University of Washington
ITA All-American Championships
Run Ends For Nedunchezhiyan In Tulsa
October 07, 2010 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 7, 2010
TUSLA, Okla. - Playing both singles and doubles for the fourth day in a row, Husky senior Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan played two more close matches but ran out of steam at the ITA All-American Championships, bowing out in the first round of the main draw. Nedunchezhiyan and sophomore Kyle McMorrow also were unable to upset the No. 3-ranked doubles team in the first round of the main doubles draw.
Nedunchezhiyan won three times in qualifying to reach the main draw for the second year in a row, but a couple loose service games proved costly in the main draw opener against 28th-ranked John Peers of Baylor. Peers took the first set, 6-4, and then broke serve in the ninth game of the second set to serve out the second set, 6-4, as well.
Later in the day, Nedunchezhiyan was back on court for his consolation draw singles match. The match went the way one might expect for a player who had already played nine sets of singles and three doubles matches over the last four days. Nedunchezhiyan struggled in the first set, losing 6-0 to Ohio State's Matt Allare, but he got the adrenaline going again in the second set and pulled it out, 7-5. But in the third, it was the fresher Allare that came away with the 6-3 win.
In doubles, Nedunchezhiyan and McMorrow also won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw, but went up against third-ranked Drew Clayton and Michael Shabaz of Virginia in the first round. The Cavalier duo gave the 25th-ranked Husky pair their first setback this year, 8-4. Nedunchezhiyan and McMorrow are scheduled to compete in the consolation doubles draw on Friday.
Washington Men's Tennis
ITA All-American Championships
October 7, 2010
Tulsa, Okla. - Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Main Draw Singles
First Round
(28) John Peers (Baylor) def. (54) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (UW), 6-4, 6-4
Consolation Singles
First Round
Matt Allare (OSU) def. (54) Jeevan Nedunchehziyan (UW), 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
Main Draw Doubles
First Round
(3) Courtney/Shabaz (UVA) def. (25) Nedunchezhiyan/McMorrow (UW), 8-4
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