Box Score SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Kristof Minarik bowed out in the round of 16 at the ITA National Fall Championships as four Shockers prepare to play in the Ralston/Newfeld Coaches Challenge at SMU from Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 6.
 
Minarik opened the tournament with a round of 32 win over California's Ryder Jackson, who was the singles runner up of the ITA Northwest Regional. Jackson claimed a 6-3 set one victory, but Minarik came back in the second set, winning 6-4 to even the match. After Minarik went up 4-1 in the third, Jackson made a 4-1 run to tie it up, forcing Minarik to win two straight to avoid a tiebreak and close out the match with a 7-5 win.
 
Following his day one win, Minarik went up against the No. 4 seed Eliot Spizzirri of Texas who was slated 35^th in the ITA National Preseason Singles Rankings and made a run to the semifinals of the ITA All-American Championships in early October.
 
Spizzirri had a strong showing, winning 6-2, 6-1 to move on to the quarterfinals and knock Minarik out of the tournament.
 
"Good overall experience for Kristof," head coach Darragh Glavin said. "Today his opponent played more consistent and played the big points better. He has proven he belongs with the very best and will continue to get opportunities in the future. Now we get ready for the spring season, and we are looking forward to what we can do as a team."  
Meanwhile in Dallas, Luke Bracks, Zach Grueber, Richey King and Jaydn Richardson get ready for a three-day tournament at SMU, where they will play matches against players from SMU, Baylor, Boise State and Harvard.
 
All four Shockers will play singles and doubles matches, starting with Bracks and Richardson pairing up to take on Baylor's Marko Miladinovic and Christopher Frantzen while Grueber and King take on Boise State's Simon Arca Costas and Caden Moortgat on Friday at 10 a.m. Following doubles play, each Shocker will play one singles match to wrap up day one.
 
Live results and streaming will be available on Playsight.