Tennessee graduate student Adam Walton has advanced to the Round of 16 of the NCAA men’s singles tournament.
With his most recent victory, Walton, who hails from Australia, achieved all-America status.
The third-ranked singles player in the nation defeated Northwestern’s Steven Forman in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Forman entered the tournament as the nation’s No. 42 singles player.
Walton will play Harvard’s Henry von der Schulenburg at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
Walton also paired with doubles partner Pat Harper to defeat San Diego’s tandem of August Holmgren and Guilherm Osorio, 6-3, 6-2.
Walton and Harper’s next match will be at a time to be determined against Ohio State’s duo of Matej Vocel and Robert Cash.
Also in doubles, the Volunteers’ team of Emile Hudd and Shunsuke Mitsui lost to Ohio State’s Justin Boulais and James Trotter, 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7).
In singles, Johannus Monday was eliminated by Inaki Montez de la Torre, 6-2, 6-1.
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