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D'Novo ITA All-American Championships
Thiemann Advances To Third Round At ITA All-American
10/7/2010 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 7, 2010
TULSA, Okla. - Marcel Thiemann of the Ole Miss men's tennis team advanced to the third round of singles at the D'Novo ITA All-American Championships Thursday here at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
In the first round, Thiemann, ranked No. 15 in the nation, downed 43rd-ranked Clint Bowles of Florida State 6-3, 6-4. The Rebel All-American followed that up with an impressive win over Kentucky's Alex Musialek, ranked No. 32. After winning the first set 6-3, Thiemann dominated the second 6-0 to set up a third-round meeting against the defending NCAA Champion, Bradley Klahn (Stanford).
The two met in last year's NCAA quarterfinals with Klahn, ranked No. 3 in the nation, rallying for a close three set win.
Ole Miss went 1-1 in doubles, with senior Tucker Vorster and sophomore Jonas Lutjen, ranked No. 22, downing Chris Konigsfeldt and Pedro Zerbini of California 8-3. The 10th-ranked duo of Marcel and his brother Chris, dropped a 9-7 decision to Florida's Alexandre Lacroix and Nassim Slilam, ranked No. 20.
Vorster and Lutjen will face the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Reid Carleton and Henrique Cunha of Duke, in the second round Friday.
Live stats and video are available throughout the tournament by going to www.OleMissSports.com and clicking on the link on the men's tennis schedule page.
D'NOVO ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - TULSA, Okla.
SINGLES
First round - Marcel Thiemann (OM) def. Clint Bowles (FSU) 6-3, 6-4. Second round - Thiemann (OM) def. Alex Musialek (UK) 6-3, 6-0.
DOUBLES
First round - Tucker Vorster/Jonas Lutjen (OM) def. Chris Konigsfeldt/Pedro Zerbini (CAL) 8-3; Alexandre Lacroix/Nassim Slilam (UF) def. M. Thiemann/C. Thiemann (OM) 9-7.
