Brendan Nakashima beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-1, 7-6 (3) and will play third-seeded Holger Rune in the second round, while Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Daniel Altmeier 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) to set up a meeting with eighth-seeded Casper Ruud.

Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2023/10/iga-swiatek-advances-to-quarterfinals-at-china-open-jessica-pegula-eliminated/

Georgia Amoore added 16 points with five 3-pointers for the third-seeded Hokies (25-4), who took all drama out of this one quickly en route to their ninth straight win.

Source: https://wtop.com/ncaa-basketball/2023/03/no-10-notre-dame-beats-nc-state-advances-to-acc-semifinals/

In three playoff games, third-seeded Peninsula has allowed just four runs.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/05/15/cif-ss-baseball-semifinals-bishop-montgomery-and-peninsula-on-the-road-in-division-5/

Second-seeded Catawba out-shot the Bulldogs 17-3, and the third-seeded Bulldogs (14-4-1) didn’t threaten in the second half.

Source: https://www.salisburypost.com/2023/11/11/college-womens-soccer-catawba-beats-wingate-makes-sundays-sac-tourney-final/

She next faces third-seeded Ons Jabeur, who eased into the semifinals against Beatriz Haddad Maia by 6-3, 6-0 in their quarterfinal.

Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2023/04/swiatek-books-semifinal-with-jabeur-in-stuttgart/

That was apparent Thursday night as Stewart registered five kills and two blocks for the third-seeded Mustangs in a 26-24, 25-13 win over sixth-seeded St. Charles North in the Class 4A Metea Valley Regional championship match.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/sports/ct-abn-gvb-metea-reg-st-1029-20231027-g4x753iiongsjgtqwmmnptb2ty-story.html

The Quakers swept past the Ivy League tournament and are eyeing third-seeded Samford on the winners side of the Auburn region.

Source: https://fansided.com/2023/06/03/takeaways-day-1-2023-ncaa-baseball-regionals/

The rain did not put a damper on MKA, who stormed to their third-straight ECT championship as they took care of third-seeded Millburn, 4-1, in the final on Sunday afternoon at the Althea Gibson Tennis Courts in Newark.

Source: https://montclairlocal.news/2023/10/montclair-kimberley-academy-girls-tennis-team-clinches-third-ect-championship-victory/

The Sea Hawks will visit third-seeded Villa Park in the quarterfinals Tuesday.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/02/08/redondo-girls-soccer-scores-two-late-goals-to-defeat-huntington-beach-in-division-1-playoffs/

The trip is the third-seeded Wildcats’ first in program history and improved to 21-4.

Source: https://www.elkintribune.com/sports/42353/mcelyea-wildcats-silence-east-wilkes