MALIBU, Calif. – Vanderbilt will head to the championship round against No. 12 Pepperdine at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Malibu, California after beating the BYU Cougars 4-3 this afternoon.
The Commodores, who entered the weekend with a 1-0 record and ranked No. 36 in the nation, got a boost from freshmen Gonzales Austin, Joe Dorn, and Jeff Offerdahl, who clinched the win with his split set victory over Francis Sargeant. After dropping his first set, Offerdahl roared back for a 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 decision.
Dorn battled ranked Patrick Kawka in a tiebreaker 7-5, 7-6 (7-5). No. 106 Kawka had a 5-0 advantage in the second set of the tiebreaker before Dorn roared back 7-5.
Senior Charlie Jones won his match in straight sets for the Commodores to round out the scoring in the 4-3 win.
Vanderbilt will play Pepperdine tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. PT/4 p.m. CT.
Results:
#36 Vanderbilt 4, #49 BYU 3
Singles competition
1. #87 Charlie Jones (VANDY) def. #43 Georgy Batrakov (BYU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Gonzales Austin (VANDY) def. Spencer Smith (BYU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Joe Dorn (VANDY) def. #106 Patrick Kawka (BYU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
4. #67 Keaton Cullimore (BYU) def. Anton Kovrigin (VANDY) 6-0, 7-5
5. Jeff Offerdahl (VANDY) def. Francis Sargeant (BYU) 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Dean Ormsby (BYU) def. Alex DiValerio (VANDY) 6-3, 5-7, 2-3, retired
Doubles competition
1. Georgy Batrakov/Patrick Kawka (BYU) def. Charlie Jones/Jeff Offerdahl (VANDY) 8-6
2. Francis Sargeant/Spencer Smith (BYU) vs. Joe Dorn/Alex DiValerio (VANDY) 7-7, unfinished
3. Keaton Cullimore/Dean Ormsby (BYU) def. Gonzales Austin/Anton Kovrigin (VANDY) 8-5
Match Notes:
Vanderbilt 2-0; National ranking #36
BYU 1-3; National ranking #49
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,2,3,1,5)
