Oct. 17, 2008

(Berkeley) - San Francisco's Tommy Tu advanced to the round of 32 Friday in the singles main draw of the 2008 Wilson/ITA Northwest Regional Championships in Berkeley, Calif.

The senior earned a bye in the first round before earning a straight set 6-0, 6-2 victory over Gonzaga's Jake Davis in the round of 64.

The Dons' Michael Carreno and Asaf Cohen also advanced into the round of 64 but neither could avoid dropping into the consolation bracket. Carreno advanced out of the first round when his first match with Christian Kuehne of Pacific was retired. The freshman then dropped second round decision to Patrik Fischer of Washington (6-0, 6-0). Cohen earned a bye in the first round before retiring in a match against Washington's Alex Rosinski in the round of 64.

USF's Alex Kotlyar, Torin Ching, Jacob Hartwig, Einar Hart, Peter Steen and Mitch Del Rosario all competed in the round of 128 but were unable to advance in the main draw and will continue play in the consolation bracket when play resumes.

The 2008 Wilson/ITA Northwest Regional Championships continue with more singles play and the opening round of doubles action on Saturday.

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Round of 128
CAL Sky Lovill def. USF Alex Kotlyar - 7-6 (4), 0-6, 6-0
PAC Artem Gramma def. USF Torin Ching - 6-1, 6-1
NEV Gabe Kanzelmeyer def. USF Jacob Hartwig - 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9)
GON Stefan Feddersen def. USF Peter Steen - 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
CAL Geoff Chizever def. USF Einar Hart - 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1)
USF Michael Carreno def. PAC Christian Kuehne - Ret., inj.
POR Joel Kincaid def. USF Mitch Del Rosario - 6-4, 6-2

Round of 64
USF Tommy Tu def. GON Jake Davis - 6-0, 6-2
UW Patrik Fischer def. USF Michael Carreno - 6-0, 6-0
UW Alex Rosinski def. USF Asaf Cohen = 7-6 (5), 4-0, ret., inj.