Men's tennis player Patrick Daciek (Jr., Severna Park, Md.) recently qualified to earn a world ranking while competing this summer on the ITF Futures tour. Daciek won three qualifying matches at the ITF Futures in Pittsburgh, Pa., on clay earlier this month to advance into the main draw. One of the qualifying victories was a, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, win over Drew Courtney (Virginia) who ended the year ranked No. 43 nationally in collegiate singles.  Daciek defeated Phillip Orno (Denmark), 6-3, 7-5, to earn his first ITF point which gave him a No.1530 world ranking. He was eliminated in the next round by second-seeded Gregory Quellette (USA), 7-5, 6-2.

This past week, Daciek participated in the USTA/MAS McDonald's Men's Clay Court $30,000 Championships in Richmond, Va. The rising junior won his first two matches including a, 6-3, 6-0, win against No. 5 seed German Boryachinskiy (Clemson). Daciek lost in the quarterfinal to No. 3 seed David McNamara, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4.

Daciek paired with Daniel Stahl (Notre Dame) to the advance to the doubles semifinals where they lost to the top seeds and eventual champions Sergio Roiss/Sanam Singh, 6-3, 6-3.

Elsewhere, in Zagreb, Croatia,  rising junior Luka Somen had a very successful performance at the Croatian National Championships. Somen, seeded eighth, won four matches, including an upset of the No. 5 seed to advance to the best-of-five set final where he lost to top seek Kristijan Mesaros who is ranked No. 689 in the world.

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