LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 17 SCAD men's tennis team traveled to Lakeland, Fla., for the ITA Regional Championship, and the doubles team of David Lopez Cruz and Danil Ozernoy won the Championship.
 
DOUBLES ACTION
For the first time in program history, the men's tennis team is coming home with an ITA Regional Championship. David Lopez Cruz and Danil Ozernoy advanced to the final of the ITA Regional Doubles Championship and defeated Southeastern's Fernandez/Menendez Vina 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 10-5.
 
ROUND OF 32: Every doubles team advanced out of the first round.

• Mark Tryakshin/Diego Fernandez defeated SEU's Gallego/Fernandez 8-6
• Carson O'Hara/Henri Wieber defeated STU's Emich/Steindl 8-4
• Adam Jaupart/Yu Dian Dong defeated KU's Tamar/Kilani 8-2
• Patricio Medrano/Ahmed Abdelaziz defeated FNU's Stefanucci/Kopitzki 8-2
• Ozernoy/Lopez Cruz - BYE

ROUND OF 16:

• Mark Tryakshin/Diego Fernandez defeated STU's Nava/Calisti 8-1
• Carson O'Hara/Henri Wieber lost 8-3 to SEU's Rubio/Reeder
• Adam Jaupart/Yu Dian Dong lost 8-6 to SEU's Griffin/Orihuela
• Patricio Medrano/Ahmed Abdelaziz defeated KU's Krajcik/Santos 8-5
• Ozernoy/Lopez Cruz defeated FNU's Munoz/Zeki 8-1

QUARTERFINALS:

• Mark Tryakshin/Diego Fernandez defeated KU's Liljekvist/Alam 8-6
• Patricio Medrano/Ahmed Abdelaziz lost 9-8 (7-5) to teammates Danil Ozernoy/David Lopez Cruz
• Ozernoy/Lopez Cruz defeated teammates Patricio Medrano/Ahmed Abdelaziz 9-8 (7-5)

SEMIFINALS:

• Mark Tryakshin/Diego Fernandez lost to SEU's Fernandez/Menendez Vina 8-3
• Ozernoy/Lopez Cruz defeated SEU's Griffin/Orihuela 9-8 (7-0)

FINALS:

• Ozernoy/Lopez Cruz defeated SEU's Fernandez/Menendez Vina 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 10-5

SINGLES
In singles action, SCAD had 10 artist-athletes competing. Mark Tryakshin, Danil Ozernoy, and Adam Jaupart made it to the quarterfinals before Ozernoy and Jaupart met in the semifinals. Ozernoy advanced to the finals and lost 6-3, 6-0 to KU's Shaheed Alam.
 
ROUND OF 64:

• Yu Dian Dong lost 6-4, 6-1 to AMU's Duggan
• Mark Tryakshin defeated AMU's Pedro 6-3, 6-1
• Diego Fernandez lost 6-4, 6-2 to KU's Boscatto
• Henri Wieber lost 6-1, 6-2 to SEU's Fernandez
• Ahmed Abdelaziz defeated FNU's Nienaber 6-0, 6-2
• Patricio Medrano lost 6-0, 7-6 (7-0) to KU's Kilani
• Danil Ozernoy – BYE
• Carson O'Hara lost 6-2, 6-0 to AMU's Soliva Bosch
• Adam Jaupart defeated FNU's Munoz Miranda 6-1, 6-0
• David Lopez Cruz defeated KU's Riiser

ROUND OF 32:

• Mark Tryakshin defeated SEU's Fernandez 6-1, 6-1
• Ahmed Abdelaziz defeated STU's Calisti
• Danil Ozernoy defeated AMU's Smith 6-0, 6-0
• Adam Jaupart defeated WU's Barauna 6-1, 6-1
• David Lopez Cruz lost 6-0, 6-2 to SEU's Gallego

ROUND OF 16:

• Mark Tryakshin defeated KU's Tamar 6-4, 6-0
• Ahmed Abdelaziz lost 6-1, 6-1 to KU's Liljekvist
• Danil Ozernoy defeated KU's Rivadeneira 6-1, 6-3
• Adam Jaupart defeated SEU's Gallego 7-6 (7-5), 7-5

QUARTERFINALS:

• Mark Tryakshin lost 6-4, 6-1 to KU's Alam
• Danil Ozernoy defeated KU's Kilani 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-4
• Adam Jaupart defeated SEU's Orihuela 6-2, 6-4

SEMIFINALS:

• Danil Ozernoy defeated teammate Adam Jaupart 6-3, 6-1
• Adam Jaupart lost 6-3, 6-1 to teammate Danil Ozernoy

FINAL:

• Danil Ozernoy lost 6-3, 6-0 to KU's Alam

WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will travel to Lawrenceville, Ga., for the Grizzly Open on October 4-6.