Colin Hoover will face No. 1 seed Gonzalo Escobar (Tech) after defeating TCU's Superlando (9) 6-2, 6-1 in the round of 32 and (5) Daniel Whitehead of UT 6-3, 7-6(1) in the round of 16. Alberto Bautista will also see action in the quarterfinals against (4) Mate Zsiga after defeating UT's David Holiner 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 32 and TCU's JT Sundling 6-4, 7-6(5) in the round of 16. Jeff Efferding (9) made it through the round of 32 and 16, beating SMU's Mason Herrell 6-1, 6-4 and TCU Chappell 6-3, 6-3 and will face teammate Jackson Withrow. Withrow won against Ben Chen (9) of UT in the round of 32, 6-4, 6-3 and then Harry Fowler (2) of Rice in the round of 16, 6-1, 6-4.
In doubles action, Alberto Bautista and Jackson Withrow won their round of 16, defeating Lewis and Sitaram of UT 8-5 before continuing on to defeat No. 3 seed team of Garcia and Wanderley (Tech), 8-5. Alexis Klegou and Junior Ore (4) have advanced on to the semifinals, claiming victories against Jordao and Tave (A&M CC), 8-2 and Hess-Olsen and Hilliard (UT), 8-3. Jeremy Efferding and Colin Hoover also passed through the round of 16, clenching their doubles match against Fowler and Nuesslin (Rice) 8-6 but fell short in the quarterfinals to Camillone and Holiner (UT), 8-3.
Singles play will begin at 9 a.m. and doubles will resume at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free. The champions of the USTA/ITA Texas Regional, along with winners from the other 11 regions across the United States, advance to the prestigious USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. That event is Nov. 3-6 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
