TEMPE, Ariz. – Mason Bui and
Nathaniel Suh won their Round of 32 doubles match to highlight Saturday's action for UC Irvine at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships.
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Bui/Suh upset seventh-seeded Hugh Winter/Photos Photiades of Pepperdine, 8-6. The Anteaters will continue main draw action in the Round of 16 on Sunday.
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Tal Goodman and
Hiroki Sakagawa came up just short in a tiebreaker to San Diego State's Brock Anderson/Aleksi Lofman, 8-7 (4).
Sohrob Amiryavari and
Max Fardanesh also fell to the Aztecs' fourth-seeded pairing of Lars Johann/Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli, 8-2.
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In singles, Goodman dropped a narrow 7-6 (6), 6-4 decision to Lasse Poertner of Pepperdine in the Round of 32.
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Three 'Eaters moved on in the consolation draw.
Max Fardanesh defeated Arizona's Baran Soyler in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4.
Greg Gamal won his first set against Eugenio Gonzalez (SDSU), 6-1, before Gonzalez retired due to injury.
Hiroki Sakagawa also advanced by a walkover.
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UCI returns to Kiwanis Tennis Center for the fourth day of the ITA Southwest Regional Championships tomorrow, starting with doubles at 12 p.m.
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ITA Southwest Regional Championships
Doubles
Main Draw - Round of 32
Mason Bui/
Nathaniel Suh (UCI) def. Hugh Winter/Photos Photiades (PEPP), 8-6
Brock Anderson/Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) def.
Tal Goodman/
Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 8-7 (7-4)
Lars Johann/Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli (SDSU) def.
Sohrob Amiryavari/
Max Fardanesh (UCI) 8-2
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Singles
Main Draw – Round of 32
Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def.
Tal Goodman (UCI) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
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Consolation
Max Fardanesh (UCI) def. Baran Soyler (UA) 7-5, 6-4
Lars Johann (SDSU) def.
Ruining Huang (UCI) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Greg Gamal (UCI) def. Eugenio Gonzalez (SDSU) 6-1 ret.
Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) def. Daniel Jankoski (GCU) wo
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