TULSA, Okla. – On the heels of defeating the 4th and 12th ranked players in the nation, respectively, Radford’s Ivan Salec (Oroslavje, Croatia) improved to 6-1 at the D'Novo ITA All-American Championships with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over UCLA’s Matt Brooklyn in the third consolation round of the main draw.
Salec, who eliminated No. 4 Nate Schnugg (6-0, 6-7 (6), 6-2) of Georgia and No. 12 Austen Childs (6-4, 6-3) Friday afternoon, is just one of four players remaining in the consolation bracket of the main draw.
The two-time all-conference performer and 2008 Big South Freshman of the Year advanced to the main draw with wins over UCLA’s Amit Inbar (3-6, 7-5, 6-3), Virginia’s Houston Barrick (6-4, 6-0) and South Florida’s Wael Kilani, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (2), before falling in three sets (3-6, 6-2, 4-6) to Auburn’s top singles player, Tim Puetz, in the opening round Thursday.
Through seven matches this week, Salec has defeated the 4th, 12th, 39th, 50th and 73rd ranked players in the country.
Salec returns to the court at 3 p.m. (CST) against No. 6 Dimitar Kutrovsky of Texas in the semifinals of the main draw consolation bracket.
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