavin Young in a quick 6-4, 6-0 match to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinal competition he faced Eli Stephenson. The Sophomore Tiger came out victorious in yet another swift match with a final score of 6-2, 6-1. He fell to Shunsuke Mitsui (ATP 755) by a score of 7-5, 6-2. So far this fall season, Loncarevic has posted an impressive 9-2 record in singles.
Freshman Erik Arutiunian has made appearances at several ATP Challenger competitions and ITF tournaments this fall and has come out on top of several matches, including a top 500 win. At the Columbus Challenger, he defeated Joshua Sheehy (ATP 611) by a score of 7-6, 4-6, 6-1. The next weekend, he went on to take down Ryuki Matsuda (ATP 473) in a quick 6-4, 6-4 match at the Las Vegas Challenger. Just this past week, Arutiunan defeated Colson Wells 6-2, 7-6 at the Lincoln Challenger.
Matias Ponce De Leon showed out at the ITF M15 Ann Arbor competition where he won two rounds. First, he defeated Ryan Fishback by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. He then went on to take down Nicholas Steiglehner in a quick 6-3, 6-4 match.
At the ITF M25 Londrina tournament, Enzo Kohlmann took down Joao Pedro Didoni Bonini by a score of 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. In doubles, Kohlmann teamed up with Gabriel Roveri Sidney to take down the duo Victor Winheski and Vincente Freda in a 7-5, 6-0 match. Kohlmann and Sidney continued their success, taking down Sidney Emanuael Meneguetti and Mateus Napoli da Silveira (6-2, 0-6, 10-4)
Notable Fall Results
Andrej Loncarevic
ITA All-Americans
Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. Andres Medus (UNC Charlotte) 6-2, 6-4
Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. Nathan Cox (Vanderbilt) 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(5)
Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. Andreas Timini (Univ. of Florida) 6-4, 7-6(6)
Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. Sasha Rozin (Arizona) 7-6(5), 7-6(4)
ITF M15 Lexington
Andrej Loncarevic def. Pawit Sornlaksup (ATP 657) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
Andrej Loncarevic def. Gavin Young 6-4, 6-0
Andrej Loncarevic def. Eli Stephenson 6-2, 6-1
Erik Arutiunian
Columbus Challenger
Erik Arutiunian def. Joshua Sheehy (ATP 611) 7-6, 4-6, 6-1
Las Vegas Challenger
Erik Arutiunian def. Ryuki Matsuda (ATP 473) 6-4, 6-4
Lincoln Challenger
Erik Arutiunian def. Colson Wells 6-2, 7-6
Matias Ponce De Leon
ITF M15 Ann Arbor
Matias Ponce De Leon def. Ryan Fishback 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Matias Ponce De Leon def. Nicholas Steiglehner 6-3, 6-4
Enzo Kohlmann De Freitas
ITF M25 Londrina
Enzo Kohlmann def. Joao Pedro Didoni Bonini 6-7, 6-3, 6-4
Kohlmann/Sidney def. Winheski/Freda 7-5, 6-0
Kohlmann/Sidney def. Meneguetti/Silveira 6-2, 0-6, 10-4
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