CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - In just his second collegiate outing, Soham Purohit won his way into the round of 64 at the 2023 ITA Ohio Valley Regional.
After a 3-1 weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational, the freshman quickly picked up where he left off. Purohit made quick work of Walker Valentine in a straight set victory where he allowed no more than five total games.
Purohit moves to the round of 64 tomorrow, Oct. 13 against Bellarmine's Jack Batchelor at 11 a.m. Batchelor dominated his first round opponent from Xavier 6-1, 6-0.
Henrik Villanger, the other Boilermaker competing, dropped his opening match after being narrowly edged 7-6(4), 6-3. Villager moves to the qualifying round of 64 in the consolation bracket where he faces East Tennessee State's Peter Kalocsai at 11:30 a.m on Saturday, Oct. 14.
Both Purohit and Villanger were pushed out of the main doubles draw after an 8-3 loss to Fransisco Lamas/Dimitri Badra. The pair will face Louisville's Will Mayew/Andre Steinbach in the consolation bracket tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
ITA MAIN SINGLES DRAW
Round of 128
Soham Purohit (PUR) def. Walker Valentine (UTCHAT) - 6-3, 6-2
Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) - 7-6(4), 6-3
ITA MAIN DOUBLES DRAW
Round of 64
Fransisco Lamas/Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Soham Purohit/Henrik Villanger (PUR) - 8-3
Purohit Advances to ITA Day 2
In just his second collegiate outing, Soham Purohit won his way into the round of 64 at the 2023 ITA Ohio Valley Regional.