Oct. 22, 2006
Las Vegas, Nev. – The University of New Mexico men’s tennis team traveled to Las Vegas, Nev. to compete in the Wilson ITA Mountain Region Championships. Members from 14 western teams were facing off as individuals through Sunday in both singles and doubles. No less than 17 ITA Regional Championships for NCAA Division I men and women are taking place over the last two weekends of October at campuses throughout the country. The singles finalists and doubles champion from this event will earn spots in November’s ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships.
Lobo juniors Max Jones and Kamil Pajkowski were the number one seed for the tournament and proved they deserved it as they stormed through the doubles draw taking home the title after defeating Dominick Kaufhold and James Ludlow from BYU 8-5.
In singles action Jones fared well also as he advanced all the way to the semi-finals before falling in three sets to Boise St. Clancy Shields 3-6; 6-4; 6-4. Several other Lobos played well also as sophomores Johnny Parkes, Miles Bugby and Graeme Kassautzki won two matches apiece to make it to the round of 32. All three would fall but Kassautzki and Parkes would move on to the quarterfinals of the consolation draw before withdrawing due to team travel arrangements.
R32 (1) Jones/Pajkowski d. Ballam /Banks 8-5
R16 (1) Jones/Pajkowski d. (10) Beg/Gorostiaga 8-5
Q (1) Jones/Pajkowski d. (6) Robertson/Shields 9-7
SF (1) Jones/Pajkowski d. (8) Boswell/Roberson 8-6
F (1) Jones/Pajkowski d. (3) Kaufhold/Ludlow 8-5
Complete results are available on tennislink at www.USTA.com the tournament id is :257104706.