BYU to Play in ITA/Omni Hotels Regional Championship

Event to be held Oct. 22-26 in Las Vegas.

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Oct. 14, 2003

PROVO, Utah - After a grueling week long tournament in Tennessee the BYU men's tennis team will take a week off to prepare for the ITA/Omni Hotels Regional Championship in Las Vegas Oct. 22-26.

The Regional Championship will mark the fouth fall event the Cougars have competed in including the BYU Invitational and ITA All-American tournaments.

BYU saw success last year as Carlos Lozano and Erik Nyman claimed first place in the doubles circuit of the Regional Championships. The second-seeded team was able to win both their semifinal and final match and qualify to participate in Nationals in Dallas.

BYU senior Erik Nyman comes off a stellar performance in the ITA All-American in Chattanooga, Tenn. as he placed fifth overall in the tournament. The other seven BYU players ended their national tournament debut early as they struggled to make it past the pre-qualifying round.

"Our showing in the All-American by Nyman was a good thing for BYU athletics," Pearce said. "The whole team gave a great effort. Now we look forward to competing well in Las Vegas."

Last Week: ITA All-American Championships

BYU's Erik Nyman advanced as far as the men's singles consolation semifinal round of the ITA All-American Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn. Saturday before returning home.

Nyman was defeated by Pedro Rico of Pepperdine in the semifinal match in a hard fought three-set match 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Rico later fell to men's singles consolation winner Conor Niland of California 7-5, 6-3.

All in all, BYU men's head coach Brad Pearce is extremely pleased with the effort and overall performance of senior Nyman.

"Erik's leadership is just so valuable to this young team," Pearce said. "He played so well and almost went all the way. What a great competitor."

Coach Pearce and Nyman returned to Provo Saturday following Nyman's loss in the semifinal round. Had Nyman won the semifinal match, he would have deferred play in the final match Sunday afternoon to comply with BYU's standing policy of not playing on Sunday.

Updated rankings resulting from the ITA All-American Championship will be announced soon.

MEN'S SINGLES QUALIFYING

Round of 64
Erik Nyman (BYU) def Dave Hippee (Wisc.), 6-0, 6-2

Round of 32
Erik Nyman (BYU) def Zoltan Csanadi (Old Dom), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1

MEN'S SINGLES MAIN DRAW
Michael Kogan (Tulane) def Erik Nyman (BYU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-1

MEN'S SINGLES MAIN DRAW CONSOLATION

1st Round
Erik Nyman (BYU) def Chris Martin (Ill.), 6-3, 6-7, 6-0

Quarterfinal
Erik Nyman (BYU) def Andreas Laulund (VT), 6-1, 6-0

Semifinal
Pedro Rico (Pepperdine) def Erik Nyman (BYU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

MEN'S SINGLES PRE-QUALIFYING

Round of 256
Alex Anselme (UCSB) def Christian Hand (BYU), 0-6, 6-4, 6-5
Nathan Price (Ark) def Nima Roshan (BYU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Richard Dasek (BYU) def John Hoyes (Miami), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Jose Lechuga (BYU) def Clayton Langheim (Troy St), 6-2, 6-0
Jens Larsen (Vanderbilt) def Michael Sperry (BYU), 6-2, 6-2
Alonzo Medina (BYU) def Tommy Garrison (OU), 6-4, 6-4
Allen Simmons (Furman) def Tim Bradshaw (BYU) , 6-2, 6-1

Round of 128
Fredrik Aarum (Miss) def Richard Dasek (BYU), 6-2, 6-3
Jose Lechuga (BYU) def West Nott (Ga. Tech), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Alonzo Medina (BYU) def Jarrad Bunt (Ark LR), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Round of 64
Carl Hagman (Ariz) def Jose Lechuga (BYU), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Viad Obradovic (Fla.) def Alonzo Medina (BYU), 6-2, 6-1

MEN'S DOUBLES PRE-QUALIFYING

Round of 128
Bradshaw/Hand (BYU) def Lerch Panzeri (Tenn. Tech), 8-5
Lechuga/Roshan (BYU) def Newmark/Weaver (Butler), 8-6
Hangstefer/Knizat (Tenn-Chatt) def Medina/Sperry (BYU), 8-4
Dasek/NymanBYU) - Bye

Round of 64
Gaston/Skupski (LSU) def Bradshaw/Hand (BYU), 8-6
Brandi/Stiegwardt (Fla.) def Lechuga/Roshan (BYU), 8-6
Dasek/Nyman (BYU) def Bryan/Nicholson (LSU), 9-8

Round of 32
Allen/Schledorn (Mid. Tenn) def Dasek/Nyman (BYU), 8-3