LSU men’s tennis player Neal Skupski’s run at the D’Novo All-American Championships ended this weekend in Tulsa, Okla., with a loss to Michigan junior Jason Jung. The sophomore dropped a tough three-set match to Jung on Friday, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, in the the third round of the main draw singles.Skupski landed in the third round after navigating his way through three qualifying matches and knocking off a pair of ranked foes Thursday and Friday.He blew past No. 5 Guillermo Gomez of Georgia Tech in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, on Thursday, and squeaked by No. 46 Ed Corrie of Texas, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, on Friday morning.LSU assistant coach Danny Bryan said he was impressed by Skupski’s outing.”We expect Neal to be one of the top players in the country,” Bryan said in a news release. “This weekend, he showed us he was capable of that and he is looking forward to getting back to work, improving his weaknesses and bettering his game.”Skupski, who finished last year with a 21-16 singles record, was trying to pull his best impression on his former teammate Michael Venus this weekend.The former All-American beat then-No. 1 Oleksandr Nedovyesov, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4, to capture the 2008 All-American Championships singles title.Skupski’s run far surpassed his effort last year at the event.He posted a 3-1 in the pre-qualifying round, losing in the final round to No. 11 seed Shuhei Uzawa of Ohio State, 6-2, 6-0.In doubles, Skupski and junior Sebastian Carlsson were ousted in the second round of the doubles main draw.The duo fell to Tennessee’s Boris Conkic and John Patrick Smith, 8-6. The loss sent the tandem home with an unexpected early exit after earning a No. 18 ranking in doubles in the ITA preseason poll.The next tournament for the Tigers will be Oct. 22 when they travel to New Orleans to compete in the ITA Southern Regional.—–Contact Sean Isabella at [email protected]