UT freshman Soren Hess-Olesen scores two singles wins to earn his place in Sunday’s quarterfinals.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas freshman Soren Hess-Olesen registered two singles victories to advance to the quarterfinals in the main singles draw Saturday on day two of the ITA Texas Regional Championships at Texas A&M’s Mitchell Tennis Center.
Hess-Olesen opened his day with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Baylor’s Marko Krickovic and followed with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Texas A&M’s Junior Ore in the round of 16. Hess-Olesen will meet Baylor’s Roberto Maytin in Sunday’s quarterfinals.
Hess-Olesen also teamed up with junior Alex Hilliard to reach the doubles quarterfinals after posting an 8-6 win over TCU’s Paul Chappell and J.T. Sundling. The duo was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Texas A&M’s Junior Ore and Alexis Klegou.
ITA Texas Regional Championships
Singles Round of 32
Daniel Whitehead (UT) def. John Lewis (TAMU) – 6-1, 6-3
J.T. Sundling (TCU) def. Jacoby Lewis (UT) – 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Alberto Bautista (TAMU) def. David Holiner (UT) – 6-4, 6-4
Soren Hess-Olesen (UT) def. Marko Krickovic (Baylor) – 7-6 (4), 6-2
Jackson Withrow (TAMU) def. Ben Chen (UT) – 6-4, 6-3
Singles Round of 16
Colin Hoover (TAMU) def. Daniel Whitehead (UT) – 6-3, 7-6 (1)
Soren Hess-Olesen (UT) def. Junior Ore (TAMU) – 6-3, 6-4
Consolation Singles Round of 32
Chris Camillone (UT) def. Jeff Bryan (Texas Tech) – 4-6, 6-3, 1-0
Sudanwa Sitaram (UT) def. Luis Grangeiro (Baylor) – 6-1, 6-3
Sam Garforth-Bles (Rice) def. Alex Hilliard (UT) – 6-3, 6-1
Consolation Singles Round of 16
Chris Camillone (UT) def. Carlos Valdenebro (Lamar) – 6-1, 6-3
Sudanwa Sitaram (UT) def. Gabriel Aboitiz (Lamar) – 2-4, ret. (injury)
Doubles Round of 16
Chris Camillone/David Holiner (UT) def. Juan Pablo Farah/David Subirats (UT-Arlington) – 8-1
Soren Hess-Olesen/Alex Hilliard (UT) def. Paul Chappell/J.T. Sundling (TCU) – 8-6
Doubles Quarterfinals
Alexis Klegou/Junior Ore (TAMU) def. Soren Hess-Olesen/Alex Hilliard (UT) – 8-3
