TULSA, Okla. -  In the 2023 ITA Men's All-American Championships hosted by the University of Tulsa, Stetson's men's tennis team had four players participating. While they encountered early setbacks, the team showcased their resilience in the subsequent consolation rounds.

Saturday, Sept. 30:

• In the first round of pre-qualification, Stetson's players lost their matches.
  • Ervin Haris Eminefendic lost to Michael Ross of Vanderbilt with scores of 0-6 and 4-6.
  • Lucas Olivier lost to Pablo Carretero Salvador of Grand Canyon University with scores of 4-6 and 1-6.
  • Eder Blanco Fernandez fell to Eduardo Diaz of Gardner-Webb with scores of 2-6 and 1-6.
  • Tim Gennes lost a tough singles match to Shunya Maruyama. He lost the first set in a tie-breaker (6-7, 4-7), won the second set (6-4), and came up short in the third set, losing 5-7.

In the consolation rounds:

Sunday, Oct. 1:

• In the prequalifying consolation, Stetson players had a better showing:
  • Eder Blanco Fernandez defeated Jagger Saylor of Indiana in two sets, winning the first set 7-6 (7-5) and the second set 6-1.
  • Lucas Olivier won his Round of 128 match in Consolations against Frank Thompson of Virginia Tech with scores of 6-0 and 6-1.
  • Ervin Haris Eminefendic fell to Luca Pow of Wake Forest with scores of 1-6 and 3-6.
  • Tim Gennes lost to Harry Rock of Memphis in two sets, with scores of 4-6 and 2-6.

Head Coach Christophe Noblet commented on the tournament, saying, "We did not compete well enough in the first round, and at this level the sanction is immediate. We reacted well the next day, and competed with a lot more purpose. We learnt a lot from this tournament and being exposed to the best of D1 college tennis."

Stetson will be back in action from October 6-8 at the UCF Invitational hosted by the University of Central Florida in Orlando, marking their second trip there this fall.

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