COLUMBUS, Ohio. - The Toledo men's tennis team opened the ITA Midwest Regional in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday with senior
Thawin Suksathaporn advancing to the third round of singles qualifiers.Â
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"Event to event, week to week, and match to match we're seeing immense and rapid improvement from these guys," said head coach
Al Wermer. Â "Let's see if we can keep it going through this tourney as the weekend progresses."
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Suksathaporn opened competition for the Rockets bright and early, defeating Youngstown State's Joao Garetto, 7-5, 6-3, to move onto the second round.  Suksathaporn also defeated Marquette's Stefan Dragovic (6-2, 6-4), earning a spot in Friday's third round of qualifying singles.Â
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Sophomore
Cole Shoults tallied a morning win against Green Bay's Sam Dobbs after a three-set thriller. Shoults won the first set 6-4, dropped the second 3-6 and regained control to win the third 6-4. Shoults later faced Youngstown State's Laurentiu Mandocescu, locking into his second three-set battle of the day. Mandocescu defeated Shoults 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) to move on to the third round of qualifying singles.Â
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Freshman
Krzysztof Wetoszka also earned a second-round berth after defeating Eastern Illinois' Christos Kyrillou (6-4, 6-1). Wetoszka fell short in the second round to Michigan's Ryan Fu after three long sets (6-1, 1-6, 6-3).Â
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Senior
Danilo Vukotic bypassed the singles qualifying rounds and will play in the tournament's main draw on Saturday. The Nis, Serbia native is slated to take on Notre Dame's Matt Gamble, who is the No. 16 seed in the tournament.Â
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Competition will resume Friday at 8:00 a.m. with the third round of qualifying singles followed by the first round of the doubles main draw.Â
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ITA Midwest Regional
Columbus, Ohio | Day 1 Results
Thursday, Oct. 17
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Singles ResultsÂ
First Round Qualifying
Thawin Suksathaporn (Toledo) def.  Joao Garretto (Youngstown State), 7-5, 6-3
Cole Shoults (Toledo) def. Sam Dobbs (Green Bay), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Krzysztof Wetoszka (Toledo) def. Christos Kyrillou (Eastern Illinois), 6-4, 6-1
Jacob Wareti (Ohio State) def.
Filip Zupancic (Toledo), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
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Second Round Qualifying
Matthew Halpin (Notre Dame) def.
Luis Kleinschnitz (Toledo), 6-2, 6-3
Thawin Suksathaporn (Toledo) def. Stefan Dragovic (Marquette), 6-2, 6-4
Ryan Fu (Michigan) def.
Krzysztof Wetoszka (Toledo), 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
Laurentiu Mandocescu (Youngstown State) def.
Cole Shoults (Toledo), 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(3)
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Tentative Schedule of Play
Friday, Oct. 18
8:00 a.m. Qualifying Singles Third Round
12:00 p.m. First Round DoublesÂ
3:00 p.m. Second Round DoublesÂ
5:00 p.m. Third Round DoublesÂ
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Saturday, Oct. 19
8:00 a.m. Main Draw Singles First Round
              Consolation MatchesÂ
2:00 p.m. Singles Second RoundÂ
6:30 p.m. Quarterfinal DoublesÂ
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Sunday, Oct. 20
9:00 a.m. Singles Third Round
12:00 p.m. Singles Quarterfinals
2:00 p.m. Semifinal Doubles
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Monday, Oct. 21
8:00 a.m. Singles Semifinals
10:00 a.m. Singles Finals
1:00 p.m. Doubles Finals
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