John Zakowski Cole Lindwall October 4
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John Zakowski (left) defeated teammate Cole Lindwall (right) to win the ITA Midwest Regional singles championship. (Photo courtesy of Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics)

Men's Tennis

Zakowski Earns Singles Title, All-America Honors at ITAs

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Doubles Results (Bracket)
Singles Results (Bracket)
 
John Zakowski (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest) won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional singles championship Monday with a 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5) victory against teammate Cole Lindwall (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.
 
In an All-Warhawk final, Lindwall, the No. 10 seed, took the first set, before Zakowski, the No. 5 seed, leveled the match by winning the second set.
 
The championship was decided in a super tiebreaker, which was tied 3-3 before Zakowski claimed seven of the last nine points.
 
As finalists, both Zakowski and Lindwall clinched their spots at the ITA Cup, which is set for October 14-17 in Rome, Ga. Zakowski and Alex Gray (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) will compete in the doubles draw after claiming the regional championship Sunday.
 
See below for all UW-Whitewater results from the weekend.
 
Singles
 
Payton Adkisson (Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson)
Round of 128: lost to Henry Bridgers (Grinnell) 7-5, 6-1
 
Ridley Aranda (Bayside, Wis./Nicolet)
Round of 128: lost to No. 17 Xander Roti (Carleton) 6-3, 6-1
 
Josh Baldwin (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie)
Round of 128: lost to No. 17 Bowen Mince (Grinnell) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)
 
Alex Gray (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) – No. 6 seed
Round of 128: lost to Rafael Costa (Gustavus Adolphus) 7-5, 6-0
 
Josh Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS)
Round of 128: lost to Drew Elofson (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-3, 6-1
 
Noah Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS)
Round of 128: lost to No. 12 Tarm Rojanasoonthon (Carleton) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)
 
Parker Hearne (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah)
Round of 128: lost to No. 11 Marco Siviero (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-2, 6-1
 
Cole Lindwall (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) – No. 10 seed
Round of 128: d. Tim Roback (St. Olaf) 6-0, 6-1
Round of 64: d. Sean Bochman (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-3, 6-3
Round of 32: d. Federico Fiorda (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-3, 6-3
Round of 16: d. No. 17 Oscar Wilkstrom (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinal: d. No. 8 Daniel Fouchier (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (14-12)
Semifinal: d. No. 3 Indraneel Raut (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Final: lost to No. 5 John Zakowski (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
 
Ryan Mitchell (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) – No. 16 seed
Round of 128: d. Tanner Finken (Central) 6-0, 6-2
Round of 64: d. Chris Mitev (Carthage) 6-1, 6-3
Round of 32: lost to No. 17 Jon Lansing (Coe) 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (10-4)
 
Brendan Pietila (Sussex, Wis./Arrowhead) – No. 17 seed
Round of 128: lost to Joe Punnoose (Gustavus Adolphus) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5)
 
Noah Wankerl (Sauk City, Wis./Sauk Prairie)
Round of 128: d. Nathan Meskell (Coe) 6-2, 6-2
Round of 64: lost to No. 14 Caleb Fridinger (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-2, 6-1
 
John Zakowski (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest) – No. 5 seed
Round of 128: d. Jordan Doi (Macalester) 6-1, 6-1
Round of 64: d. John Foley (UW-Eau Claire) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
Round of 32: d. Justin Sehlin (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-3, 6-2
Round of 16: d. No. 17 Bowen Mince (Grinnell) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)
Quarterfinal: d. No. 1 Nick Aney (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-3, 6-4
Semifinal: d. Drew Elofson (Gustavus Adolphus) 6-4, 6-2
Final: d. No. 10 Cole Lindwall (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
 
Doubles
 
Ridley Aranda (Bayside, Wis./Nicolet)/Josh Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS)
Round of 64: lost to Indraneel Raut/Sean Bochman (Gustavus Adolphus) 8-4
 
Josh Baldwin (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie)/Noah Wankerl (Sauk City, Wis./Sauk Prairie)
Round of 64: lost to No. 5 Daniel Fouchier/Sourabh Terakanambi (Gustavus Adolphus) 8-2
 
Parker Hearne (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah)/Noah Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS)
Round of 64: lost to No. 9 Oscar Wilkstrom/Jackson Bergmeyer (Gustavus Adolphus) 8-2
 
Cole Lindwall (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove)/Ryan Mitchell (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) – No. 9 seed
Round of 64: d. Victor Simoes/Kole Kolinski (UW-Eau Claire) 8-0
Round of 32: d. Aswath Viswanathan/Tate Fuller (Carleton) 8-5
Round of 16: lost to No. 1 Nick Aney/Alex Budde (Gustavus Adolphus) 8-3
 
Brendan Pietila (Sussex, Wis./Arrowhead)/Payton Adkisson (Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson)
Round of 64: d. Ethan Bruha/Tim Roback (St. Olaf) 8-7
Round of 32: d. No. 4 Rami Hemaidan/Bo Wilson (Coe) 8-4
Round of 16: d. Andre Guedes/Gergo Potz-Nagy (UW-Superior) 8-3
Quarterfinal: lost to No. 5 Daniel Fouchier/Sourabh Terakanambi (Gustavus Adolphus) 8-6
 
John Zakowski (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest)/Alex Gray (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) – No. 2 seed
Round of 64: Bye
Round of 32: d. Wil McDowell/Hunter Fischer (St. John's) 8-1
Round of 16: d. No. 9 Joseph Punnoose/Caleb Fridinger (Gustavus Adolphus) 8-5
Quarterfinal: d. No. 6 Will Walsh/Tarm Rojanasoonthon (Carleton) 8-3
Semifinal: d. No. 5 Daniel Fouchier/Sourabh Terakanambi (Gustavus Adophus) 8-7 (7)
Final: d. No. 3 Nyathi Motlojoa/Max Loen (Luther) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
 
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Players Mentioned

Ridley Aranda

Ridley Aranda

6' 1"
Sophomore
Josh Baldwin

Josh Baldwin

6' 1"
Sophomore
Alex Gray

Alex Gray

6' 4"
Senior
Josh Guillermo

Josh Guillermo

5' 9"
Sophomore
Parker Hearne

Parker Hearne

5' 10"
Senior
Cole Lindwall

Cole Lindwall

5' 10"
Junior
Ryan Mitchell

Ryan Mitchell

6' 0"
Senior
Brendan Pietila

Brendan Pietila

5' 11"
Senior
Noah Wankerl

Noah Wankerl

5' 11"
Sophomore
Payton Adkisson

Payton Adkisson

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ridley Aranda

Ridley Aranda

6' 1"
Sophomore
Josh Baldwin

Josh Baldwin

6' 1"
Sophomore
Alex Gray

Alex Gray

6' 4"
Senior
Josh Guillermo

Josh Guillermo

5' 9"
Sophomore
Parker Hearne

Parker Hearne

5' 10"
Senior
Cole Lindwall

Cole Lindwall

5' 10"
Junior
Ryan Mitchell

Ryan Mitchell

6' 0"
Senior
Brendan Pietila

Brendan Pietila

5' 11"
Senior
Noah Wankerl

Noah Wankerl

5' 11"
Sophomore
Payton Adkisson

Payton Adkisson

5' 9"
Freshman