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Geoff Hiscox Goes Where No Falcon Has Gone Before
October 10, 2001 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 10, 2001
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Bowling Green State University's Geoff Hiscox continues to make history.
Hiscox, a junior on the Falcon men's tennis team, posted a come-from-behind victory in Wednesday (Oct. 10) action at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men's All-American Championships. The tournament, the first of three national collegiate tennis championships this 2001-02 season, is being held at the Lincoln Tennis Center.
Sixteen singles players, including Hiscox, and eight doubles teams picked up wins in Wednesday's qualifying tournament to advance to the main draw, which begins Thursday (Oct. 11).
Hiscox, who defeated North Carolina's Marcio Petrone on Wednesday, will be the first Bowling Green player to ever play in the main draw of the ITA All-American. Hiscox dropped the first set by a 6-2 score, but rallied for a 6-4 win in the second set and a 6-3 triumph in the decisive third set.
Petrone was ranked 62nd in the country in the ITA's Preseason Singles rankings (dated Sept. 13).
In the first round of the main draw, Hiscox will take on Oliver Maiberger of San Diego State. That match is scheduled to get underway at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Maiberger was 13th nationally in the ITA's singles rankings.
The ITA Men's All-American Championships, the Nov. 8-11 Omni Hotels National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, and the year-end NCAA Championships are college tennis' three national championship events (for singles and doubles) during the season for Division I men and women.
With over 300 players going through qualifying this week, the ITA Men's All-American Championships are the largest college tennis tournaments in the country. The tournament can be followed on the ITA website, www.itatennis.com.
Wednesday's results - Qualifier
Singles - Qualifying RoundBrian Wilson (Illinois) def. Andrew Colombo (Auburn) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) Chris Gostek (Alabama) def. Adam Marchetti (West Virginia) 6-2, 6-4 Marcus Hornung (Baylor) def. Guillaume Bouvier (Boise State) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Calle Hansen (Pepperdine) def. David Wright (Georgia Tech) 6-3, 6-2 (3) Mariano Pettigrosso (Ark.-Little Rock) def. Sebastian Rutka (LSU) 6-4, 6-1 Mike Kosta (Illinois) def. Oliver Foreman (Middle Tennessee State) 7-6 (6), 7-5 (6) Stefan Hirn (Indiana State) def. Sebastian Graeff (Pepperdine) 6-2, 6-1 Sam Warburg (Stanford) def. Frantisek Krepelka (Oklahoma State) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Amer Delic (Illinois) def. (16) Lassi Ketola (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3 (7) Andy Leber (Texas-Arlington) def. Gert Vilms (BYU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 Jesse Witten (Kentucky) def. (11) William Barker (Rice) 6-3, 6-3 Kosta Zinchanka (South Alabama) def. (16) Jackie Jenkins (Northwestern) 6-1, 6-3 (14) Xavier Luscan (Florida St.) def. Hamid Mirzadeh (Florida) 6-7 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (0) Alex Zharinov (Minnesota) def. Andre van der Merve (UAB) 6-4, 7-5 Benjamin Becker (Baylor) def. Mike Yani (Duke) 6-3, 6-2 Geoff Hiscox (BGSU) def. (2) Marcio Petrone (North Carolina) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Main Draw
Singles - First Round Oct. 11 9:00 a.m. ET (1) Phillip King, Duke vs. Sebastian Rutka, LSU Robert Gustafsson, Middle Tennessee vs. Javgeni Cariov, DePaul (9) Michael Kogan, Tulane vs. Sam Warburg, Stanford Brian Wilson, Illinois vs. Chris Gostek, Alabama (7) Phil Metz, Ohio State vs. Xavier Luscan, Florida State Benjamin Becker, Baylor vs. Travis Parrott, Pepperdine (13) Tiago Ruffoni, Auburn vs. Milan Rakvica, Indiana Mariano Pettigrosso, Ark.-Little Rock vs. David Martin, Stanford (4) Alex Hatman, Mississippi vs. Dane McGregor, Tulsa Matt Prentice, Oklahoma State vs. Roger Anderson, Georgia Tech (14) Jean Simon, Texas vs. Wade Orr, Tennessee Steve Berke, Yale vs. Thomas Haug, Minnesota10:00 a.m. (5) Jean-Julien Roger, UCLA vs. Kosta Zonchanka, South Alabama Calle Hansen, Pepperdine vs. Casey Smith, Notre Dame (11) Romain Ambert, Mississippi State vs. Scott Lipsky, Stanford Phillip Stolt, Illinois vs. Mark Roberts, Boise State
10:30 a.m. Brandon Wagner, Georgia vs. Mike Kosta, Illinois Christian Thall, South Alabama vs. (15) Stefan Suter, Pepperdine Alex Zharinov, Minnesota vs. Richard Barker, Rice Geoff Hiscox, Bowling Green vs. (8) Oliver Maiberger, San Diego State
11:00 a.m. Tobias Clemens, UCLA vs. Jamie Gresh, Penn State Florian Marquardt, VCU vs. (12) Daniel Klementz, Middle Tennessee Matt Hanlin, Washington vs. Stefan Hirn, Indiana State Henry Beam, Michigan vs. (3) K.J. Hippensteel, Stanford Ryan Haviland, Stanford vs. Daniel Kiernan, LSU
11:30 a.m. Amer Delic, Illinois vs. (10) Mario Toledo, Tennessee Olivier Levant, Florida vs. Marcus Hornung, Baylor Jeremy Wurtzman, Ohio State vs. (6) Maxim Belski, Alabama
Noon Danny Westerman, Wisconsin vs. Jesse Witten, Kentucky Balazs Veress, California vs. (16) Kristofer Stahlberg, Mississippi Victor Romero, Tulane vs. Andy Leber, Texas-Arlington Seth Rose, South Carolina vs. (2) Al Garland, Pepperdine
(Some information for this story courtesy of the ITA's Casey Angle)
