Saturday, October 28
Los Angeles, Calif.
11:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
So Cal Intercollegiate Championships
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.
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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.
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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.
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Sakagawa finished the tournament with a 3-1 record.
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UC Irvine will close out its fall season at the LMU Invitational, Nov. 10-12.
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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.
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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.
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Sakagawa finished the tournament with a 3-1 record.
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UC Irvine will close out its fall season at the LMU Invitational, Nov. 10-12.
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