KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - IUPUI senior Alex Jochim remained alive after a lengthy three-set win over his opponent at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships on Friday (Sept. 24), hosted by the University of Tennessee. 

Jochim dispatched of Butler's Michael Karr by a 6-4, 6-7 (6), 10-7 score to move on to the round of 32 in the consolation bracket. He's slated to face Purdue's Rohan Sachdev on Saturday. IUPUI faced Sachdev at the recent Purdue Fall Invite as he defeated Blessing Benibo, 6-4, 6-2 last weekend. 

University of Kentucky players eliminated the Jaguars from the main draw on Friday as top seeded Gabriel Diallo rolled past IUPUI sophomore Emil Jankowski, 6-1, 6-1. Fifth-seeded Joshua Lapadat took care of Kamil Kozerski, 6-2, 6-1. Benibo's tournament ended with a singles loss to Indiana's Luka Vukovic in the consolation bracket, 6-4, 6-2. 

In doubles play, Jochim and Jankowski fell to the Middle Tennessee State pair of Chris Edge and Francisco Rocha, 8-4. The tandem of Benibo and Kozerski was eliminated by Xavier's Campbell Nakayama and Brett Winters.