
Jesudason and De Sousa Eliminated on Third Day of ITA Regionals
10/9/2022 3:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA – Alan Jesudason and Alex De Sousa of the Drexel men's tennis team had their appearance at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Northeast Regional cut short on Sunday.
Jesudason, competing in the singles bracket, was eliminated by Aman Sharma of Cornell after three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. In doubles play, Jesudason and De Sousa was defeated by Manfredi Graziani and Matt Rutter, 8-4.
The Dragons return to the court on Nov. 5, when they host the Dragon Invitational.
Juan Manuel Sanchez
Round 1 – Juan Manuel Sanchez def. Quinn Fender (Fordham), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Round 2 – Adit Sinha (Cornell) [1-8] def. Juan Manuel Sanchez, 6-1, 6-3
Alan Jesudason [1-8]
Round 1 – BYE
Round 2 – Alan Jesudason def. Mehdi Dhouib (FDU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Round 3 – Aman Sharma (Cornell) [17-24] def. Alan Jesudason, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Alex De Sousa [25-32]
Round 1 – BYE
Round 2 – Eric Li (Yale) def. Alex De Sousa, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Hugo Brungs
Hugo Brungs def. Daniils Snaiders (Buffalo), 6-3, 6-4
Jack McCarthy (Cornell) [1-8] def. Hugo Brungs, 6-2, 6-3
Kael Shah
Kael Shah def. Gryffin Minor (FDU), 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-5
Ellis Short (Princeton) [9-16] def. Kael Shah, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
Alan Jesudason / Alex De Sousa [5-16]
Round 1 – BYE
Round 2 – Alan Jesudason / Alex De Sousa def. Dhruv Tangri / Pablo Carrera (Rider), 8-2
Round 3 – Manfredi Graziani / Matt Rutter (Penn) def. Alan Jesudason / Alex De Sousa, 8-4
Kael Shah / Hugo Brungs
Kael Shah / Hugo Brungs def. Pavel Pertrov / Sam Townes (NJIT), 8-2
Baylor Sai / Zach Smith (Penn) [1-4] def. Kael Shah / Hugo Brungs, 8-1
Djordje Janackovic / Juan Manuel Sanchez
Round 1 – Rodrigo Perez / Odeda Arazza (Wagner) def. Djordje Janackovic / Juan Manuel Sanchez, 8-7 (6)
Jesudason, competing in the singles bracket, was eliminated by Aman Sharma of Cornell after three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. In doubles play, Jesudason and De Sousa was defeated by Manfredi Graziani and Matt Rutter, 8-4.
The Dragons return to the court on Nov. 5, when they host the Dragon Invitational.
Juan Manuel Sanchez
Round 1 – Juan Manuel Sanchez def. Quinn Fender (Fordham), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Round 2 – Adit Sinha (Cornell) [1-8] def. Juan Manuel Sanchez, 6-1, 6-3
Alan Jesudason [1-8]
Round 1 – BYE
Round 2 – Alan Jesudason def. Mehdi Dhouib (FDU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Round 3 – Aman Sharma (Cornell) [17-24] def. Alan Jesudason, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Alex De Sousa [25-32]
Round 1 – BYE
Round 2 – Eric Li (Yale) def. Alex De Sousa, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Hugo Brungs
Hugo Brungs def. Daniils Snaiders (Buffalo), 6-3, 6-4
Jack McCarthy (Cornell) [1-8] def. Hugo Brungs, 6-2, 6-3
Kael Shah
Kael Shah def. Gryffin Minor (FDU), 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-5
Ellis Short (Princeton) [9-16] def. Kael Shah, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
Alan Jesudason / Alex De Sousa [5-16]
Round 1 – BYE
Round 2 – Alan Jesudason / Alex De Sousa def. Dhruv Tangri / Pablo Carrera (Rider), 8-2
Round 3 – Manfredi Graziani / Matt Rutter (Penn) def. Alan Jesudason / Alex De Sousa, 8-4
Kael Shah / Hugo Brungs
Kael Shah / Hugo Brungs def. Pavel Pertrov / Sam Townes (NJIT), 8-2
Baylor Sai / Zach Smith (Penn) [1-4] def. Kael Shah / Hugo Brungs, 8-1
Djordje Janackovic / Juan Manuel Sanchez
Round 1 – Rodrigo Perez / Odeda Arazza (Wagner) def. Djordje Janackovic / Juan Manuel Sanchez, 8-7 (6)
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