Friday, October 16
Malibu, Calif.
9 A.M
UC Irvine
at
ITA Southwest Regional Championships
Men's Tennis Continues Play at ITA Southwest Regional Championships
October 16, 2026 | Men's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. β UC Irvine men's tennis continued competition at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships on Friday, earning two victories in the main draw singles Round of 64 as Yashwin Krishnakumar and Greg Gamal advanced to the Round of 32.
Krishnakumar battled back after dropping the opening set to defeat UCLA's Lev Seidman, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Gamal also secured a straight-set victory, defeating San Diego's Lambert Ruland, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to the next round.
The Anteaters faced several tough matchups in the Round of 64. Mason Bui fell to Hawai'i's Mats Bredschneijder, 2-6, 0-6, while Ruining Huang dropped his match to Pepperdine's Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida, 5-7, 2-6. Alex Guajardo battled San Diego's Vincent Marysko in two tiebreak sets, falling 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (3-7). Dev Mangat fell to USC's Andrin Casanova, 5-7, 3-6, while Max Fardanesh was defeated by UC Santa Barbara's Carson Lee, 2-6, 3-6.
In the Round of 32, both Anteaters were eliminated from singles competition. Krishnakumar fell to Hawai'i's Soeren Grandke, 2-6, 0-6, while Gamal dropped his match to Arizona's Sasha Rozin, 2-6, 2-6.
The Anteaters also competed in extra singles action, with Huang earning a three-set victory over San Diego's Nicola Baena, 2-6, 7-5, 10-4. After dropping the opening set, Huang rallied to win the second before clinching the match in the 10-point tiebreak. Bui fell to San Diego State's Jan Kobierski, 2-6, 3-6, while Guajardo was defeated by San Diego State's Aleksi Lofman, 5-7, 2-6. Fardanesh also fell in extra singles, dropping a 1-6, 1-6 decision to USC's Niels Hoffmann.
The Anteaters turn their attention to Saturday's main draw doubles competition, with four UC Irvine pairings scheduled to compete. Guajardo and Mangat will face UC Santa Barbara's Marcos Castro Fabra and Vicente Freda, while Bui and Nathaniel Suh are set to take on Hawai'i's Simon Knezevic and Kosuke Nakanishi.
Fardanesh and Holland Snell will meet Loyola Marymount's Cesar Cruz and Emil Kindhult, while Huang and Krishnakumar will face San Diego State's Jan Kobierski and Piotr Siekanowicz.
The ITA Southwest Regional Championships run through Oct. 20 in Malibu and serve as a qualifying event for the 2026 NCAA Individual Championships. The singles finalists and doubles champion will earn automatic bids to their respective NCAA championship events.
Singles Round of 64 Results
Mats Bredschneijder (Hawai'i) def. Mason Bui (UCI), 6-2, 6-0
Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida (Pepperdine) def. Ruining Huang (UCI), 7-5, 6-2
Vincent Marysko (USD) def. Alex Guajardo (UCI), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-3)
Yashwin Krishnakumar (UCI) def. Lev Seidman (UCLA), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Andrin Casanova (USC) def. Dev Mangat (UCI), 7-5, 6-3
Carson Lee (UC Santa Barbara) def. Max Fardanesh (UCI), 6-2, 6-3
Greg Gamal (UCI) def. Lambert Ruland (USD), 6-4, 6-4
Singles Round of 32 Results
Soeren Grandke (Hawai'i) def. Yashwin Krishnakumar (UCI), 6-2, 6-0
Sasha Rozin (Arizona) def. Greg Gamal (UCI), 6-2, 6-2
Extra Singles Results
Jan Kobierski (SDSU) def. Mason Bui (UCI), 6-2, 6-3
Ruining Huang (UCI) def. Nicola Baena (USD), 2-6, 7-5, 10-4
Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) def. Alex Guajardo (UCI), 7-5, 6-2
Niels Hoffmann (USC) def. Max Fardanesh (UCI), 6-1, 6-1
Upcoming Matches β Saturday, Oct. 17
Main Draw Doubles
Alex Guajardo/Dev Mangat (UCI) vs. Marcos Castro Fabra/Vicente Freda (UC Santa Barbara)
Mason Bui/Nathaniel Suh (UCI) vs. Simon Knezevic/Kosuke Nakanishi (Hawai'i)
Max Fardanesh/Holland Snell (UCI) vs. Cesar Cruz/Emil Kindhult (LMU)
Ruining Huang/Yashwin Krishnakumar (UCI) vs. Jan Kobierski/Piotr Siekanowicz (San Diego State)
Krishnakumar battled back after dropping the opening set to defeat UCLA's Lev Seidman, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Gamal also secured a straight-set victory, defeating San Diego's Lambert Ruland, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to the next round.
The Anteaters faced several tough matchups in the Round of 64. Mason Bui fell to Hawai'i's Mats Bredschneijder, 2-6, 0-6, while Ruining Huang dropped his match to Pepperdine's Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida, 5-7, 2-6. Alex Guajardo battled San Diego's Vincent Marysko in two tiebreak sets, falling 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (3-7). Dev Mangat fell to USC's Andrin Casanova, 5-7, 3-6, while Max Fardanesh was defeated by UC Santa Barbara's Carson Lee, 2-6, 3-6.
In the Round of 32, both Anteaters were eliminated from singles competition. Krishnakumar fell to Hawai'i's Soeren Grandke, 2-6, 0-6, while Gamal dropped his match to Arizona's Sasha Rozin, 2-6, 2-6.
The Anteaters also competed in extra singles action, with Huang earning a three-set victory over San Diego's Nicola Baena, 2-6, 7-5, 10-4. After dropping the opening set, Huang rallied to win the second before clinching the match in the 10-point tiebreak. Bui fell to San Diego State's Jan Kobierski, 2-6, 3-6, while Guajardo was defeated by San Diego State's Aleksi Lofman, 5-7, 2-6. Fardanesh also fell in extra singles, dropping a 1-6, 1-6 decision to USC's Niels Hoffmann.
The Anteaters turn their attention to Saturday's main draw doubles competition, with four UC Irvine pairings scheduled to compete. Guajardo and Mangat will face UC Santa Barbara's Marcos Castro Fabra and Vicente Freda, while Bui and Nathaniel Suh are set to take on Hawai'i's Simon Knezevic and Kosuke Nakanishi.
Fardanesh and Holland Snell will meet Loyola Marymount's Cesar Cruz and Emil Kindhult, while Huang and Krishnakumar will face San Diego State's Jan Kobierski and Piotr Siekanowicz.
The ITA Southwest Regional Championships run through Oct. 20 in Malibu and serve as a qualifying event for the 2026 NCAA Individual Championships. The singles finalists and doubles champion will earn automatic bids to their respective NCAA championship events.
Singles Round of 64 Results
Mats Bredschneijder (Hawai'i) def. Mason Bui (UCI), 6-2, 6-0
Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida (Pepperdine) def. Ruining Huang (UCI), 7-5, 6-2
Vincent Marysko (USD) def. Alex Guajardo (UCI), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-3)
Yashwin Krishnakumar (UCI) def. Lev Seidman (UCLA), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Andrin Casanova (USC) def. Dev Mangat (UCI), 7-5, 6-3
Carson Lee (UC Santa Barbara) def. Max Fardanesh (UCI), 6-2, 6-3
Greg Gamal (UCI) def. Lambert Ruland (USD), 6-4, 6-4
Singles Round of 32 Results
Soeren Grandke (Hawai'i) def. Yashwin Krishnakumar (UCI), 6-2, 6-0
Sasha Rozin (Arizona) def. Greg Gamal (UCI), 6-2, 6-2
Extra Singles Results
Jan Kobierski (SDSU) def. Mason Bui (UCI), 6-2, 6-3
Ruining Huang (UCI) def. Nicola Baena (USD), 2-6, 7-5, 10-4
Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) def. Alex Guajardo (UCI), 7-5, 6-2
Niels Hoffmann (USC) def. Max Fardanesh (UCI), 6-1, 6-1
Upcoming Matches β Saturday, Oct. 17
Main Draw Doubles
Alex Guajardo/Dev Mangat (UCI) vs. Marcos Castro Fabra/Vicente Freda (UC Santa Barbara)
Mason Bui/Nathaniel Suh (UCI) vs. Simon Knezevic/Kosuke Nakanishi (Hawai'i)
Max Fardanesh/Holland Snell (UCI) vs. Cesar Cruz/Emil Kindhult (LMU)
Ruining Huang/Yashwin Krishnakumar (UCI) vs. Jan Kobierski/Piotr Siekanowicz (San Diego State)
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