Saturday, October 28
Los Angeles, Calif.
11:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
So Cal Intercollegiate Championships
Sakagawa Reaches Semifinals at SoCal Intercollegiate
October 28, 2023 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES - Graduate student Hiroki Sakagawa saw his run at the SoCal Intercollegiate Championships come to an end in the semifinals Saturday at USC's Marks Stadium.
Sakagawa started the day with an impressive three-set victory against the host Trojans' Samuel Rubell in the quarterfinals. After dropping the first set, Sakagawa stormed back for the 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 win.
Sakagawa advanced to the semifinals later in the afternoon where he was pitted against another USC foe in Lodweijk Weststrate. Similar to his first match, Sakagawa fell in the opener, 6-1. He then lost the first game of the second set before taking control to force a decisive third frame with a 6-1 triumph, but Weststrate was able to hold on for the 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 semifinal win.
Sakagawa finished the tournament with a 3-1 record.
UC Irvine will close out its fall season at the LMU Invitational, Nov. 10-12.
Sakagawa started the day with an impressive three-set victory against the host Trojans' Samuel Rubell in the quarterfinals. After dropping the first set, Sakagawa stormed back for the 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 win.
Sakagawa advanced to the semifinals later in the afternoon where he was pitted against another USC foe in Lodweijk Weststrate. Similar to his first match, Sakagawa fell in the opener, 6-1. He then lost the first game of the second set before taking control to force a decisive third frame with a 6-1 triumph, but Weststrate was able to hold on for the 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 semifinal win.
Sakagawa finished the tournament with a 3-1 record.
UC Irvine will close out its fall season at the LMU Invitational, Nov. 10-12.
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