Austin, Lipman move on in singles

The Commodores picked up wins in eight matches on Saturday

Oct. 20, 2012

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Gonzales Austin and Ryan Lipman advanced to the singles round of 16 on Saturday in the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional at the Racquet Club of Memphis.

Lipman will take on the singles No. 1 seed on Sunday for a chance to play in the quarterfinals. Lipman won his third round match versus Tennessee’s Jarryd Chaplin 7-5, 6-4. Lipman began the day with a win in the second round of singles play. The Nashville, Tenn., native defeated Fernando Mussolini from Belmont 6-3, 6-0.

Austin, who is the No. 3 seed, will play in the singles round of 16 Sunday afternoon, after beating Louisville’s Austin Siegel 6-4, 6-3 in the third round. Earlier in the day, Austin needed only two sets to advance to the second round. He defeated Lipscomb’s Colby Shaw 6-4, 6-0.

Rhys Johnson matched up against Connor Glennon of Memphis in the third round for a chance to join Lipman and Austin in the round of 16. However, Glennon had other ideas, as Johnson fell 6-3, 7-6. Johnson took down Josh Maylon of Dayton in the second round 6-1, 6-3.

Sophomore Jeff Offerdahl advanced to the third round where he faced David O’Hare from Memphis. O’Hare downed Offerdahl in two sets 6-0, 6-2. Offerdahl won his second round match versus Thomas Gans from IUPUI 6-4, 6-1.

Freshman Kris Yee was eliminated from singles play after dropping his third round match to Albert Wagner of Louisville 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Yee made it to the third round after defeating Middle Tennessee State’s Yannick Born 6-4, 6-2.

Michael Retta stayed alive in the consolation bracket as he defeated Dayton’s Devin Jones 6-3, 6-3. Retta will play Jason Jaruvang tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.

Play resumes Sunday morning at 9 a.m. with doubles action.

Main Draw Results

Round of 32 Singles:
(12) Ryan Lipman (Vanderbilt) def. Jarryd Chaplin (Tennessee) 7-5, 6-4
(3) Gonzales Austin (Vanderbilt) def. Austin Siegel (Louisville) 6-4, 6-3
(10) Connor Glennon (Memphis) def. (17) Rhys Johnson (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 7-6
(17) David O’Hare (Memphis) def. (14) Jeff Offerdahl (Vanderbilt) 6-0, 6-2
(11) Albert Wagner (Louisville) def. Kris Yee (Vanderbilt) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Round of 64 Singles:
(12) Ryan Lipman (Vanderbilt) def. Fernando Mussolini (Belmont) 6-3, 6-0
(3) Gonzales Austin (Vanderbilt) def. Colby Shaw (Lipscomb) 6-4, 6-0
(17) Rhys Johnson (Vanderbilt) def. Josh Malyon (Dayton) 6-1, 6-3
(14) Jeff Offerdahl (Vanderbilt) def. Thomas Gans (IUPUI) 6-4, 6-1
(17) Kris Yee (Vanderbilt) def. Yannick Born (Middle Tennessee) 6-4, 6-2

Consolation Results

Second Round:
Michael Retta (Vanderbilt) def. Devin Jones (Dayton) 6-3, 6-3