TEMPE, Ariz. – UC Irvine's run through the doubles main draw of the ITA Southwest Regional Championships came to an end in the Round of 16 Sunday at Kiwanis Tennis Center.
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Mason Bui and
Nathaniel Suh came up short in an 8-4 loss to San Diego State's Denis Majorov/William Kleege. The Anteater duo had won their first two matches of the tournament, including an upset victory over Pepperdine's seventh-seeded pairing yesterday.
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In the singles consolation draw,
Hiroki Sakagawa earned a straight-set win over Niels Villard of Arizona State, 6-2, 6-3.
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Up next for UCI is the ITA Sectional Championships (Nov. 6-9) and LMU Invite (Nov. 7-9).
ITA Southwest Regional Championships
Doubles
Main Draw – Round of 16
Denis Majorov/William Kleege (SDSU) def.
Mason Bui/
Nathaniel Suh (UCI) 8-4
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Singles
Consolation
Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) def. Niels Villard (ASU) 6-2, 6-3
Milos Mikovic (UA) def.
Max Fardanesh (UCI) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 11-9
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