Kuzmenok, Kapasi & Sarouk Post First Round Wins
9/20/2025 10:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ITA Men's All-American
Petro Kuzmenok rolled to a win in the opening round of pre-qualification singles, while Kabeer Kapasi and Yair Sarouk needed a win in a super-set tiebreaker to advance to the second round of pre-qualifying doubles on the opening day of action at the ITA Men's All-American in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday.
Kuzmenok won in straight sets and will face Oklahoma's Hank Trondson on Sunday. Kapasi and Sarouk needed a 10-8 win in the deciding tiebreaker to advance and face San Diego State's Lars Johann and Aleksi Lofman.
Kapasi and Santiago Navarro dropped their opening singles matches and will play in the consolation round on Sunday.
ITA Men's All-American
Pre-Qualifying Singles
PQ1 Siwanat Auytayakul (Liberty) def. Santiago Navarro 6-4, 6-2
PQ1 Petro Kuzmenok def. Jakub Jupa (Tennessee-Chattanooga) 6-4, 6-2
PQ1 Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) def. Kabeer Kapasi 6-3, 6-3
Pre-Qualifying Doubles
PQ1 Kabeer Kapasi/Yair Sarouk def. Lenn Luemkemann/Fryderyk Wasiutynski (California) 5-7, 6-3, 10-8
Sunday's Schedule
Singles
PQ2 Petro Kuzmenok vs. Hank Trondson (Oklahoma)
PQC Santiago Navarro vs. Alejandro Gandini (DePaul)
PQC Kabeer Kapasi vs. Edoardo Cherie (Clemson)
Doubles
PQ2 Kabeer Kapasi/Yair Sarouk vs. Lars Johann/Aleksi Lofman (San Diego State)
Kuzmenok won in straight sets and will face Oklahoma's Hank Trondson on Sunday. Kapasi and Sarouk needed a 10-8 win in the deciding tiebreaker to advance and face San Diego State's Lars Johann and Aleksi Lofman.
Kapasi and Santiago Navarro dropped their opening singles matches and will play in the consolation round on Sunday.
ITA Men's All-American
Pre-Qualifying Singles
PQ1 Siwanat Auytayakul (Liberty) def. Santiago Navarro 6-4, 6-2
PQ1 Petro Kuzmenok def. Jakub Jupa (Tennessee-Chattanooga) 6-4, 6-2
PQ1 Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) def. Kabeer Kapasi 6-3, 6-3
Pre-Qualifying Doubles
PQ1 Kabeer Kapasi/Yair Sarouk def. Lenn Luemkemann/Fryderyk Wasiutynski (California) 5-7, 6-3, 10-8
Sunday's Schedule
Singles
PQ2 Petro Kuzmenok vs. Hank Trondson (Oklahoma)
PQC Santiago Navarro vs. Alejandro Gandini (DePaul)
PQC Kabeer Kapasi vs. Edoardo Cherie (Clemson)
Doubles
PQ2 Kabeer Kapasi/Yair Sarouk vs. Lars Johann/Aleksi Lofman (San Diego State)
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