Yee advances to third round

Kris Yee will play TCU's Arnau Dachs in the third round

Sept. 29, 2012

TULSA, Okla. – Kris Yee advanced to the third round of the pre-qualifying stage at the ITA All-American, as the Vanderbilt men’s tennis team had three Commodores in action on Saturday.

Yee took down George Washington’s Danil Zelenkov in a back-and-forth match 5-7, 7-6, 7-5. The Las Vegas, Nev., native will play Sunday morning against TCU’s Arnau Dachs for a chance to move on to the fourth round. The match is set to begin at 10 a.m.

Yee began the day of play for Vanderbilt by defeating Oklahoma’s Ryan Proctor 6-0, 6-0.

Rhys Johnson was eliminated from play after dropping his match to San Diego State’s Hunter Nicholas 6-2, 7-5.

Michael Retta was also eliminated in the first round on Saturday, as Retta was defeated by TCU’s Max Stevens 6-4, 6-2.

Jeff Offerdahl and Ryan Lipman will begin qualifying action on Monday, while Gonzales Austin begins play in the main draw on Thursday.

Pre-Qualifying Results

First Round:
Kris Yee (Vanderbilt) def. Ryan Proctor (Oklahoma) 6-0, 6-0

Hunter Nicholas (San Diego State) def. Rhys Johnson (Vanderbilt) 6-2, 7-5

Max Stevens (TCU) def. Michael Retta (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 6-2

Second Round:
Kris Yee (Vanderbilt) def. Danil Zelenkov (George Washington) 5-7, 7-6, 7-5