CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Soham Purohit continues his exhilarating run at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals with two wins on Friday.
After a win in the round of 128, the freshman won his way to the second round of the main draw with a three-set win over Jack Batchelor. Purohit dug deep after going down in the first set 6-4. The freshman knotted the match with a 6-3 win in the second set and ran away with the tiebreak decision 7-6(1) in the final set.
With another win to boast, the first-year player blew through the round of 32 in straight sets. He dispatched Louisville's Kosuke Nakanishi 6-4, 6-2 after Nakanishi eliminated the regionals 13 seed James Newton that morning. Purohit moves to the round of 16 where he is set to face eight-seed Ondrej Horak tomorrow, Oct. 14 at noon.
ITA MAIN SINGLES DRAW
Round of 64
Soham Purohit (PUR) def. Jack Batchelor (BEL) - 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(1)
Round of 32
Soham Purohit (PUR) def. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) - 6-4, 6-2
Soham Sweeps on Day 2
Soham Purohit continues his exhilarating run at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals with two wins on Friday.