Jin, Johnson Reach ITA All-American Singles Main Draw

Florida men’s tennis graduate student JanMagnus Johnson and freshman Jeremy Jin both won their way into the singles main draw at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.

The five Gators in qualifying action all won their morning matches, with Jin and Johnson following that up with afternoon victories. Among 128 players competing in the qualifying draw for 16 main draw slots, all five Gators made it to the final 32 and the five combined for a 12-3 record over Monday and Tuesday.

 

 
Jin, playing in his first collegiate action, has defeated three consecutive ranked opponents to reach the main draw, including a top-60 opponent in Justin Schlageter of Oklahoma on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Johnson battled to an 8-6 third-set tiebreaker win to defeat Ohio State’s Bryce Nakashima in his first match of the day, then used a 10-8 first-set tiebreaker vs. South Carolina’s #59 Casey Hoole to set up a straight-sets win.
 
Both Jin and Johnson open main draw play on Wednesday. Live streaming of main draw action will be available via Track Tennis and the Cracked Racquets YouTube channel.
 
Qualifying Singles Draw
Round of 64
#86 Nate Bonetto (UF) def. #102 Jamie Connel (FSU) – 6-0, 3-6, 7-5
Jeremy Jin (UF) def. #109 Holden Koons (Wake Forest) – 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3
#79 JanMagnus Johnson (UF) def. Bryce Nakashima (Ohio St.) – 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6)
Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. #61 Pablo Masjuan (UCSB) – 6-3, 7-3(3)
Olek Orlikowski (UF) vs. #105 Sasha Trkulja (Gonzaga) – 6-3, 6-2
 
Round of 32 (final round of qualifying)
Jeremy Jin (UF) def. #58 Justin Schlageter (OU) – 7-5, 6-3
#79 JanMagnus Johnson (UF) def. #59 Casey Hoole – 7-6(8), 6-4
Raul Dobai (AU) def. #86 Nate Bonetto (UF) – 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-4
Sam Landau (Indiana) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) – 6-3, 6-1
Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. Olek Orlikowski (UF) – 6-4, 7-5