Men’s and Women’s Tennis Pull Off Seven Wins in 1st Day of ITA Regionals

LAKELAND, Fla. – (Tennis) Four Florida Tech singles players advanced to the second round of the 2006 Wilson ITA Southeast Regional Tournament today on the
campus of host Florida Southern College. Head Coach Bill Macom entered four men and two women into the regional tennis play.

On the men’s side seniors’ Keith Kessler (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who was seeded 7th, and Clifford Giel (Savaneta, Aruba) each defeated their opponents in the
opening 64 round. Kessler won a tight battle 7-6 (5), 6-3, as did Giel shutting down his opponent 6-0, 6-1.

Fellow senior Christian Smith (Arouca, Trinidad) and freshman Jonathan Hanna (Nassau, Bahamas) each fell in their first round matches. Both players took
two points from one of their sets for the day. Smith was eliminated in the back-draw falling 6-1, 6-1, while Hanna continues on in the back-draw after
advancing due to a default victory.

Giel and Kessler both fell in the in the second round with Giel taking it to a tie-breaker ultimately falling 6-1, 2-6, 10-8. The #4 seeded pair of Giel
and Kessler swept their competition 8-1 in the first round of doubles; they will face a Florida Gulf Coast tandem at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.

On the women’s side sophomore returnee Michaela Horvathova (Bratislava, Slovakia) and freshman newcomer Natalia Ramos (San Juan, Puerto Rico) both were
undefeated on the day. Horvathova won her first round singles match 6-1, 6-1, while Ramos, making her collegiate debut, defeated her opponent 6-4, 6-0.
Both women will play tomorrow in the second round.

The duo of Horvathova and Ramos notched their first doubles win taking the first round 8-5. They will face the #2 seeded team from Lynn tomorrow in the
second round of women’s doubles.

2006 Wilson ITA Southeast Regional Tournament
Hosted by Florida Southern in Lakeland, Florida
Thursday, September 28th thru Saturday, September 30th
Court Locations: FS – Florida Southern Courts; CC – City Courts

FLORIDA TECH RESULTS:

Men Team Abbreviations: Barry (BU); Carson-Newman (CN);
Eckerd (EC); Florida Gulf Coast (FGC): Florida Southern (FS);
Florida Tech (FT); Lynn (LU); Palm Beach Atlantic (PBA);
Presbyterian (PC); Rollins (RC); Saint Leo (SL)
Women Team Abbreviations: Barry (BU); Carson-Newman (CN);
Eckerd (EC); Florida Gulf Coast (FGC): Florida Southern (FS);
Florida Tech (FT); Lynn (LU); Nova Southeastern (NS)
Palm Beach Atlantic (PBA); Presbyterian (PC);
Rollins (RC); Saint Leo (SL); Tampa (UT)

MEN
SINGLES
First Round of 64
(7) Keith Kessler (FT) def. David Barragan (BU) – 7-6 (5), 6-3
Clifford Giel (FT) def. John Borthick (CN) – 6-0, 6-1
Isaac Galindo (FS) def. Jonathan Hanna (FT) – 6-0, 6-2
Axel Joachim (LU) def. Christian Smith (FT) – 6-2, 6-0

Second Round of 32
Gustavo Carvalho (RC) def. (7) Kessler (FT) – 6-4, 6-4
Manuel Lauter (BU) def. Giel (FT) – 6-1, 2-6, 10-8

Men’s Singles Back Draw
Singles 1st Round
Hanna (FT) def. Michael Schwartz (RC) – default
Ray Duyungan (FS) def. Smith (FT) – 6-1, 6-1

Singles 2nd Round
David Barragan (BU) vs. Hanna (FT) – 1:00 Fri. (FS)

DOUBLES
First Round of Doubles 32
(4) Cliff Giel/Keith Kessler (FT) def. John Borthick/Stephen McNally (CN) – 8-1

Second Round of Doubles 16
(4) Giel/Kessler (FT) vs. Alex Gjesten/ Alberto Gutierrez (FGC) – 10:30 Fri. (CC)

WOMEN
SINGLES
First Round f 64
Michaela Horvathova (FT) def. Allison Beck (UT) – 6-1, 6-1
Natalia Ramos (FT) def. Silvia Frandji (RC) – 6-4, 6-0

Second Round of 32
(1) Tas Purcell (RC) vs. Horvathova (FT) – 12:00 Fri. (CC)
Ramos (FT) vs. Leigh Shelton (LU) – 12:30 Fri. (CC)

Women’s Doubles First Round of 32
Horvathova/Ramos (FT) def. Mary Crider/Andrea Moncada (NS) – 8-5

Women’s Doubles Second Round of 16
(2) Schunk/Weltz (LU) vs. Horvathova/Ramos (FT) – 9:00 Fri. (CC).

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