ROME, GA. – Amherst College's
Andreas Sillaste and
Lukas Frangenberg fell in the quarterfinals of the ITA Cup on Friday, losing to Chase Kelley and Jesse Yang of the University of Chicago, 4-6, 6-3, [2-10]. The third-seeded pair had earned ITA All-American honors in doubles with their first-round win on Thursday.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Tight first set. After falling behind a break, Sillaste and Frangenberg broke back midway through the set, but Chicago broke again immediately to go up 4-3 and held on to take the set, 6-4.
- Amherst evens the match. The Amherst pair broke early in the second set for a 2-0 lead before Chicago broke back. At 3-2, Sillaste and Frangenberg broke again to go up 4-2 and closed out the set, 6-3.
- Chicago pulls away. Kelley and Yang controlled the match tiebreak, winning it 10-2.
RESULTS
Doubles: Quarterfinals
Andreas Sillaste/
Lukas Frangenberg [3] (Amherst) lost to Chase Kelley/Jesse Yang (Chicago), 4-6, 6-3, [2-10]
UP NEXT
Sillaste and Frangenberg close out their ITA Cup on Saturday, Oct. 17, the final day of the tournament, at the Rome Tennis Center at 5:30PM. They will face top seeds Jared Perry and Kishan Kersten of Trinity, who fell to Denison's Nicholas Meyers and Chika Nwaozuzu, 4-6, 1-6, in the other quarterfinal.
