Oct. 3, 2012

TULSA, Okla. -

In the final day of qualifying at the ITA Men's All-American Championships, sophomore Alejandro dropped a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 decision to No. 76 Raphael Hemmeler of Duke in the final round of qualifying on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center

Tomorrow marks the first day of the main draw at the tournament, where three Golden Hurricane players will hit the court. Japie De Klerk, ranked No. 74 in the nation, will face  Bob vanOverbeek of Florida at 9 a.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. If De Klerk wins, he would play at 1:30 p.m. against either Gonzales Austin of Vanderbilt or George Washington's Francisco Dias. In the doubles main draw, Grant Ive and Tristan Jackson will compete against Peter Kobelt and Connor Smith of Ohio State in a match that will not start before 5 p.m.

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ITA Men's All-American Championships Day Four Results

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Michael D. Case Tennis Center

Qualifying Singles - Second Round

(16) Raphael Hemmeler (Duke) def. Alejandro Espejo (Tulsa) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4