Jansen Advances to NCAA Round of 16, Becomes Program’s 56th All-American

ORLANDO, Fla. – Senior Will Jansen defeated Ohio State's No. 4 (3-seed) Aidan Kim in the NCAA Singles Championships round of 32 at the USTA National Campus on Wednesday afternoon. By advancing to the round of 16, Jansen earns Singles All-American status.

FAST FACTS

No. 103 Will Jansen defeats No. 4 Aidan Kim, 7-5, 6-2. Kim was the tournament's No. 3 overall seed.
The win marks the highest ranked singles win of Jansen's collegiate career. His previous highest ranked singles win came in his NCAA qualifying quarterfinal playoff win over No. 21 Aleksa Krivokapic at the ITA South Sectional.
Jansen won in straight sets. In the second set, he broke serve to go up 3-1 and won three of the final four games to take the match.
With the result, Jansen becomes the program's 56^th All-American, a year following former Bulldog Thomas Paulsell's placement in the round of 16 to earn All-American status.
The All-American honor is Jansen's second All-American nod of his career and his first in singles.

KEY QUOTE

"I am very happy for Will," said head coach Jamie Hunt. "Becoming an All-American was one of his goals this fall and to see how much it meant to him to achieve that was awesome and rewarding as a coach. He competed great today and handled some big moments with poise and confidence."

UP NEXT
No. 103 Will Jansen is set for a round of 16 date against Princeton's No. 18 (9-16 seed) Paul Inchauspe tomorrow. Times and court designations are to be determined.

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