MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Three Middle Tennessee doubles teams and 18th-ranked Daniel Klemetz advanced to the Round of 16 with victories during the second day of play at the Omni Hotels Region III Championships Friday on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
The third-seeded tandem of Oliver Foreman and Robert Gustafsson defeated Murray State's Nikola Aracic and Alex Hoyem, 8-5, to advance to Saturday's Round of 16. Jackson and Klemetz defeated Georgia State's Albano Franco and Miha Lisac, 8-5.
Trevor Short and Michael Staniak got into the doubles draw as a wildcard after another squad withdrew Wednesday night and promptly won their two opening matches to advance to the Round of 16, as well. Short and Jackson defeated Max Fomine and Matt Armstrong of Mississippi State, 8-5, in their first match before beating Auburn's Mark Kovacs and Rameez Junaid, 8-5, in the second. Short and Jackson will now face teammates Foreman and Gustafsson Saturday in doubles.
In singles action, Klemetz was the only Blue Raider to stay alive after beating Chattanooga's Jason Ontog, 6-2, 6-4. Foreman lost to South Florida's Paco Antelo, 7-6, 0-6, 3-6, and Staniak dropped a 4-6, 6-7 decision to Tulane's Victor Romero.
The Region III Championships continue through Monday and complete results may be accessed at UTSports.com.
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