OJAI, CA – Fresno Pacific junior Alex Gonzalez mustered enough strength and poise to go 4-0 on Saturday of the 109th Ojai Tennis Tournament.
However, his teammates were unable to match his success as Vicente Joli and Maxime Adam fell to tough opponents in today’s singles matches.
No. 3 seed Joli dropped a 6-4, 6-1 decision to Cal Baptist’s Martin Vaisse in the round of 16.
The unseeded Adam continued his impressive tournament run by hacking his way to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Concordia’s Kareem Berdai in the round of 16 earlier in the day, but met his match against No. 2 seed, Alessandro Ventre in the quarterfinals.
Adam pushed Ventre, Cal Baptist’s No. 1 player, to three sets before falling 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
Gonzalez’ day began at 8:00am and ended at 6:30 in the evening as he sliced and diced his way to two victories each in singles and in doubles.
The No. 6 seed, Gonzalez rallied from 1-4 down to Concordia’s Andrey Potapkin to win 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 16. He then outlasted Cal Baptist’s Lucas Pereira 6-2, 6-7 (1), 1-0 (retired) to advance to Sunday’s semifinal against Concordia’s Augusto Elias.
In doubles play, Gonzalez and Vicente Joli won two matches to reach Sunday’s championship match.
In the quarterfinal round, Joli and Gonzalez defeated Biola’s Weston Leopold and Colin Snow 6-3, 6-0, then sailed past Point Loma’s Joel Myers and Curt Wheeler 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinal round.
The No. 6 seeded team of Adam and Marco Foelz upset the No. 2 seed, Matthjis Bolsius and Mattias Weber (Azusa Pacific) 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals, but succumbed No. 4 seed Martin Vaisse and Alessandro Ventre 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals.
Sunday’s doubles final will pit No.1 versus No. 2, as Joli and Gonzalez will face Cal Baptist’s Martin Vaisse and Alessandro Ventre.
“Championship Sunday” begins at 8:00am at Libbey Park in Ojai.
April 25, 2009
Ojai Valley Athletic Club
Ojai, CA
The Ojai – Men’s Independent College Event
Singles – Round of 16
Martin Vaisse (Cal Baptist) def. (3) Vicente Joli (FPU) 6-4, 6-1
(6) Alex Gonzalez (FPU) def. Andrey Potapkin (Concordia) 6-4, 6-4
Maxime Adam (FPU) def. Kareem Berdai (Concordia) 6-4, 6-2
Singles – Quarterfinals
(2) Alessandro Ventre (Cal Baptist) def. Maxime Adam (FPU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
(6) Alex Gonzalez (FPU) def. Lucas Pereira (Cal Baptist) 6-2, 6-7 (1), 1-0 ret.
Doubles – Quarterfinals
Alex Gonzalez/Vicente Joli (FPU) def. Westin Leopold/Colin Snow (Biola) 6-3, 6-0
(6) Maxime Adam/Marco Foelz (FPU) def. (2) Matthjis Bolsius/Mattias Weber
(Azusa Pacific) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles – Semifinals
Alex Gonzalez/Vicente Joli (FPU) def. (7) Joel Myers/Curt Wheeler (Point Loma) 6-1, 6-2
(2) Martin Vasse/Alessandro Ventre (Cal Baptist) def. (6) Maxime Adam/Marco
Foelz 6-4, 6-2