Jurkovic Leads Strong Storm Showing at ITA Regionals

EDMOND, Okla. – All five Southeastern players won their opening-round singles matchups, with Marin Jurkovic turning in a quarterfinal run, while Thabo Ncube and Stipan Madzar stormed back to win the doubles consolation bracket at the ITA Central Regionals in Edmond, Okla.
 
Jurkovic opened his singles tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Daniel Harkin and followed it with a round of 32 victory over Henry Dornbusch in a hardfought 7-5, 4-6, 10-3 win.
 
He followed that up with another tiebreaker set win by downing Filippo Piranamonte 6-1, 6-7, 10-7 to reach the quarterfinals where he would see his run come to an end versus 9-16 seeded Phil Exner, 6-1, 6-4.
 
Juan Gonzalez came in seeded 9-16 and would survive a tough first-round matchup with a 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 win over Simon Birgerson.
 
He would take his round of 32 opponent Gwendel Mazuay in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0, before seeing his run end in the round of 16 to eventual tourney winner Teodor Zlater, 6-2, 6-3.
 
Stipan Madzar also entered with a 9-16 seed and would run a similar path to Gonzalez, beginning with a 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 win over Ali Mounir.
 
He would follow up with a 6-3, 6-7, 10-5 win over Lluc Camps before falling to eventual finalist and number three seed Dani Ortiz, 6-2, 6-1.
 
Thabo Ncube would open his tournament with a 6-1, 6-3 win in the round of 64 over Seth Hernandez, while Diego Orduz would add a 6-3, 6-3 with over Pedja Kolaric, but both would fall in the second round.
 
Jurkovic and Gonzalez would open doubles play with an 8-2 win over Isfan Makhmudov and Andrea Bramati.
 
They followed with an 8-6 victory over Cas de Ruiter and Jaydon van Vreden to reach the quarterfinals where they would fall to the fourth-seeded duo of Sebastian Pjontek and Tim Hammes by an 8-4 score.
 
Ncube and Madzar would open play in doubles with a tough loss in the main draw, but would bounce back strong in the consolation bracket, beginning with a 6-3 win over Joseph Plachy and Christian Cortinas.
 
The pair would follow with a 6-3 quarterfinal win over third-seeded Sander Jans and Ole Valkyser and added a semifinal victory over Richard Jove and Bryce walker by a 7-6 score to reach the finals.
 
In the finals, the duo would take on Milosh Petrovic and Andres Urquiola and cruise to a 6-1 win to win the consolation bracket.
 
Singles Results
Juan Gonzalez [9-16]
R64: d. Simon Birgerson; 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
R32: d. Gwendel Mazuay; 6-4, 6-0
R16: L. Teodor Zlater; 2-6, 3-6
 
Thabo Ncube
R64: d. Seth Hernandez; 6-1, 6-3
R32: L. Michael Delebois [9-16]; 2-6, 3-6
 
Stipan Madzar [9-16]
R64: d. Ali Mounir; 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
R32: d. Lluc Camps; 6-3, 6-7, 10-5
R16: L. Dani Ortiz [3]; 2-6, 1-6
 
Diego Orduz
R64: d. Pedja Kolaric; 6-3, 6-3
R32: L. Phil Exner [9-16]; 2-6, 6-4, 3-10
 
Marin Jurkovic
R64: d. Daniel Harkin; 6-4, 6-2
R32: d. Henry Dornbusch; 7-5, 4-6, 10-3
R16: d. Filippo Piranamonte; 6-1, 6-7, 10-7
QF: L. Phil Exner [9-16]; 1-6, 4-6
 
Doubles Results
Marin Jurkovic & Juan Gonzalez [5-8]
R32: d. Isfan Makhmudov/Andrea Bramati; 8-2
R16: d. Cas de Ruiter/Jaydon van Vreden; 8-6
QF: L. Sebastian Pjontek/Tim Hammes [4]; 4-8
 
Thabo Ncube & Stipan Madzar
R32: L. Mason Meier/Jan Skerbatis; 8-9
C-R16: d. Joseph Plachy/Christian Cortinas; 6-3
C-QF: Sander Jans/Ole Valkyser [3]; 6-3
C-SF: Richard Jove/Bryce Walker; 7-6
C-F: Milosh Petrovic/Andres Urquiola; 6-1