Theo Billson (Lindfield, England/BHASVIC) & Luke Blumentritt (Granger, Ind./Indiana Connections Academy) competed in the first round of the ITA National Cup held in Rome, Georgia on Thursday, October 15th. The UW-Whitewater pair were the only public school student-athletes at the top Division III Men's Tournament of the fall season. 

Billson started the day with singles match, taking on Mitchell Deames of Emory in the first round. In the first set, Billson went up 5-2 early, but Deames grabbed the side to bring the match 5-4. Billson was able to pick up two of the last three games, taking the first set 7-5. In the second set, it was all the Warhawk senior, as Billson grabbed the match with a 6-0 second set to advance to the quarterfinal round.  

Billson will be back out on the courts tomorrow at 12:30 PM (ET) against Alex Feies from Carnegie Mellon in the quarterfinal match. 

Later in the evening, Billson joined Luke Blumentritt (Granger, Ind./Indiana Connections Academy) for their first round doubles match. The Warhawk pair matched up against the top-seeded Kishan Kersten & Jared Perry from Trinity (TX). The Warhawks kept the first set close, falling 4-6 after a back-&-forth set. The Trinity pair were able to take the match in straight sets, winning the second set 1-6 over the Warhawks.

With the win at the ITA Midwest Regional, Billson & Blumentritt received All-American accolades. They will join the rest of the Warhawk squad after the winter break to take on MSOE on January 23rd in Lake Geneva.