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Ethan Quinn Advances to Second Round of US Open Qualifying
August 23, 2022 | Men's Tennis
FLUSHING, NY. — Georgia men's tennis redshirt freshman Ethan Quinn has advanced to the second round of the US Open Qualifying tournament, defeating Ernesto Escobedo by a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 result Wednesday morning at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Quinn pulls of the biggest win of his young career, beating the Association of Tennis Professionals' No. 175th-ranked singles player in Escobedo.
By advancing to the second round, Quinn will face Federico Delbonis Thursday, August 25th, at 11 a.m. ET. Delbonis, an Argentine tennis player, has a career-high singles ranking of No. 33 and is currently ranked No. 136.
In an evenly fought match, Quinn had the upper hand over his adversary despite dropping the first set. Quinn battled in the opening frame but could not manage to take it, losing by a 7-5 decision in favor of the Los Angeles native Escobedo, who won just three more total points than Quinn, 41-38.
The Fresno, California native took the second set by winning 41 percent of receiving points. Fueled by two aces, Quinn took a 4-3 lead and subsequently managed to pull away, tying the match and claiming the second set, 6-4.
Quinn duplicated this result in the third set to win the match and picked up his first victory against an opponent ranked within the top-200 of the ATP singles rankings.
Quinn, who enrolled at Georgia in January, earned his spot in the Open's Singles Qualifying Draw after finishing as a singles finalist in United States Tennis Association Boys' Under 18 National Championship on Sunday, August 16 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Quinn also will be featured in the US Open Main Draw for doubles along with Nicholas Godsick after winning the USTA Boys' Under 18 National Championship in doubles on August 15. The tandem will find out their draw for the event on Thursday, August 25.
This victory is another in an impressive list from this summer, having previously defeated four players that finished the college tennis season ranked within the top-10 of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Quinn's previous best win was against Julian Lez in the quarterfinals of the Bakersfield 25K, who was ranked No. 289 in the ATP rankings.
The full coverage of the US Open will be broadcasted on the ESPN family of networks.
For the latest on the Georgia men's tennis team, follow @UGATennis on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and on the web at GeorgiaBulldogs.com.
Quinn pulls of the biggest win of his young career, beating the Association of Tennis Professionals' No. 175th-ranked singles player in Escobedo.
By advancing to the second round, Quinn will face Federico Delbonis Thursday, August 25th, at 11 a.m. ET. Delbonis, an Argentine tennis player, has a career-high singles ranking of No. 33 and is currently ranked No. 136.
In an evenly fought match, Quinn had the upper hand over his adversary despite dropping the first set. Quinn battled in the opening frame but could not manage to take it, losing by a 7-5 decision in favor of the Los Angeles native Escobedo, who won just three more total points than Quinn, 41-38.
The Fresno, California native took the second set by winning 41 percent of receiving points. Fueled by two aces, Quinn took a 4-3 lead and subsequently managed to pull away, tying the match and claiming the second set, 6-4.
Quinn duplicated this result in the third set to win the match and picked up his first victory against an opponent ranked within the top-200 of the ATP singles rankings.
Quinn, who enrolled at Georgia in January, earned his spot in the Open's Singles Qualifying Draw after finishing as a singles finalist in United States Tennis Association Boys' Under 18 National Championship on Sunday, August 16 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Quinn also will be featured in the US Open Main Draw for doubles along with Nicholas Godsick after winning the USTA Boys' Under 18 National Championship in doubles on August 15. The tandem will find out their draw for the event on Thursday, August 25.
This victory is another in an impressive list from this summer, having previously defeated four players that finished the college tennis season ranked within the top-10 of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Quinn's previous best win was against Julian Lez in the quarterfinals of the Bakersfield 25K, who was ranked No. 289 in the ATP rankings.
The full coverage of the US Open will be broadcasted on the ESPN family of networks.
For the latest on the Georgia men's tennis team, follow @UGATennis on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and on the web at GeorgiaBulldogs.com.
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