Oct. 13, 2005

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Eight singles players advanced into the main draw singles portion of the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional hosted at The Racquet Club of Memphis, Thursday. Included in those eight were University of Memphis sophomore Bryan Bankester, who used a 6-3, 6-0 win over No. 3 seed Eric Lim from Mississippi State to advance to the main draw.

Only three seeded players advanced through the qualifying singles draw, led by No. 2 seed Andrew Felsenthal of Alabama. Felsenthal downed LSU's Kevin Dessauer, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the main draw. Dessauer had battled to get to the Round of 16 with a come-from-behind 3-7, 6-3, 7-6 victory to wrap up the round one results.

Also advancing was No. 4 seed Shauny Hoyes from Miami. Hoyes did not drop a set in two matches, getting past Mississippi State's Ryan Farlow, 7-6, 6-2 en route a main draw slot. No. 5 seed Vivek Subramanian, also from Miami, was the last seeded player to advance. Subramanian downed LSU's John Tragardh, 6-3, 6-2, to move on to Friday's main draw. Tragardh was the night's lucky loser however, as one player in the main draw withdrew and Tragardh was moved into the main draw in that spot.

The main draw will open Friday morning at 8 a.m. utilizing two different sites in Memphis. Singles will be played at both The Racquet Club of Memphis and at WellWorkx Tennis Center. Two rounds of singles will be played and one round of doubles will cap off the competition in the evening.

Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Qualifying Singles
(Held at The Racquet Club of Memphis, Hosted by the University of Memphis)

Complete First Round Results
Pascal Duttlinger (Troy) def. No. 1 seed Florent Girod (Mississippi State), 6-0, 6-3
Vepd Popa (Nicholls State) def. Garrison Pilant (Memphis), 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
No. 5 Vivek Subramanian (Miami) def. Arturo Navarro (UTC), 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
John Tragardh (LSU) def. Gianfranco Dossena (Florida Atlantic), 6-4, 7-6
No. 4 Shauny Hoyes (Miami) def. Jordie Kindervater (Alabama), 6-3, 6-2
Ryan Farlow (Mississippi State) def. Andrew Naidu (Austin Peay), 6-7, 6-2, 6-1
Clarence Boyd (Georgia State) def. Mauricio Paiz (Florida Atlantic), 6-0, 6-0
Eric Deroche (LSU) def. Yuri Pompeu (Murray State), 6-2, 6-2
Martel Campbell (LSU) def. Nicolas Kziesotolski (Murray State), 6-2, 6-2
Jacek Twarowski (Georgia State) def. No. 5 Shaun Young (Florida), 7-6, 6-1
Bryan Bankester (Memphis) def. Ryan Fitzgerald (Chattanooga), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
No. 3 Eric Lim (Mississippi State) def. J.P. Bounassar (Florida Atlantic) 7-6 (2), 7-5
Ondrej Krivka (SE Louisiana) def. Josh Irey (Mississippi State), 6-0, 6-2
Borja Zarco (Tennessee Tech) def. No. 5 Brock Sakey (UCF), 6-4, 6-2
Kevin Dessauer (LSU) def. Juan Garzon (Southern Miss), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
No. 2 Andrew Felsenthal, Alabama def. Lucas de Brito (Austin Peay), 6-2, 3-0, ret. (inj)

Complete Second Round Results (winners advance into main draw)
Pascal Duttlinger (Troy) def. Vlad Popa (Nicholls State), 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 seed Vivek Subramanian (Miami) def. John Tragardh (LSU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 seed Shauny Hoyes (Miami) def. Ryan Farlow (Mississippi State), 7-6, 6-2
Eric Deroche (LSU) def. No. 5 seed Clarence Boyd (Georgia State), 6-4, 6-3
Jacek Twarowski (Georgia State) def. Martel Campbell (LSU), 6-4, 6-4
Bryan Bankester (Memphis) def. No. 3 seed Eric Lim (Mississippi State), 6-3, 6-0
Ondrej Krivka (Southeastern Louisiana) def. Borja Zarco (Tennessee Tech), 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 seed Andrew Felsenthal (Alabama) def. Kevin Dessauer (LSU), 6-3, 6-4