- ITA Pre-Qualifying Singles Draw
- ITA Qualifying Singles Draw
- ITA Qualifying Doubles Draw

TULSA, Okla. -- Seniors Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge didn't have an easy path into the main draw of the ITA Championships. The duo faced three daunting matches before seeing light at the end of the tunnel. With three wins under their belt, the tandem now looks to make a wave in the 32-team main draw. 

The pair upended two very solid doubles teams from Hofstra and Abilene Christian on Monday afternoon. Their stellar play continued into Tuesday night's match with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Memphis's 41st-ranked duo, Kai Lemke and Matt Story.

Carranza and Dodridge now move into the main draw where they will face Andy Andrade and Chase Perez-Blanco of Florida.

On the singles side, Carranza also entered the ITA All-American Championships with a lot to prove. Unranked and not a single win over a ranked player on his resume, Carranza was placed in the pre-qualifying bracket and a long-shot to make any noise.

After three pre-qualifying wins and then back-to-back victories over players in the national ITA rankings, Carranza was on the doorstep of the tournament's main draw.

On Tuesday morning, Carranza shook off a first-set tie-breaker loss to knock off Stanford's 97th-ranked Sameer Kumar, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2. One win shy of advancing to the main draw, Carranza's run ended with a hard-fought three-set loss to #101 Walker Duncan, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4) of Georgia.

Scoville's Scope: "Chema was an absolute warrior out there. I am very proud to be one of his coaches at Wisconsin. He gave it everything he had and it was so inspiring to watch. Joe and Chema played a great all-around doubles match (against Memphis). I'm very happy for them to be in the main draw."

ITA Championships - Tuesday, Oct. 3
Singles
Chema Carranza (UW) def. #97 Sameer Kumar (STAN), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2
#101 Walker Duncan (UGA) def. Carranza (UW), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4)

Doubles
Carranza/Dodridge (UW) def. #41 Lemke/Story (MEMPHIS), 7-6 (5), 6-1
 

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Carranza advances with first-career ranked win
Oct. 2, 2017

TULSA, Okla. – One of three Badgers were successful in advancing out of the opening round of qualifying draw Monday at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Senior Chema Carranza boasted his first-career win over a ranked opponent to keep Wisconsin's presence alive in the singles bracket.
 
It didn't take long for Carranza to defeat No. 98 ranked Connor Curry of Texas Tech. The Montequinto, Spain, native, upended Curry in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. Carranza has now won four matches in three days after advancing out of the pre-qualifying draw. Up next, he will take on Tennessee's Scott Jones or Sameer Kumar of Stanford on Tuesday.
 
Two other seniors – Lamar Remy and Josef Dodridge – were unsuccessful in advancing out of the main draw. Remy fell to Arkansas' Oscar Mesquida, 6-1, 6-3 while Dodridge lost to Bojan Jankulsovski of Miami, 6-1, 7-6.
 
In doubles action, Dodridge and Carranza won over Coca Haener and Niko Vulinovich, 6-0, 6-4. The tandem moved onto the next round where they picked up another win this time beating a pair from Albiline Christian, 6-3, 3-6, 10-4. The Badger duo will move out of the qualifying draw and into bracket play tomorrow. 
 
ITA Championships – Monday, October 2
Singles
Chema Carranza (UW) def. #98 Connor Curry (TTU), 6-2, 6-3
Oscar Mesquida (ARK) def. #115 Lamar Remy (UW), 6-1, 6-3
Bojan Jankulovski (Miami) def. #92 Josef Dodridge (UW), 6-1, 7-6
Brett Forman (MSU) def. #92 Josef Dodridge (UW), 6-0, 6-1 (Consolation)
 
Doubles
Ben Wayand/Constandinos Christoforou (UNC-Charlotte) def. Remy/O'Hoisin (UW), 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
Carranza/Dodridge (UW) def. Coco Haener/Niko Vulinovich (Hofstra), 6-0, 6-4
Carranza/Dodridge (UW) def. Jonathon & Joshua Sheehy (Abilene), 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 
 

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Carranza joins Dodridge, Remy in qualifying draw 
Oct. 2, 2017

TULSA, Okla. – The Badgers will have a trio of seniors in the qualifying draw of the 2017 Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships thanks to an impressive run from Chema Carranza over the weekend.

Carranza tallied three wins in two days to advance to the qualifying round of the tournament, where he will join teammates Josef Dodridge and Lamar Remy. Following an opening win on Saturday, Carranza came back to defeat UT-Arlington's Mauricio del Rio, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and then topped Oklahoma State's Luke Hammond, 6-3, 6-3.

Junior Osgar O'Hoisin was not as fortunate, falling in his second match of the tournament, 7-6 (7), 6-3 to Columbia's Jack Minglie Lin.

All three Badgers will begin the qualifying draw on Monday. Remy will open the tournament against Oscar Mesquida of Arkansas. Dodridge will take on Miami's Bojan Jankulovski and Carranza will face Connor Curry of Texas Tech. Players need three wins to advance to the main draw of the championships.

UW will also have two doubles teams in the ITA qualifying draw as Remy and O'Hoisin will team up and Carranza and Dodridge will pair. The doubles draw also begins on Monday.

ITA All-American Championship
October 1, 2017

Singles
Chema Carranza (UW) def. Mauricio del Rio (UTA), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Chema Carranza (UW) def. Luke Hammond (OSU), 6-3, 6-3
Jack Minglie Lin (COL) def. Osgar O'Hoisin (UW), 7-6 (7), 6-3
 

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Carranza, O'Hoisin advance on opening day
Sept. 30, 2017

TULSA, Okla. – Senior Chema Carranza and junior Osgar O'Hoisin represented the Wisconsin men's tennis team Saturday afternoon at the ITA Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Both Badgers picked up wins in the opening day of pre-qualifiers.
 
O'Hoisin picked up the first win of the day over Sebastian Eguez of Northern Arizona, 7-5, 7-6 (10-7). Carranza beat Christos Antonopoulos in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. 
 
Both Badgers earned first-match byes and will continue onto bracket play tomorrow in the tournament. 
 
Scoville's Scope: "Both Chema and Osgar competed well today. They were both a little nervous playing in the first round but then eased up. They both finished their matches going after the shots they know and not holding back. It was great to see." 
 
Up Next: The Badgers will continue on in the ITA Championship that will continue through the week. Seniors Lamar Remy and Josef Dodridge will also participate in the ITA Championship as they await qualifying play.,
 
ITA Championships
Sept. 30, 2017 
 
Singles
Chema Carranza (UW) def. Christos Antonopoulos, 6-3, 6-4
Osgar O'Hoisin (UW) def. Sebastian Eguez, 7-5, 7-6 (10-7)