Oct. 2, 2004
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Freshman Max Jones is showing he can compete at the college level. In Chattanooga, Tenn. at the ICY HOT/ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying Tournament today, Jones easily ousted top-seeded Matt Simpson of Arkansas in the Round of 64, 6-2, 6-3.
Tomorrow, Jones faces Georgia Tech’s Zachary Rath at 9 a.m. If Jones wins, he will face the winner of Middle Tennessee’s Greg Pollack, also a first seed, and Mississippi’s Karim Ayali at 1 p.m.
Also competing in singles action today, senior Ryan Stotland fell in the Round of 64 to Jose Orozco of Western Michigan, 7-5, 6-4. Stotland will compete with classmate David Kowalski in the Doubles Qualifying tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
In doubles, Jones teamed with classmate Kamil Pajkowski to down Louisiana-Lafayette’s Shaun Ellison and Chris Harfield (8-4) in the Round of 64. The young duo fell in next round, 8-6, to Middle Tennessee’s Marco Born and Andreas Silijestrom.
For more information and up-to-date scoring, go to www.itatennis.com or www.usta.com. The tournament identification number is 704205704.
ICY HOT/ITA ALL-AMERICAN PRE-QUALIFYING RESULTS
SINGLES
Round of 64
Max Jones (UNM) def. Matt Simpson (Ark.) 6-2, 6-3
Jose Orozco (WMU) def. Ryan Stotland (UNM) 7-5, 6-4
DOUBLES
Round of 64
Jones-Pajkowski (UNM) def. Ellison-Harfield (ULL) 8-4
Round of 32
Born-Silijestrom (MT) def. Jones-Pajkowski (UNM) 8-6