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General Patton Fall Invitational

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9/18/2022 3:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Montana Sports Information

The Montana men's tennis team opened its fall tournament season in Idaho over the weekend with a mixed bag of results against some of the region's top competition at the General Patton Invitational hosted by Boise State.

With four of the six traveling Grizzlies playing in the first collegiate matches of their careers as true freshmen, everyone on the squad picked up at least one win.

"This weekend was a great learning experience for our young guys," said head coach Jason Brown. "We've got lots of improvement to do over the course of the fall, but this was a good start."

The freshman/sophomore duo of George Russell and Sam Baldwin produced Montana's deepest run, with the pair advancing to the semifinal of the doubles round with wins over opponents from Idaho and Saint Mary's.

The pair would fall in the penultimate round to the eventual doubles champion pair from host Boise State but would cap the weekend with an 8-5 win in the consolation bracket over Carlos Ramos and Diego Jarry from Saint Mary's.

Montana was bit by the injury bug in Boise. Baldwin and freshman Tom Bittner each picked up a win on day one in the round of 32, with Baldwin beating BSU's Caden Moortgat 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 and Bittner beating Felipe Rincon of Saint Mary's 6-2, 7-5. Both, however, missed action later on the weekend after retiring injured.

It was Griz versus Griz in the singles consolation quarterfinal, with Russell defeating fellow UM freshman Baltazar Wiger-Nordas 6-4, 6-3, before Russell was eliminated in the semifinal by Utah State's Javier Ruiz Medina 6-2, 6-2.

Montana will now turn its attention to the first of two invitational tournaments at the University of Utah this fall, heading to Salt Lake Sept. 30 – Oct. 1. UM will return to Utah for the second invitational of the fall Oct. 21-23.

General Patton Fall Invitational
Sept. 16-18 | Boise, Idaho (Appleton Tennis Center)

Singles Results
Friday, Sept. 16
R32. Diego Jarry (SMC) def. Josh Watkins (UM) 6-1, 6-2
R32. Michael Bott (BSU) def. George Russell (UM) 6-4, 6-3
R32. Carlos Ramos (SMC) def. Baltazar Wiger-Nordas (UM) 7-6, 2-6, 6-4
R32. Sam Baldwin (UM) def. Caden Moortgat (BSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
R32. Tom Bittner (UM) def. Felipe Rincon (SMC) 6-2, 7-5
R32. Javier Ruiz Medina (USU) def. Jake Watkins (UM) 6-2, 6-2

R16. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) def. Taiyo Kurata (UI) 6-2, 6-3
R16. Mario Duron (UI) def. Caelan Potts (SMC) 6-2, 7-6 (1)
R16. Diego Jarry (SMC) def. Bodin Zarkovic (USU) 7-6 (3), 6-3
R16. Matteo Masala (UI) def. Michael Bott (BSU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
R16. Roko Savin (USU) def. Carlos Ramos (SMC) 6-3, 6-2
R16. Bruno Casino (UI) def. Sam Baldwin (UM) 6-7(5), 2-0 ret (inj)
R16. Stijn Paardekooper (USU) def. Tom Bittner (UM) 1-6, 7-6(3), 3-0 ret (inj)
R16. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Javier Ruiz Medina (USU) 6-3, 6-0

Saturday, Sept. 17
QF. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) def. Diego Jarry (SMC) 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9)
QF. Matteo Masala (UI) def. Roko Savin (USU) 6-4, 6-2
QF. Stijn Paardekooper (USU) def. Bruno Casino (UI) 6-4, 7-6 (2)
QF. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Mario Duron (UI) 7-5, 6-1

SF. Matteo Masala (UI) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
SF. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Stijn Paardekooper (USU) 6-4, 6-1

C16. Javier Ruiz Medina (USU) def. Josh Watkins (UM) 6-2, 6-2
C16. Michael Bott (BSU) def. Felipe Rincon (SMC) 6-2, 6-4

CQF. George Russell (UM) def. Baltazar Wiger-Nordas (UM) 6-4, 6-3
CQF. Javier Ruiz Medina (USU) def. Caelan Potts (SMC) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
CQF. Michael Bott (BSU) def. Caden Moortgat (BSU) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
CQF. Taiyo Kurata (UI) def. Jake Watkins (UM) 6-2, 6-1
C. Bruno Casino (UI) def. Mario Duron (UI) 6-7(5), 6-0, 1-0 (10-6)

Sunday, Sept. 18
F. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Matteo Masala (UI) 7-6(7), 6-1
3rd/4th. Stijn Paardekooper (USU) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-4, 6-1

CSF. Javier Ruiz Medina (USU) def. George Russell (UM) 6-2, 6-2
CSF. Taiyo Kurata (UI) def. Michael Bott (BSU) 6-0 ret. (inj)
CF. Javier Ruiz Medina (USU) def. Taiyo Kurata (UI) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(10-1)

PU. Bruno Casino (UI) def. Roko Savin (USU) 7-5, 6-4
PU. Jake Watkins (UM) def. Felipe Rincon (SMC) 6-2, 7-6(2)
PU. Diego Jarry (SMC) def. Baltazar Wiger-Nordas (UM) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)

Doubles Results
Friday, Sept. 16
R16. Javier Ruiz Medina/Roko Savin (USU) def. Jake Watkins/Josh Watkins (UM) 8-4
R16. George Russell/Sam Baldwin (UM) def. Taiyo Kurata/Matteo Masala (UI) 8-6
R16. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Michael Bott (BSU) def. Tom Bittner/Baltazar Wiger-Nordas (UM) 8-4
R16. Bruno Casino/Mario Duron (UI) def. Carlos Ramos/Diego Jarry (SMC) 8-5

QF. Javier Ruiz Medina/Roko Savin (USU) def. Simon Arca Costas/Caden Moortgat (BSU) 8-5
QF. George Russell/Sam Baldwin (UM) def. Felipe Ricon/Caelan Potts (SMC) 8-4
QF. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Michael Bott (BSU) def. Sitjn Paardekooper/Bodin Zarkovic (USU) 8-7 (3)

Saturday, Sept. 17
CSF. Simon Arca Costas/Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Bruno Casino/Mario Duron (UI) 8-3
CSF. Taiyo Kurata/Matteo Masala (UI) def. Jake Watkins/Josh Watkins (UM) 8-1
SF. Javier Ruiz Medina/Roko Savin (USU) def. Carlos Ramos/Diego Jarry (SMC) 8-7(5)
SF. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Michael Bott (BSU) def. George Russell/Sam Baldwin (UM) 8-5

Sunday, Sept. 18
F. Michael Bott/Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) def. Javier Ruiz Medina/Roko Savin (USU) 8-6

C. Simon Arca Costas/Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Felipe Rincon/Caelan Potts (SMC) 8-2
C. George Russell/Sam Baldwin (UM) def. Carlos Ramos/Diego Jarry (SMC) 8-5