UT junior Alex Hilliard and sophomore David Holiner each win two matches and earn berths in the qualifying draw.

                TULSA, Okla. – Texas junior Alex Hilliard and sophomore David Holiner each produced a pair of singles wins and earned berths in the qualifying singles draw Sunday on day two of the ITA All-American Championships.

                Hilliard came from behind in both of his matches to earn his berth in the qualifying singles draw.  The Corpus Christi native produced a 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (6) win over Southern Illinois’ Jorge Cavero in the pre-qualifying round of 64 before edging Memphis’ David O’Hare in the round of 32, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

                Holiner posted a 6-2, 6-0 win over USC-Upstate’s Edgar Rodriguez in the round of 64.  Holiner took the first set off of SMU’s Arturs Kazijevs in the next round, 7-5, and Kazijevs retired after the first set, which gave the victory to Holiner. 

                Hilliard and Holiner will join UT juniors Ben Chen and Daniel Whitehead and freshman Soren Hess-Olesen in the qualifying singles draw on Monday.  The draw has yet to be released.

ITA All-American Championships

Pre-Qualifying Singles Round of 64

Alex Hilliard (UT) def. Jorge Cavero (Southern Illinois) – 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(6)

David Holiner (UT) def. Edgar Rodriguez (USC-Upstate) – 6-2, 6-0 

Javier Pulgar (SDSU) def. Sudanwa Sitaram (UT) – 6-4, 7-6 (6)

Will Vasos (Iowa) def. Chris Camillone (UT) – 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

Pre-Qualifying Singles Round of 32

Alex Hilliard (UT) def. David O'Hare (Memphis) – 3-6, 6-3, 7-5