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ITA All-American (Pre-Qualifying)
Ferrigno and Roper Bow Out of ITA All-American Championships
September 27, 2014 | Cowboy Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma State's men's tennis players Nathan Roper and Nicolai Ferrigno were eliminated from singles play of the pre-qualifying bracket of the ITA All-American Championships on Saturday.
Roper was knocked out of the tourney early with a first-round loss to Hudson Blake of TCU in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4.
Cowboy senior Nicolai Ferrigno advanced to the second round of competition after rolling over the bracket's No. 16-seed Elliot Yee of Indiana University-Bloomington in two sets, 6-2, 6-1. Ferrigno dropped his second-round match to Iowa's Matt Hagan in a forced third set, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
The tournament will continue for OSU as Lucas Gerch, Arjun Kadhe and Jakob Sude will all compete in the qualifying bracket on Monday and Tuesday.
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Oklahoma State Results
ITA All-American Championships :: Sept. 27, 2014 :: Tulsa, Okla.
Hudson Blake (TCU) def. Nathan Roper (OSU), 7-5, 6-4
Nicolai Ferrigno (OSU) def. Elliot Yee (UIB), 6-2, 6-1
Matt Hagan (Iowa) def. Nicolai Ferrigno (OSU), 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
