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Sandkaulen’s Upset Bid Comes Up Just Short in ITA Second Round
10/10/2019 | Men's Tennis
Rebel Senior Bested by Tournament’s No. 3 Seed on Thursday
TULSA, Okla. – The run for Ole Miss men's tennis senior Tim Sandkaulen was ended Thursday in the second round of the ITA All-American Championships singles draw by the tournament's No. 3 seed Yuya Ito of Texas.
Sandkaulen, the No. 25 ITA ranked player, claimed the first set 7-5 in his upset bid. Ito responded with a 6-4 win to set up a decisive finale. The final set went to Ito following another 6-4 gutsy finish at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the University of Tulsa campus.
Ito entered the match ranked No. 4 by the ITA, and last season helped Texas claim its first national championship in program history and reached the NCAA Singles Championship Round of 16.
Sandkaulen entered with an impressive list of accomplishments as well. The veteran reached the second round of the same NCAA Singles Championship and won the John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic title in late September.
FOLLOW ALONG
For updates, draws, schedules, live scoring and streaming links, as well as daily recaps and photo links, of the rest of the tournament visit the All-American Event page (link included above).
UP NEXT
Ole Miss will now trek to Auburn, Ala. for Regionals, which runs from Oct. 17-22.
RESULTS
No. 4 Y. Ito (Texas) def. No. 25 T. Sandkaulen (Ole Miss), 7-5, 4-6, 4-6
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