Friday, November 7
Los Angeles, Calif.
9:00 AM
UC Irvine
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LMU Invite
UCI Comes up Short in ITA Sectionals Main Draw
November 07, 2025 | Men's Tennis
BERKELEY, Calif. β UC Irvine men's tennis came up short in the main draw of the ITA Sectional Championships Friday at Hellman Tennis Complex.
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In doubles, Tal Goodman and Hiroki Sakagawa fell to Santa Clara's Luca Bluett/John Kim, 6-4, 6-1, in the quarterfinal. Sakagawa also dropped a straight-set decision to fifth-seeded and 63rd-ranked Zoran Ludoski of Arizona in the singles Round of 16.
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ITA Sectional Championships
Main Draw Doubles β Quarterfinal
Luca Bluett/John Kim (Santa Clara) def. Tal Goodman/Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-4, 6-1
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Main Draw Singles β Round of 16
#63 Zoran Ludoski (Arizona) def. Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-2, 6-3
Extra Match
John Kim (Santa Clara) def. Max Fardanesh (UCI) 6-3, 6-3
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LOS ANGELES - UC Irvine picked up a pair of singles wins to open the LMU Invite Friday at LMU Tennis Center.
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The Anteaters kicked off action with singles against Utah. Mason Bui led the 'Eaters with a straight-set win as he took down Charles Frey, 6-3, 6-4. Nathaniel Suh also bounced back from a first-set loss to upend Sascha Nothdurft 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
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Following singles, UCI took on Denver in doubles. The Anteaters came up empty handed but Bui/Suh gave Tom Noltorp/Raffaello Papajcik a run in a 7-5 defeat.
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The 'Eaters return to the courts on Saturday to face tournament host LMU in doubles and Denver in singles starting at 12 p.m.
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LMU Invite
Singles vs. Utah
Dante Teramo (Utah) def. Sohrob Amiryavari (UCI) 5-7, 7-6, 7-5
Emmett Potter (Utah) def. Ruining Huang (UCI) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6
Max Relic (Utah) def. Greg Gamal (UCI) 6-1, 6-2
Mason Bui (UCI) def. Charles Frey (Utah) 6-3, 6-4
AJ Deem (Utah) def. Alex Guajardo (UCI) 7-5, 6-4
Nathaniel Suh (UCI) def. Sascha Nothdurft (Utah) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
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Doubles vs. Denver
Theo Coats/Connor Robb-Wilcos (Denver) def. Sohrob Amiryavari/Ruining Huang (UCI) 6-2
Tom Noltorp/Raffaello Papajcik (Denver) def. Mason Bui/Nathaniel Suh (UCI) 7-5
Aaron Beduhn/Ryoma Mishiro (Denver) def. Greg Gamal/Alex Guajardo (UCI) 6-2
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In doubles, Tal Goodman and Hiroki Sakagawa fell to Santa Clara's Luca Bluett/John Kim, 6-4, 6-1, in the quarterfinal. Sakagawa also dropped a straight-set decision to fifth-seeded and 63rd-ranked Zoran Ludoski of Arizona in the singles Round of 16.
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ITA Sectional Championships
Main Draw Doubles β Quarterfinal
Luca Bluett/John Kim (Santa Clara) def. Tal Goodman/Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-4, 6-1
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Main Draw Singles β Round of 16
#63 Zoran Ludoski (Arizona) def. Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-2, 6-3
Extra Match
John Kim (Santa Clara) def. Max Fardanesh (UCI) 6-3, 6-3
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LOS ANGELES - UC Irvine picked up a pair of singles wins to open the LMU Invite Friday at LMU Tennis Center.
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The Anteaters kicked off action with singles against Utah. Mason Bui led the 'Eaters with a straight-set win as he took down Charles Frey, 6-3, 6-4. Nathaniel Suh also bounced back from a first-set loss to upend Sascha Nothdurft 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
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Following singles, UCI took on Denver in doubles. The Anteaters came up empty handed but Bui/Suh gave Tom Noltorp/Raffaello Papajcik a run in a 7-5 defeat.
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The 'Eaters return to the courts on Saturday to face tournament host LMU in doubles and Denver in singles starting at 12 p.m.
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LMU Invite
Singles vs. Utah
Dante Teramo (Utah) def. Sohrob Amiryavari (UCI) 5-7, 7-6, 7-5
Emmett Potter (Utah) def. Ruining Huang (UCI) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6
Max Relic (Utah) def. Greg Gamal (UCI) 6-1, 6-2
Mason Bui (UCI) def. Charles Frey (Utah) 6-3, 6-4
AJ Deem (Utah) def. Alex Guajardo (UCI) 7-5, 6-4
Nathaniel Suh (UCI) def. Sascha Nothdurft (Utah) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
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Doubles vs. Denver
Theo Coats/Connor Robb-Wilcos (Denver) def. Sohrob Amiryavari/Ruining Huang (UCI) 6-2
Tom Noltorp/Raffaello Papajcik (Denver) def. Mason Bui/Nathaniel Suh (UCI) 7-5
Aaron Beduhn/Ryoma Mishiro (Denver) def. Greg Gamal/Alex Guajardo (UCI) 6-2
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Team Stats
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