FLUSHING, N.Y. - Freshman Jonathan Berling (Moss, Norway) a pair of matches Saturday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regional Championships to move on to the semifinal round of the singles bracket and also vaulted into the semis of the doubles bracket with partner, senior Fernando Torres (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico). Berling, seeded 10th in the singles bracket, will meet eighth-seeded Zicheng Zeng (University of the District of Columbia) for a spot in the finals Sunday.
Full results for all of the Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis competitors are below, including Saturday's action in bold. The action resumes Sunday (Sept. 18).
Singles
Boris Stastny def. Gabriel Balestero (Adelphi), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (14-12) – R64
Omar El Shehawey (Queens (N.Y.)) def. Stastny, 6-2, 6-3 – R32
Fernando Torres def. #16 Preston Gordon (Franklin Pierce), 6-2, 4-0, retired – R64
Torres def. Max Kendler (St. Thomas Aquinas), 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (7-5) – R32
#8 Kareem Rashad (Queens (N.Y.)) def. Torres, 6-2, 6-2 – R16
Thomas Guy def. #4 Lennart Legmann, 6-4, 6-4 – R64
Guy def. Lucas Demuth (Queens (N.Y.)), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9) – R32
Guy def. Felipe Cruz (Le Moyne), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7-3) – R16
#6 Tom Jarry (Le Moyne) def. Guy, 7-4, 6-4 – QF
#10 Jonathan Berling def. Brandon Sze (Assumption), 6-4, 6-1 – R64
#10 Berling def. Jose Williamson (Daemen), 6-2, 6-1 – R32
#10 Berling def. Ivan Laiz (St. Thomas Aquinas), 6-1, 6-4 – R16
#10 Berling def. #13 Marko Jovanovic (Adelphi), 6-3, 6-1 – QF
Doubles
#8 Nkrumah Patrick/Alejandro Ortiz (Franklin Pierce def. Zachary Duboulay/Cade Nadeau, 8-4 – R32
Fernando Torres/Jonathan Berling def. Valentin Baranyi/Julius Upel (St. Thomas Aquinas), 8-6 – R32
Torres/Berling def. Tim Ostheimer/Julius Schulte (Queens (N.Y.)), 8-1 – R16
Torres/Berling def. #4 James Howard/Jared Howard (Le Moyne), 8-5 – QF
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