September 25, 2004
All USI doubles finals at ITA Regional
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MIDLAND, MI– The ITA Great Lakes Men’s Division II Championship will feature an all-University of Southern Indiana championship match for the first time in the history of the program. USI’s sophomore Joe Epkey and his brother freshman Jarrod Epkey (Greenwood, Indiana), the number one seed, will take on unseeded junior Ryan Hughes (England) and senior Nim Shetty (India) in Sunday’s championship match.
The Epkey brothers advanced to the championship match with a win over the University of Indianapolis’ Ross Johnson and Jan Stastny, 8-6, in the quarter-finals. The brothers had started the day with an 8-6 win over Grand Valley State University’s Kyle Klinge and Adam Sandusky.
Hughes and Shetty defeated their second seeded team of the tournament with an 8-5 win over second seeded Kyle Halberg and Mark Hammelman of Ferris State University. The USI duo reached the championship match with a win over third-seeded Dave Grow and Kyle Dehne of GVSU.
In singles play, Joe Epkey reached the semifinals with straight set wins over Klinge of GVSU and Francisco Gomez of FSU. He will play top-seeded Jason Cole Sunday in the semifinals.
The doubles teams and Joe Epkey are vying for a chance to go the ITA National Championships in Ft. Meyers, Florida, on October 14-17.
Doubles-Matches
Third Round:
#1 Joe Epkey/Jarrod Epkey (USI) def. Kyle Klinge/Adam Sandusky (GVSU) 8-6
Ryan Hughes/Nim Shetty (USI) def. #2 Kyle Halberg/Mark Hammelman (FSU) 8-5
Fourth Round:
Epkey/Epkey (USI) def. Ross Johnson/Jan Stastny (UI) 8-5
Hughes/Shetty (USI) def. #3 Dave Grow/Kyle Dehne (GVSU) 8-5
Singles Matches
Third Round:
Ryan Hughes (USI) def . #6 John Nichols (MC) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
#3 Joe Epkey (USI) def. Kyle Klinge (GVSU) 6-3, 6-0
#7 Jarrod Epkey (USI) def. Mark Hammelman (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
Fourth Round:
#1 Jason Cole (FSU) def. Ryan Hughes (USI) 6-3, 6-2
#3 Joe Epkey (USI) def. Fransisco Gomez (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
Carlos Canudas (NU) def. #7 Jarrod Epkey (USI) 7-6, 6-3
Ray Simmons, USI Sports Information
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