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LA JOLLA, Calif. – Villanova doubles teams competed across the main and consolation draws this weekend, highlighted by a strong run from Quincy Jones and Jack Sherner in the back draw.
In the main draw, Jones and Sherner battled in the Round of 128, falling in three sets (6-2, 7-6 (5)) to Drew Goldman/Jayanth Mallampati. Justin Frattarelli and Will Monahan advanced to the Round of 32 after earning a Round of 128 win, before dropping a 6-2, 6-3 decision to Connor Church/Niels Hoffmann.
In consolation play, Jones and Sherner put together an impressive run to the finals. The duo picked up wins over Ethan Carr/Cooper Gordon (8-6), Taylor Jenkins/Sean Ellerbrock (2-6, 6-3, 10-4), and Hasith Gummuluru/Zhora Chetverukhin (6-1, 6-3). They advanced to the semifinals via walkover before finishing as consolation finalists, falling in a tightly contested three-set match (3-6, 7-5, 10-5) to Nadaul Cheam/Dylan Paterson.
Kush Anand and Thomas Wakefield also earned a consolation victory, defeating Austin Lamy/Sam Saeed (8-6), while Ethan Solop and Cameron Kruep secured an 8-4 win over Raphael Simon/Carlo Drewelow in the Round of 32 consolation.
Villanova will look to build on the strong doubles performances as the spring season continues.
Villanova Results
Round of 128
Dhurv Verma/Nabih Farhat def. Evan Ancu/Ryan Benoit– 4-6, 6-3, 10-5
Kush Anand/Thomas Wakefield/ vs. Robert Prendergast/Rick Jensen- withdrew
David Adamson/Michael Fouticq def. Ethan Solop/Cameron Kruep– 6-4, 6-2
Justin Frattarelli/Will Monahan def. Carlos Ramos/Nick Combs- 6-2, 6-4
Drew Goldman/Jayanth Mallampati def. Quincy Jones/Jack Sherner– 6-2, 7-6(5)
Round of 64
Reuebn De Klerk/Nic Zcukerman def. Kush Anand/Thomas Wakefield– 6-4, 6-2
Justin Frattarelli/Will Monahan def. Bogdan Radulesco/Tom Zokaei- 6-1, 6-0
Nicolas Recoura/Ryan Hermassi def. Ethan Carr/Cooper Gordon– 6-1, 6-1
Round of 32
Connor Church/Niels Hoffman def. Justin Frattarelli/Will Monahan– 6-2, 6-3
Consolation Round of 64 (Qualifying)
Broc Fletcher/Anthony Shalakov def. Evan Ancu/Ryan Benoit– 9-8(6)
Ethan Solop/Cameroun Kruep- Bye
Quincy Jones/Jack Sherner– Bye
Consolation Round of 64
Kush Anand/Thomas Wakefield vs. Robert Prendergast/Rick Jensen- Walkover
Ethan Solop/Cameron Kruep– Bye
Quincy Jones/Jack Sherner vs. Yaron Guberman/Oliver Worth- Walkover
Ethan Carr/Cooper Gordon– Bye
Consolation Round 32
Kush Anand/Thomas Wakefield/ def. Austin Lamy/Same Saed- 8-6
Ethan Solop/Cameroun Kreup def. Raphael Simon/Carlo Drewlow- 8-4
Quincy Jones/Jack Sherner def. Ethan Carr/Cooper Gordon– 8-6
Consolation Round of 16
Kush Anand/Thomas Wakefield def. Eugen Andres/Ronald Chen- 6-4, 6-2
Zackary Kimelma/Nolan Hayward def. Ethan Solop/Cameron Kruep– 6-4, 6-7(1), 10-5
Quincy Jones/Jack Sherner def. Taylor Jenkins/Sean Ellerbrock- 2-6, 6-3, 10-4
Consolation Quarterfinals
Nadaul Cheam/Dylan Paterson def. Kush Anand/Thomas Wakefield– 6-4, 6-3
Quincy Jones/Jack Sherner def. Hasith Gummurluru/Zhora Chetverukhin- 6-1, 6-3
Consolation Semifinals
Quincy Jones/Jack Sherner vs. Carlos Ramos/Nick Combs- Walkover
Consolation Final
Nadaul Cheam/Dylan Paterson def. Quincy Jones/Jack Sherner– 3-6, 7-5, 10-5