Alabama
Milwaukee Tennis Classic
Patrick Kaukovalta Wins Singles Championship at Milwaukee Tennis Classic
9/23/2018 4:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The sophomore defeated Henrik Korsgaard (VT), 7-6(5), 6-1
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Sophomore Patrick Kaukovalta won the Milwaukee Tennis Classic Singles Championship after easing past Henrik Korsgaard (Virginia Tech), 7-6(5), 6-1, on Sunday afternoon inside the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, Wis.
The No. 15 seed in the 64-team tournament won all six of his singles matches and is now 8-1 in singles play so far in the fall season. With the win, Kaukovalta has qualified for the National Fall Championships on November 7-11 in Surprise, Ariz.
"I felt great all weekend, even when I played longer matches," Kaukovalta said. "After I got two tight wins in the first rounds I had confidence for the rest of the tournament. Winning the tournament feels great and I can't wait to get to Arizona."
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Alabama Results
Singles
Kaukovalta def. Henrik Korsgaard (VT), 7-6(5), 6-1 (Finals)
Kaukovalta def. Keenan Mayo (Illinois), 7-5, 6-2
Kaukovalta def. Joel Gamerov (San Diego), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
Kaukovalta def. No. 104 Logan Smith (USC), 7-5, 6-2
Kaukovalta def. Andrew Rogers (Tennessee), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Kaukovalta def. Marino Alpeza (Minnesota), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Jake DeVine (USC) def. Ortiz, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(2)
Ortiz def. Piotr Smietana (Iowa), 6-1, 6-3
Ortiz def. Fletcher Scott (Illinois), 6-2, 6-2
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