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2014 NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships

UCLA's Marcos Giron, UVA's Danielle Collins Claim National Singles Titles

UCLA's Marcos Giron claims Singles title. Photo uclabruins.com

uclabruins.com: May 26, 2014 Athens, GA - UCLA men's tennis player Marcos Giron became the 11th NCAA Singles Champion in school history on Monday, posting a straight-set victory over Pepperdine's Alex Sarkissian in the men's final at Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Giron, a junior from Thousand Oaks, Calif., is UCLA's first NCAA Singles winner since Benjamin Kohlloeffel in 2006.

 

"This means so much to me," said Giron, who with the win earns one of the USTA's wild cards to the U.S. Open in August. "This has to be the biggest tournament win of my career. I'd like to thank Billy Martin and the entire UCLA program for everything they have done for me."

 

Giron, who lost just one set in six matches during the tournament, broke Sarkissian in the fifth game of the first set to take a 3-2 lead. He then went on to hold serve for the remainder of the set to take it 6-4. Giron continued his hot play to start the second set, breaking Sarkissian twice to eventually take a 4-0 lead. Sarkissian was able to stop the bleeding and hold serve for 4-1, however Giron took the next two games for a 6-4, 6-1 victory.

 

Monday marked the second meeting of the season between Giron and Sarkissian, with Giron also winning in straight sets on Feb. 22 at UCLA.

 

Only a junior, Giron still has one season of eligibility remaining. He mentioned in his on-court interview following the match that he is keeping his options open. "I'm going to play a lot this summer and see where I'm at," said Giron. "I'll take the fall season off but after that I might come back to school." Giron ends the season with a 30-5 overall record, marking this second-straight 30-win season. His victory over Sarkissian is also his team-leading 18th of the year over a ranked player.

University of Virginia's Danielle Collins. Photo virginiasports.com

virginiasports.com: May 26, 2014 Athens, GA - Virginia sophomore Danielle Collins (St. Petersburg, Fla.) defeated Cal's Lynn Chi 6-2, 7-5 to win the NCAA Singles championship on Sunday (May 26) at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the campus of the University of Georgia.

 

Collins cruised to a 6-2 win in the first set and battled back from a 3-1 deficit in the second set to become the program's first individual NCAA singles champion. No. 32 Collins (36-10) went 6-0 during her historic run to the championship, defeating No. 43 Veronica Corning of Northwestern, No. 18 Annet Schutting of Cal, No. 2 Robin Anderson of UCLA, No. 7 Hayley Carter of North Carolina, No. 27 Ester Goldfeld of Duke and No. 24 Chi.

 

Collins, who was the first Virginia women's player in school history to advance past the NCAA round of 16, earned Virginia's fourth All-America singles honor, joining Lindsey Hardenbergh (2011) and Julia Elbaba (2013-14). Collins' 36 singles wins rank second all-time at UVa in a single-season.

2014 NCAA Men's Singles Final Monday May 26

#2 Marcos Giron (UCLA) d. #28 Alex Sarkissian (PEPP) 6-4 6-1

 

2014 NCAA Women's Singles Final Monday May 26

#32 Danielle Collins (UVA) d. #24 Lynn Chi (CAL) 6-2 7-5

 

2014 NCAA Men's Doubles Final Monday May 26

#2 M.Libietis/H.Reese(TENN) d. #3 P.Kobelt/K.Metka(OSU)7-6(4)6-7(3)7-6(6)

 

2014 NCAA Women's Doubles Final Monday May 26

#4 M.Jansen/E.Routliffe(BAMA) d. #2 L.Herring/M.Kowase(UGA) 6-1 6-0

Giron, Sarkissian Sets NCAA Singles Title Clash; Chi, Collins in Women's Final

Wave's Alex Sarkissian. Photo pepperdinesports.com

May 25, 2014 ITS Staff Athens, GA - Pepperdine’s Alex Sarkissian ended Denis Nguyen’s great run at the tournament after overcoming the Harvard player 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. For the singles crown, Sarkissian will now play UCLA’s Marcos Giron who defeated Texas’ Søren Hess-Olesen 7-5, 6-3.

 

Sarkissian’s victory made him just the eighth player in the Wave’s tennis history to reach the semifinal round of the NCAA Singles Championship, and just the third to advance to the title match. He joins Brad Gilbert, who finished runner-up in 1982 and Robbie Weiss, who won Pepperdine’s only NCAA Singles Championship title in 1988.

 

Sarkissian’s feat is an incredibly rare accomplishment. He is just the eighth player in program history to reach the semifinal round of the NCAA Singles Championship, and just the third to advance to the title match. He joins company with Brad Gilbert, who finished runner-up in 1982 and Robbie Weiss, who won Pepperdine’s only NCAA Singles Championship title in 1988. Last February, Giron beat Sarkissian 6-2, 6-3. 

2014 NCAA Men's Singles Semi-finals Sunday May 25

#28 Alex Sarkissian (PEPP) def. #39 Denis Nguyen(HARV) 4-6 7-5 6-2  

#2 Marcos Giron (UCLA) def. #16 S.Hess-Olesen (TEX), 7-5, 6-3

 

2014 NCAA Women's Singles Semi-finals Sunday May 25

#24 Lynn Chi (CAL) def. #22 A.Tere-Apisah (GA STATE) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)  

#32 Danielle Collins (UVA) def. #27 Ester Goldfeld (DUKE) 6-3 7-6(3)

 

2014 NCAA Men's Doubles Semi-finals Sunday May 25

#3 P.Kobelt/K.Metka (OH STATE) d. #14 A.Kadhe/J.Sude(OK STATE)7-6(2)6-2 

#2 M.Libietis/H.Reese(TENN) d. #9 H.Harrington/D.Maden(CLEM)6-4 6-2

 

2014 NCAA Women's Doubles Semi-finals Sunday May 25

#4M.Jansen/E.Routliffe(BAMA) d. #5B.Capra/H.Mar(DUKE) 6-0 4-6 6-2

#2L.Herring/M.Kowase(UGA) d. #15P.Burgmans/E.Flickinger(AUB)6-4, 7-5

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Pepperdine's Sarkissian, UCLA's Giron in Semi-finals

UCLA's Marcos Giron. Photo uclabruins.com

pepperdinesports.com: May 25 2014 Athens, Ga. – For the second year in a row, a Pepperdine player has advanced to the semifinal round of the NCAA Singles Championship. ITA All-American Alex Sarkissian of the men’s tennis team delivered a straight-set win in the quarterfinals today, and is just the Waves’ eighth semifinalist at the national tournament.

 

Sarkissian also teamed up with Francis Alcantara (Cagayan de Oro, Philippines/Fresno State) in the NCAA Doubles Championship quarterfinals. Their run came to an end, but not before the duo earned ITA All-American status with yesterday’s round of 16 triumph.

 

After making a bit of history yesterday, becoming just the seventh Wave since 1980 to earn ITA All-American honors in both singles and doubles in the same season, Sarkissian continued to etch his name in the program annuls.

 

UCLA’s No.2 seed Marcos Giron also advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA men’s tennis singles championships with 6-1 6-3 win ove Cal’s Ben McLachlan. Giron is the lone Pac-12 tennis player remaining in the men’s brackets, as Bruin Mackenzie McDonald Mackenzie’s run came to an end in the quarterfinals, dropping a three-setter to Texas’ Søren Hess-Olesen 6-3, 0-6, 6-2.

2014 NCAA Men's Singles Quarter-finals Saturday May 24

#28 Alex Sarkissian(PEPP) d. #47 Roberto Cid (S.FLA) 6-0 6-3

#39 Denis Nguyen (HARVARD) d. #51 Florent Diep (FLA) 6-2 6-2

#16 S.Hess-Olesen (TEXAS) d. #35 M.McDonald (UCLA) 6-3 0-6 6-2

#2 Marcos Giron (UCLA) d. #55 B.McLachlan (CAL), 6-1, 6-3

 

2014 NCAA Women's Singles Quarter-finals Saturday May 24

#24 Lynn Chi (CAL) d. #1 Jamie Loeb (N.CAR) 4-6 6-4 6-2

#22 A.Tere-Apisah (GA STATE) d. #7 B.Capra (DUKE) 4-6 6-3 6-1

#27 E.Goldfeld (DUKE) d. #13 C.Van Nguyen (UCLA)3-6 6-3 6-4

#32 Danielle Collins (VA) d. #5 Hayley Carter (N.CAR) 6-3 3-6 7-5

 

2014 NCAA Men's Doubles Quarter-finals Saturday May 24

#14 A.Kadhe/J.Sude(OK STATE) d. #15 F.Alcantara/A.Sarkissian(PEPP) 6-4 6-3

#3 P.Kobelt/K.Metka (OH STATE) d. #16 L. Glasspool/S.Hess-Olesen(TX) w.o.

#9 H.Harrington/D.Maden(CLEM) d. #4 G.Austin/R.Lipman(VAND) 6-4 6-4

#2 M.Libietis/H.Reese(TENN) d. #28 G.Bayane/C.Melton(CAL) 7-5 6-3

 

2014 NCAA Women's Doubles Quarter-finals Saturday May 24

#5 B.Capra/H.Ma (DUKE) d. #13 W.Kay/C.Price (UNC) 7-5 6-2

#4 M.Jansen/E.Routliffe(AL) d.#8M.Albuquerque/C.Riobueno(MIA)75 57 63

#15 P.Burgmans/E.Flickinger(AUB) d. #3 H.Carter/J.Loeb(UNC)6-3 2-6 6-3

#2 L.Herring/M.Kowase(UGA) d. #35 V.Kisialeva/B.Shankle(BAY) 6-3 6-1

UCLA's McDonald, Giron in NCAA Singles Quarter-finals; USF's Cid Continue Run

UCLA's Mackenzie McDonald. Photo uclabruins.com

uclabruins.com: May 23, 2014 Athens, GA  – Freshman Mackenzie McDonald, junior Marcos Giron and junior Chanelle Van Nguyen each posted wins on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of singles play at the NCAA Individual Championships, being held this week at Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

 

UCLA is the only school with two players left in the men's draw. As the No. 2 seed, Giron is the highest seeded player left in the draw after top-seeded Clay Thompson of UCLA was beaten in Wednesday's opening round. Giron downed hometown favorite Nathan Pasha of Georgia, 7-6, 6-3 on Friday.

 

Giron's win sets up a showdown with Cal's Ben McLachlan on Saturday. The two players met at No. 1 singles on April 4 at UCLA however their match was suspended once the Bruins clinched the win. Giron was leading 6-3, 3-6, 2-1 at the time of suspension.

 

McDonald also advanced to the quarterfinals, although he needed three sets to get past 9-16 seeded Nik Scholtz of Ole Miss, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. McDonald will next face 9-16 seeded Soren Hell-Olesen of Texas.

 

In women's action, the Bruins dropped two of three matches on Friday with only Van Nguyen advancing. Van Nguyen, a 9-16 seed, downed Stanford's Carol Zhao, 7-5, 6-2. She will take on Duke's Ester Goldfeld in the quarterfinals. Van Nguyen is the last remaining UCLA player in the women's tournament, as second-seeded Robin Anderson and eighth-seeded Jennifer Brady both suffered round of 16 losses on Friday.

gousfbulls.com: May 23, 2014 Athens, GA  – USF sophomore Roberto Cid advanced to the NCAA Singles Championship quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over No. 41 Dane Webb of Oklahoma on Friday afternoon.

 

Cid led Sarkissian, 6-4, 2-6, 5-4, earlier this season on April 15 when the match was called at the end of USF’s 4-2 victory over Pepperdine in Champaign, Ill. Sarkissian, a redshirt senior, defeated No. 38 Leandro Toledo of Minnesota, 7-6 (1), 6-2, in his second straight trip to the NCAA round of 16.

 

Cid’s path to the quarterfinals started with a 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 1 Clay Thompson of UCLA on Wednesday. Cid became the first USF men’s player to earn All-America honors on Thursday when he defeated No. 68 Alen Salibasic of Drake, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

2014 NCAA Men's Singles Round of 16 Friday May 23

#47 Roberto Cid (S.FLORIDA) def. #41 Dane Webb (OKLA), 6-2, 7-5

#28 Alex Sarkissian (PEPP) def. #38 Leandro Toledo (MINN), 7-6(1), 6-2

#39 Denis Nguyen (HARVARD) def. #54 Andrew Adams (S.CAR), 6-4, 6-1

#51 Florent Diep (FLA) def. #21 Gonzales Austin (VAND), 6-1, 1-6, 6-3

#16 S. Hess-Olesen(TEXAS) def. #22 Shane Vinsant(TX A&M) 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3

#35 Mack McDonald (UCLA) def. #12 Nik Scholtz (OLE MISS), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

#55 Ben McLachlan (CAL) def. #59 Ryan Lipman (VAND), 6-3, 6-4

#2 Marcos Giron (UCLA) def. #30 Nathan Pasha (GEORGIA), 7-6, 6-3

 

2014 NCAATennis Women's Singles Round of 16 Friday May 23

#1 [1] Jamie Loeb (N.CAR) def. #12 Breaunna Addison (TEXAS), 7-5, 6-4

#24 Lynn Chi (CALIFORNIA) def. #8 [8] Jennifer Brady (UCLA), 6-3, 6-2

#22 Abi Tere-Apisah (GA STATE) def. #3 Kristie Ahn (STAN), 6-3, 1-0, ret.

#7 [5] Beatrice Capra (DUKE) def. #15 Silvia Garcia (GA), 7-6(4), 6-2

#13 Chanelle Van Nguyen (UCLA) def. #21 Carol Zhao (STANFORD) 7-5 6-2

#27 Ester Goldfeld (DUKE) def. #52 Viktoriya Lushkova (OKLA STATE) 6-4 6-3

#5 Hayley Carter (N.CAR) def. #11 Jenny Jullien (ST. MARY’S), 7-5, 6-2

#32 Danielle Collins (VIRGINIA) def. #2 Robin Anderson (UCLA), 6-1, 6-4

2014 NCAA Men's Singles Second Round Thursday May 22

#47 Roberto Cid (S.FLORIDA) def. #68 Alen Salibasic (DRAKE), 7-6(5), 6-1

#41 Dane Webb (OKLA) def. #11 [9-16] Peter Kobelt (OHIO STATE), 7-5, 7-5

#38 Leandro Toledo (MINN) def. #31 Diego Galeano (BAYLOR) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4

#28 Alex Sarkissian (PEPP) def. #29 Romain Bogaerts (WAKE FOREST) 6-1, 6-4

#54 Andrew Adams (S.CAR) def. #26 Daniil Proskura (BAMA), 6-3, 6-4

#39 Denis Nguyen (HARVARD) def. #44 Fred Saba (DUKE), 6-4, 6-4

#51 Florent Diep (FLOR) def. #20 Amerigo Contini (VA TECH) 3-6 7-6(1) 6-1

#21 Gonzales Austin (VAND) def. #17 Winston Lin (COLUMBIA) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2

#16 Søren Hess-Olesen (TEXAS) def. #25 Joran Vliegen (E.CAROLINA), 7-5, 6-3

#22 Shane Vinsant (TEXAS A&M) def. #57 Jonny Wang (USC), 7-5, 6-2

#12 Nik Scholtz (OLE MISS) def. #52 Lukas Ollert (AUBURN), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

#35 Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) def. #32 Jason Tahir (DUKE), 6-4, 6-3

#59 Ryan Lipman (VANDY) def. #45 Jordi Vives (FLA. GC), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3

#55 Ben McLachlan (CAL) def. #53 Andrew Harris (OKLA), 7-5, 6-4

#30 Nathan Pasha (GEORGIA) def. #24 Greg Andrews (N.DAME) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3

#2 Marcos Giron (UCLA) def. #46 Ryan Shane (VIRGINIA), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

 

2014 NCAA Women's Singles Second Round Thursday May 22

#1 [1] Jamie Loeb (N.CAR) def. #19 Zoë Scandalis (USC), 6-3, 6-2

#12 Breaunna Addison (TEXAS) def. #39 Quinn Gleason (N.DAME), 6-1, 6-1

#8  Jennifer Brady (UCLA) def. #55 Petra Niedermayerova (KAN STATE) 6-2 6-4

#24 Lynn Chi (CAL) def. #33 Romy Kölzer (CLEMSON), 7-5, 6-1

#3 Kristie Ahn (STANFORD) def. #38 Kyle McPhillips (UCLA), 6-4, 6-2

#22 Abigail Tere-Apisah (GA STATE) def. #23 Zsofi Susanyi (CAL) 7-6(3) 6-1

#7 Beatrice Capra (DUKE) def. #29 Stephanie Wagner (MIAMI), 7-6(3), 6-4

#15 Silvia Garcia (GA) def. #50 Taylor Davidson (STANFORD) 6-0 6-7(6) 7-5

#13 Ch Van Nguyen (UCLA) def. #34 Yana Koroleva (CLEMSON)3-6 7-5 6-3

#21 Carol Zhao (STANFORD) def. #6 [6] Lauren Herring (GEORGIA), 7-6(4), 7-5

#52 Viktoriya Lushkova (OKLA STATE) def. #14 Olivia Janowicz (FL) 7-5 7-5

#27 Ester Goldfeld (DUKE) def. #51 Krista Hardebeck (STANFORD) 5-7 6-3 6-2

#11 Jenny Jullien (ST. MARY'S) def. #60 Giuliana Olmos (USC), 6-3, 7-6(4)

#5 [7] Hayley Carter (N.CAR) def. #37 Desirae Krawczyk (ARIZ STATE), 6-2, 6-2

#32 Danielle Collins (VIRGINIA) def. #18 Anett Schutting (CAL), 6-3, 6-3

#2 [2] Robin Anderson (UCLA) def. #57 Caroline Doyle (STANFORD) 6-2 6-3