Men's Tennis Combines for 19 Wins at James O'Connell Memorial Tournament

MASON, Ohio - Xavier men's tennis combined to pick up 19 wins at the James O'Connell Memorial Tournament, held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. The Musketeers, competing against Ball State, Butler, Dayton, Furman, IU Indy, Lipscomb, Northern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech, took part in the Flight A Finals in singles and doubles, with Nick Herdoiza winning Flight A singles, while Alex Kotarski and Max Pettingell finished runners-up in the doubles flight.

Nick Herdoiza went 4-0 in singles play on the way to winning Flight A singles. He opened play with a 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (6) win over Mercer of IU Indy and advanced to the Semifinals with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Hayward of BSU. Herdoiza moved on to the finals with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Szymczak of Lipscomb, then clinched the win in the flight with a 6-4, 6-2 over Snyder of Furman in the finals.

Andrew Spurck took a 6-1, 6-2 win over Dursirn of IU Indy in the first round of Flight B singles. He also picked up a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sift of Furman.

Kyle Totorica opened play in Flight C with a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 1-0 (2) win over Duggal of Furman.

Bode Campbell also took part in Flight C singles, taking a 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (2) win over Vlahos of Lipscomb. Campbell also picked up another singles win over Mercer of Tennessee Tech, 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (6).

Max Pettingell picked up a pair of singles wins, topping Balthazor from Butler, 6-1, 6-4, and Caragea from BSU, 6-4, 2-6 1-0 (7).

Alex Kotarski picked up a singles win over Butler's Kasday, 6-3, 6-2.

Lukas Grossman took a 7-4, 4-6, 1-0 (7) win over Puig of NKU.

In doubles play, Kotarski and Pettingell combined to go 3-1 in Flight A, opening up play with a 6-4 win against Dao and Murckhardt of TTU. The pair then combined for a 7-5 win over Snyder and Han of Furman in the quarterfinals and topped Suk and Jaen of Dayton, 6-1, to advance to the Flight A Finals.

Herdoiza and Spurck picked up a 6-2 win over Perlov and Szumczak of Lipscomb in the opening round of Flight A.

Spurck also paired with Campbell for a 6-2 win over Allen and Dispas of Furman.

SINGLES

First Round - Flight A
Perlov (Lipscomb) def. Alex Kotarski (Xavier), 7-6 (6), 6-3
Nick Herdoiza (Xavier) def. Mercer (IUI), 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (6)

First Round - Flight B
Andrew Spurck (Xavier) def. Dunsirn (IUI), 6-1, 6-2
Sift (Furman) def. Max Pettingell (Xavier), 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (12)

First Round - Flight C
Kyle Totorica (Xavier) def. Duggal (Furman), 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 1-0 (2)
Bode Campbell (Xavier) def. Vlahos (Lipscomb), 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (2)

First Round - Flight D
Nolan Hayward (BSU) def. Lukas Grossman (Xavier), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (6)

Second Round - Flight A
Nick Herdoiza (Xavier) def. Drew Hayward (BSU) 6-0, 6-3

Second Round - Flight B
Ridstrom (UD) def. Andrew Spurck (Xavier), 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (8)

Second Round - Flight C
Mendibe (UD) def. Kyle Totorica (Xavier), 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12)
Dore (UD) def. Bode Campbell (Xavier), 6-4, 6-2

Semifinals - Flight A
Nick Herdoiza (Xavier) def. Szymczak (Lipscomb), 6-3, 6-1

Final - Flight A
Nick Herdoiza (Xavier) def. Snyder (Furman), 6-4, 6-2

Second Round (Backdraw)
Alex Kotarski (Xavier) adv. on bye
Verdese (Lipscomb) def. Max Pettingell (Xavier), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (8)
Han (Furman) def. Lukas Grossman (Xavier), 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (7)

Third Round (Backdraw)
Alex Kotarski (Xavier) def. Kasday (Butler), 6-3, 6-2

Other singles matches
Lama (Butler) def. Kyle Totorica (Xavier), 3-4, retired
Max Pettingell (Xavier) def. Balthazor (Butler), 6-1, 6-4
Nguyen (IUI) def. Lukas Grossman (Xavier), 6-3, 6-3
Bode Campbell (Xavier) def. Mercer (TTU), 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (6)
Andrew Spurck (Xavier) def. Sift (Furman), 6-3, 6-4
Ecarma (Furman) def. Kyle Totorica (Xavier), 6-1, 7-6 (7)
Kryscio (IUI) def. Bode Campbell (Xavier), 6-2, 6-2
Max Pettingell (Xavier) def. Caragea (BSU), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (7)
Lukas Grossman (Xavier) def. Puig (NKU), 7-4, 4-6, 1-0 (7)

DOUBLES

First Round - Flight A
Alex Kotarski/Max Pettingell (Xavier) def. Dao/Murckhardt (TTU), 6-4
Andrew Spurck/Nick Herdoiza (Xavier) def. Perlov/Szumczak (Lipscomb), 6-2

First Round - Flight B
Sukkho/Mercer (IUI) def. Bode Campbell/Kyle Totorica (Xavier), 7-5

Quarterfinals - Flight A
Alex Kotarski/Max Pettingell (Xavier) def. Synder/Han (Furman), 7-5
Alvarez/Spaks (TTU) def. Andrew Spurck/Nick Herdoiza (Xavier), 6-3

Semifinals - Flight A
Alex Kotarski/Max Pettingell (Xavier) def. Suk/Jaen (UD), 6-1

Final - Flight A
Alvarez/Spaks (TTU) def. Alex Kotarski/Max Pettingell (Xavier), 6-4

DOUBLES BACKDRAW
William/Kasday (Butler) def. Bode Campbell/Lukas Grossman (Xavier), 6-4
Andrew Spurck/Bode Campbell (Xavier) def. Allen/Dispas (Furman), 6-2
Fletcher/Kimelman (BSU) def. Kyle Totorica/Lukas Grossman (Xavier), 6-3

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