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Minnesota's Geatz Falls in first round of singles at the All-American Championships |
University of Minnesota men's tennis player D.J. Geatz fell in the first round of main draw singles play today at the Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Geatz, a senior from Minneapolis, lost 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Eric Molnar of Georgia Tech in the round of 64. Geatz moved to the consolation draw where hw was defeated by Christian Groh of San Diego State, 6-3, 6-2.
The Golden Gophers are next in action at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships at the Baseline Tennis Center on Oct. 19-24.
The Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Championships are being hosted at the University of Tulsa’s Michael D. Case Tennis Center, from October 5-8. The tournament includes five days of qualifying events that precede the October 5-8 main draw. A 128-player pre-qualifying tournament takes place Sept. 30-Oct. 1. This feeds into 128-player and 64-doubles team qualifying tournaments Oct. 2-5, which then feeds into the 64-player, 32-doubles team main draws.
The Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Championships offer the first national singles and doubles titles of the 2006-07 collegiate tennis season, and are followed by the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in November.
2006 Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championships
Oct. 5, 2006
Tulsa, Okla.
Main Draw Singles
Round of 64 – Eric Molnar (Georgia Tech) def. D.J. Geatz (MINN), 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Consolation Round of 32 – Christian Groh (San Diego State) def. Geatz, 6-3, 6-2 |
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