October 8, 2001
WC Captures ITA Doubles Crown
Lejarraga Advances to Singles Final

SWARTHMORE, PA -- Washington College seniorsJose' Lejarraga (Bahia Blanca, Argentina/Escuela Normal Superior) and Seth Morgan (Chalmette, LA/J.J. Pearce, TX) captured the doubles championship this weekend at the ITA Southeast Regionals hosted by Swarthmore College. Lejarraga also advanced to the finals in singles play.

Lejarraga and Morgan's run in doubles play began with an 8-2 win over Virginia Wesleyan's Leonard Tettech and John Tomasheski in the first round and an 8-1 victory over Todd Christianson and Nate Halfthway of Mary Washington. In the quarterfinals, the pair defeated Washington & Lee's Austin Kim and K.C. Schaeffer, 8-3. Lejarraga and Morgan won a tough semifinal match against Nhat Nguyen and Dan Uyar of Mary Washington, posting a 9-7 victory. In the championship match, the duo knocked off Kayvon Fatahalian and Jon Hui of Carnegie Mellon, 8-5.

Elsewhere in doubles, junior Louis Blanchette (Dieppe, NB, Canada/Mathieu-Martin) and sophomore Peter Taylor (Canton, CT/Canton) advanced to the quarterfinals, while senior Tomas Budimir (Split, Croatia/Tourist Catering School) and junior Alvaro Prado (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Liceo Javier) reached the second round.

In singles, five Shoremen won their first two matches to advance to the 16-player third round. Lejarraga, Blanchette, Prado, Morgan, and Taylor all played for spots in the quarterfinals. Blanchette dropped a 6-1, 6-2 match to Mary Washington's Conor Smith, an eventual semifinalist. Taylor was eliminated by Fatahalian, the tournament's champion, by a 7-6(3), 6-2. Morgan and Prado faced each other in their round of 16 match, with Morgan posting a 6-1, 6-2. Lejarraga defeated Matt Rogers of Mary Washington, 6-3, 6-1, to advance to the quarterfinals.

Lejarraga and Morgan each posted quarterfinal wins. Lejarraga notched a 6-3, 6-1 win over Washington & Lee's Paul McClure, while Morgan posted a 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 victory against Nick Peel of Salisbury. Lejarraga went on to win his semifinal match by a 7-5, 6-1 win over Conor Smith, but Morgan fell in his quest to complete an all-Shoremen final with a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Fatahalian. Fatahalian won the singles championship by defeating Lejarraga in the final round, 6-4, 6-1.

Washington returns to action February 2 with a 5:00 p.m. match at Division I Binghamton University.

WC Match Results

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
1st Rd Jose' Lejarraga (WC)
def.
 Deke Polifka (CUA)
7-5, 6-4
1st Rd Austin Kim (W&L)
def.
 Tomas Budimir (WC)
6-1, 5-7, 7-5
1st Rd Louis Blanchette (WC)
def.
 J.D. Spina (Drew)
6-2, 6-2
1st Rd Alvaro Prado (WC)
def.
 Aaron Rubin (SWAT)
6-3, 6-1
1st Rd Seth Morgan (WC)
def.
 Chris Hileman (LVC)
6-4, 6-2
1st Rd Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 Jason Zucker (CMU)
6-1, 6-0
2nd Rd Jose' Lejarraga (WC)
def.
 Karl Lederman (HAVE)
7-5, 6-0
2nd Rd Louis Blanchette (WC)
def.
 Peter Hughes (ROAN)
6-1, 6-4
2nd Rd Alvaro Prado (WC)
def.
 Jared Lissauer (ROAN)
5-7, 6-2, 6-2
2nd Rd Seth Morgan (WC)
def.
 Mike Kraus (GETT)
6-1, 6-2
2nd Rd Peter Taylor (WC)
def.
 K.C. Schaeffer (W&L)
6-3, 6-2
3rd Rd Jose' Lejarraga (WC)
def.
 Matt Rogers (MWC)
6-3, 6-1
3rd Rd Conor Smith (MWC)
def.
 Louis Blanchette (WC)
6-1, 6-2
3rd Rd Seth Morgan (WC)
def.
 Alvaro Prado (WC)
6-1, 6-2
3rd Rd Kayvon Fatahalian (CMU)
def.
 Peter Taylor (WC)
7-6(3), 6-2
Quarter Jose' Lejarraga (WC)
def.
 Paul McClure (W&L)
6-3, 6-1
Quarter Seth Morgan (WC)
def.
 Nick Peel (SU)
5-7, 6-2, 6-0
Semi Jose' Lejarraga (WC)
def.
 Conor Smith (MWC)
6-0, 6-1
Semi Kayvon Fatahalian (CMU)
def.
 Seth Morgan (WC)
6-1, 6-1
Final Kayvon Fatahalian (CMU)
def.
 Jose' Lejarraga (WC)
6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
1st Rd Lejarraga/Morgan (WC)
def.
 Tettech/Tomasheski (VWC)
8-2
1st Rd Budimir/Prado (WC)
def.
 Rogers/Wollett (MWC)
8-1
1st Rd Blanchette/Taylor (WC)
def.
 Hughes/Lissauer (ROAN)
inj.
2nd Rd Lejarraga/Morgan (WC)
def.
 Christianson/Halfthway (MWC)
8-1
2nd Rd James/Roberts (W&L)
def.
 Budimir/Prado (WC)
8-1
2nd Rd Blanchette/Taylor (WC)
def.
 Garvin/Sibley (LYNCH)
8-4
Quarter Lejarraga/Morgan (WC)
def.
 Kim/Schaeffer (W&L)
8-3
Quarter Fatahalian/Hui (CMU)
def.
 Blanchette/Taylor (WC)
8-5
Semi Lejarraga/Morgan (WC)
def.
 Nguyen/Uyar (MWC)
9-7
Final Lejarraga/Morgan (WC)
def.
 Fatahalian/Hui (CMU)
8-5

 

 

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