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Abbie Dean

Men's Tennis Savanna Disbrow, Assistant Manager of Athletic Communications

Panthers Earn Singles Title, Doubles Runner-Up Finish at Regionals

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Arthur Talarico captured a singles draw title to lead Davenport University at the ITA Midwest Regional on Saturday, Oct. 17 through Monday, Oct. 19. Rudiger Dusselberg and Leo Phijidvijan finished as doubles runners-up in their draw, while Reuben Bakker and Ian Moreira reached a doubles consolation final.

Talarico earned three singles victories, opening with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Tiffin's Isaiah Williams before rallying past Michigan Tech's Chris Bobrowski 3-6, 7-5, 11-9 in the semifinals. He completed his championship run Sunday with another comeback, defeating Illinois Springfield's Colton Pazdera 2-6, 6-3, 10-3.

Bakker and Abdala Quintero each advanced to the round of 16 in their respective singles draws. Bakker defeated Tiffin's Luka Gibert 6-0, 6-4 and Purdue Northwest's Raphael Valente 7-6(4), 6-4. Quintero topped Roosevelt's Juan Caicedo 6-3, 6-2 before overcoming Ferris State's 10th-seeded Luke Laughlin 3-6, 6-4, 10-4. Dan Calver, Leo Lovalho, Phijidvijan and Thiofhi Tshivhase also earned opening-round singles victories. Moreira added two consolation wins, while Marcus Benard recorded one.

In doubles, Dusselberg and Phijidvijan won four consecutive matches, beginning with an 8-1 victory over Michigan Tech's Sarth Bansode and Jackson Hancock. The pair defeated Hillsdale's fourth-seeded Zeteny Paragi and Patrick Cretu 8-5 and Grand Valley State's Jorge Ruiz and Emile Dupanloup 8-5 before edging Ferris State's Kacper Pasielak and Milo Leuenberger 9-7 in Monday's semifinals. Their run ended with an 8-6 loss to Wayne State's third-seeded Benjamin Hill and Harry Forsyth in the final.

Bakker and Moreira earned consolation victories over Walsh's Ricard Lazaro Farres and Jan Garcia and Purdue Northwest's Pedro Diaz Camacho and Raphael Valente before falling to McKendree's Felix Diedrichs and Riccardo Ercolani in Monday's consolation final. Kameron Nichols and Talarico also recorded a main-draw doubles win over Tiffin's Sean Brown and Mason Pierri.

Results
Doubles
Nichols / Talarico def. Brown / Pierri (Tiffin), 8-6
Aalpol / Suthar (McKendree) def. Hodgman / Karem, 8-4
Mascaro Sierra / Bojalil (Roosevelt) def. Troyer / Roland, 8-1
Horobeanu / Bobrowski (Michigan Tech) def. Brown / Benard, 8-6
Pasielak / Leuenberger (Ferris State) def. Calver / Lovalho, 8-4
Dusselberg / Phijidvijan def. Bansode / Hancock (Michigan Tech), 8-1
Issayev / Jenkins (Cedarville) def. Bakker / Moreira, 8-4
Tikhonov / Dickason (Rockhurst) def. Tshivhase / Quintero, 8-5
O'Byrne / Palenicek (Grand Valley State) def. Nichols / Talarico, 8-0
Todorovic / Pennington (Illinois Springfield) def. Brown / Benard, 8-0
Skinner / Rainwater (Rockhurst) def. Hodgman / Karem, 8-2
Dusselberg / Phijidvijan def. Paragi / Cretu (Hillsdale), 8-5
Dusselberg / Phijidvijan def. Ruiz / Dupanloup (Grand Valley State), 8-5
Castro Castillo / Eusamio (Quincy) def. Calver / Lovalho, 8-1
Bakker / Moreira def. Lazaro Farres / Garcia (Walsh), 8-4
Mathys / Moraisin (Wayne State) def. Tshivhase / Quintero, 8-2
Bakker / Moreira def. Diaz Camacho / Valente (Purdue Northwest), 8-5
Dusselberg / Phijidvijan def. Pasielak / Leuenberger (Ferris State), 9-7
Hill / Forsyth (Wayne State) def. Dusselberg / Phijidvijan, 8-6
Diedrichs / Ercolani (McKendree) def. Bakker / Moreira, 8-4

Singles
Talarico def. Williams (Tiffin), 6-1, 6-1
Lomax (Quincy) def. Benard, 6-0, 6-1
Talarico def. Bobrowski (Michigan Tech), 3-6, 7-5, 11-9
Benard def. Elchert (Tiffin), 6-2, 6-3
Bojalil (Roosevelt) def. Troyer, 7-5, 2-6, 10-6
Santana Garcia (Quincy) def. Brown, 6-3, 6-1
Vega (McKendree) def. Nichols, 6-1, 6-0
Laflamme (Tiffin) def. Hodgman, 7-6(5), 6-4
Pierre (Tiffin) def. Karem, 6-3, 6-4
Lovalho def. Wen (Purdue Northwest), 6-4, 7-5
Ercolani (McKendree) def. Dusselberg, 6-3, 6-2
Bakker def. Gibert (Tiffin), 6-0, 6-4
Huber (Tiffin) def. Moreira, 7-5, 4-6, 10-6
Saravanakumar (Indianapolis) def. Lovalho, 6-3, 6-4
Bakker def. Valente (Purdue Northwest), 7-6(4), 6-4
Ivanov (Grand Valley State) def. Dusselberg, 6-0, 6-3
Moreira def. Van Duysen (McKendree), 6-0, 4-6, 11-9
Tshivhase def. Garcia (Walsh), 6-3, 6-3
Phijidvijan def. Forsyth (Wayne State), 6-4, 6-2
Calver def. Dasi (Walsh), 6-7(5), 6-1, 10-7
Quintero def. Caicedo (Roosevelt), 6-3, 6-2
Srsen (McKendree) def. Phijidvijan, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
Villacampa (Quincy) def. Calver, 7-5, 6-1
Quintero def. Laughlin (Ferris State), 3-6, 6-4, 10-4
Talarico def. Pazdera (Illinois Springfield), 2-6, 6-3, 10-3
Cucuk (Quincy) def. Nichols, 6-1, 6-1
Loeffler (Illinois Springfield) def. Troyer, 6-1, 6-2
Hancock (Michigan Tech) def. Brown, 6-2, 6-1
Piliar (Rockhurst) def. Karem, 7-5, 6-0
Pasielak (Quincy) def. Hodgman, 6-1, 4-6, 10-6
Dierickx (Indianapolis) def. Bakker, 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
Moreira def. Ricart (Missouri–St. Louis), 6-3, 6-2
Skinner (Rockhurst) def. Moreira, 6-2, 7-6(4)
Delaloye (Maryville) def. Quintero, 6-4, 6-4

Up Next
Davenport hosts Spring Arbor on Friday, Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m. at the Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex.
 
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Players Mentioned

Reuben Bakker

Reuben Bakker

5' 8"
Sophomore
Rudiger Dusselberg

Rudiger Dusselberg

6' 3"
Sophomore
Kameron Nichols

Kameron Nichols

5' 6"
Freshman
Marcus Benard

Marcus Benard

6' 3"
Freshman
Ian Moreira

Ian Moreira

6' 3"
Freshman
Leo Phijidvijan

Leo Phijidvijan

5' 11"
Junior
Arthur Talarico

Arthur Talarico

6' 3"
Freshman
Thiofhi Tshivhase

Thiofhi Tshivhase

6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Reuben Bakker

Reuben Bakker

5' 8"
Sophomore
Rudiger Dusselberg

Rudiger Dusselberg

6' 3"
Sophomore
Kameron Nichols

Kameron Nichols

5' 6"
Freshman
Marcus Benard

Marcus Benard

6' 3"
Freshman
Ian Moreira

Ian Moreira

6' 3"
Freshman
Leo Phijidvijan

Leo Phijidvijan

5' 11"
Junior
Arthur Talarico

Arthur Talarico

6' 3"
Freshman
Thiofhi Tshivhase

Thiofhi Tshivhase

6' 2"
Junior