Men’s Tennis Advance Three To Quarterfinals At ITA Fall Circuit

WICHITA, Kan. – The Arkansas men’s tennis team completed its first day of the ITA Fall Circuit with all six Razorbacks

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advancing to the Round of 16 and three advancing to quarterfinals play tomorrow Returning junior Melvin Manuel

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won both of his matches today as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. In the Round of 32, Manuel beat Oklahoma’s Robinson in two sets

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6-2, 6-0. He continued to dominate, downing Zach Greuber in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-1 in the Round of 16. Manuel will face the new addition

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to Arkansas’ roster, Alan Sau in the quarterfinals. In his debut as a Razorback, Sau was seeded No. 5 and defeated both of his

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opponents in straight set on his way to the quarters. Also making his first appearance as a Razorback was Benedkit Emesz as the No. 2

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seeded player. Emesz will face Wichita State’s Alex Richards tomorrow in the quarters after winning his two matches today in straight sets.

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The Razorbacks had nine wins total on the day, with every Razorback winning their Round of 32 matches. Junior Adrien Burdet took the first

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set tiebreaker 7-6 (11-9) and won the second set, 6-1 for his win. Jake Sweeney split sets in his first match, winning

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