Rice University
ITA All-American (qualifying)
Scheil Advances at All-American Qualifier
10/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 2, 2006
TULSA, Okla. -- Rice began competition at the 2006 Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Men's Tennis Championships on Monday with newcomer Tobias Scheil advancing to the second round of competition in Tulsa, Okla.
Scheil scored a tough three-set victory over the host Golden Hurricane's Ricardo Soriano, ranked 83rd in the preseason poll. The Owl was triumphant with a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5 decision in the opening round of the 128 man field. Scheil next faces Michigan's Ryan Heller on Tuesday at 10 am.
Having a tough time in singles on Monday, Ralph Knupfer and Ben Harknett were both eliminated in straight-set losses.
In addition to the second round of singles, Tuesday also features the start of doubles action. Scheil and Harknett team up to face Hawaii's tandem of Matt Seeberger and Andreas Weber. The match is slated for a 3 pm start.
The singles bracket will advance 16 qualifiers to the main draw of 64 players. The doubles bracket of 64 will qualify eight pairs for the main draw of 32. Main draw action begins on Thursday.
Singles Results
Qualifying Draw - Round of 128
Tobias Scheil (Rice) def. #83 Ricardo Soriano (Tulsa), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5
Irving Morales (Troy) def. #52 Ralph Knupfer (Rice), 6-4, 6-2
David North (Ga. Tech) def. #109 Ben Harknett (Rice), 6-4, 6-3
