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Saturday, October 1
Tulsa, Okla. (Michael D. Case Tennis Center)
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Marques Tallies Three Wins at ITA All-American Championships
10/2/2022 7:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Graduate student advances to the Round of 32 in the singles pre-qualifying bracket
TULSA, Okla.– St. John's men's tennis graduate student Diogo Marques rose to the occasion tallying three victories against the nation's best to reach the Round of 32 in the pre-qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championships.
Marques and teammate Axel Vila Antuna both competed in the 256-player pre-qualifying singles tournament at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla., over the weekend.
Marques got off to a good start with a lengthy three-set victory over Vanderbilt's Slim Troost, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. He continued his success in the evening portion, sweeping Cal Berkely's Emil Carl Overbeck 6-4, 6-4 to advance into Sunday's action.
In the Round of 64, the Setubal, Portugal native continued his strong performance in a tight-knit contest with Santa Clara's Guillaume Dalmasso. In the first set, Marques pulled out a narrow victory, 7-5, to jump in front in the early going. The battle remained close as he captured the tiebreak second set 7-6 (11-9) to clinch a win to move onto the Round of 32.
In his final match, Marques was outlasted by Justin Schlageter of Oklahoma, 2-6, 2-6, marking the furthest a Red Storm player has advanced in this event since Aditya Vashistha made it into the main draw in 2019.
Vila Antuna grabbed a win of his own in the opening round of singles draw. The senior eased past JMU's Youssef Sadek 6-4, 6-2. Saturday's victory marked the second year in a row he added to the win column at the prestigious tournament. In the ensuing round, the Valencia, Spain native fell to Will Grant of national powerhouse Florida, 4-6, 2-6.
The Johnnies will be back in action next week at the ITA Northeast Regionals from Oct. 7-9 in Philadelphia.
Marques and teammate Axel Vila Antuna both competed in the 256-player pre-qualifying singles tournament at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla., over the weekend.
Marques got off to a good start with a lengthy three-set victory over Vanderbilt's Slim Troost, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. He continued his success in the evening portion, sweeping Cal Berkely's Emil Carl Overbeck 6-4, 6-4 to advance into Sunday's action.
In the Round of 64, the Setubal, Portugal native continued his strong performance in a tight-knit contest with Santa Clara's Guillaume Dalmasso. In the first set, Marques pulled out a narrow victory, 7-5, to jump in front in the early going. The battle remained close as he captured the tiebreak second set 7-6 (11-9) to clinch a win to move onto the Round of 32.
In his final match, Marques was outlasted by Justin Schlageter of Oklahoma, 2-6, 2-6, marking the furthest a Red Storm player has advanced in this event since Aditya Vashistha made it into the main draw in 2019.
Vila Antuna grabbed a win of his own in the opening round of singles draw. The senior eased past JMU's Youssef Sadek 6-4, 6-2. Saturday's victory marked the second year in a row he added to the win column at the prestigious tournament. In the ensuing round, the Valencia, Spain native fell to Will Grant of national powerhouse Florida, 4-6, 2-6.
The Johnnies will be back in action next week at the ITA Northeast Regionals from Oct. 7-9 in Philadelphia.
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