Oct. 2, 2010
TULSA, Okla. - Four Boilermakers made their D'Novo ITA All-American Championships debuts on Saturday, but after a difficult day of competition, only freshman Mark Kovacs and sophomore Krisztian Krocsko endure in third-round pre-qualifying singles action.
Kovacs (Budapest, Hungary) had no problem with Northfolk State's Arsenio Culver 6-1, 6-4. He would go on to face Alberto Bautista of Texas A&M and take the first set 6-4 from the Aggie. Kovacs faltered in the second, letting it go 2-6, but the Boilermaker rallied and eliminated Bautista 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. Benefitting from a first-round bye, Krocsko was ready to go in the second, rolling Tim Schulz van Endert (San Diego State) 6-4, 6-3.
Teammate Szymon Tatarczyk (Wodzislaw, Poland) took out Carl Ho of New Mexico 6-1, 6-4 in the first round, but he would fall to second-seeded Juan Spir (Georgia Tech) 6-2, 6-3 shortly after.
In third round of pre-qualifying play on Sunday, Kovacs meets North Carolina's Zach Hunter, who cruised through the first two rounds without dropping a set. Krocsko will face Jordan Bridge (Cal Poly), who blanked Mathew Prevost of Oral Roberts in the second round 6-0, 6-0.
The pre-qualifying draw began with 256 players that feeds into two days of qualifying followed by the 64-player, 32-doubles team main draws to be completed Oct. 7-10.
For complete recaps and results please visit purduesports.com. For updated draws and live scoring please visit the tournament central website.
D'Novo ITA All-American Championships - Agate
Oct. 2, 2010
Tulsa, Okla. - Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Singles - Pre-Qualifying - First Round
Benjamin Chomette (Old Dominion) def. Aaron Dujovne 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
Mark Kovacs (Purdue) def. Arsenio Culver (Norfolk State) 6-1, 6-4
Szymon Tatarczyk (Purdue) def. Carl Ho (New Mexico) 6-4, 6-2
Singles - Pre-Qualifying - Second Round
Krisztian Krocsko (Purdue) def. Tim Schulz van Endert (San Diego State) 6-4, 6-3
Mark Kovacs (Purdue) def. Alberto Bautista (Texas A&M) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
(2) Juan Spir (Georgia Tech) def. Szymon Tatarczyk (Purdue) 6-2, 6-3
Schedule - Oct. 3
Singles - Pre-Qualifying - Third Round
Krisztian Krocsko (Purdue) vs. Jordan Bridge (Cal Poly) at 9 a.m.
Zach Hunter (North Carolina) vs. Mark Kovacs (Purdue) at 12:30 p.m.