Saturday, November 7
San Diego, Calif.
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SoCal Intercollegiate Championships
November 07, 2026 | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEDO, Calif. – UC Irvine men's tennis collected five victories at the SoCal Intercollegiate Championships on Saturday, highlighted by Alex Guajardo advancing to the singles final, set for Sunday.
Guajardo secured his spot in the championship match with a semifinal victory over San Diego State's Brock Anderson. He claimed the opening set, 6-2, before closing out the match with a 7-5 win in the second. Guajardo will face Saint Mary's (Calif.) Paulo Etchecoin at 10 a.m. on Sunday for the singles title.
The Anteaters also recorded three victories in extra singles competition. Holland Snell earned a comeback win over San Diego's Lambert Ruland. After dropping the first set, 1-6, Snell responded with a 6-2 victory in the second before securing the match with a 7-5 win in the third.
Ruining Huang added a straight-set victory over Washington's Sebastian Gampert, winning 6-2, 6-2. Greg Gamal also picked up a three-set win against LMU's Denis Maijorov. Gamal dominated the opening set, 6-0, before dropping the second in a closely contested tiebreaker, 6-7 (4). He bounced back in the third to clinch the match with a 6-4 victory.
In extra doubles competition, Snell and Guajardo teamed up for a 6-3 win over USC's Sklar Philips and Pablo Robledo Hoyos. The Anteater duo earned an impressive victory against a pair of accomplished junior players. Robledo Hoyos reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 285, while Philips climbed as high as No. 131 in the ITF junior rankings and was previously ranked the No. 14 recruit nationally.
Gamal and Huang also competed in extra doubles action, falling to LMU's Emil Kindhult and Denis Maijorov, 3-6.
The Anteaters will close out competition at the SoCal Intercollegiate Championships tomorrow, Nov. 8, with Guajardo looking to capture the singles title in the tournament final.
SINGLES RESULTS – SEMIFINALS
Alex Guajardo (UCI) def. Brock Anderson (SDSU), [6-2, 7-5]
EXTRA SINGLES RESULTS
Holland Snell (UCI) def. Lambert Ruland (USD), [1-6, 6-2, 7-5]
Ruining Huang (UCI) def. Sebastian Gampert (Washington), [6-2, 6-1]
Greg Gamal (UCI) def. Denis Maijorov (LMU), [6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4]
EXTRA DOUBLES RESULTS
Holland Snell/Alex Guajardo (UCI) def. Sklar Philips/Pablo Robledo Hoyos (USC), [6-3]
Emil Kindhult/Denis Maijorov (LMU) def. Greg Gamal/Ruining Huang (UCI), [3-6]
UPCOMING MATCHES – SINGLES FINAL
Alex Guajardo (UCI) vs. Paulo Etchecoin (St. Mary's (Calif.)) 10 a.m.
Guajardo secured his spot in the championship match with a semifinal victory over San Diego State's Brock Anderson. He claimed the opening set, 6-2, before closing out the match with a 7-5 win in the second. Guajardo will face Saint Mary's (Calif.) Paulo Etchecoin at 10 a.m. on Sunday for the singles title.
The Anteaters also recorded three victories in extra singles competition. Holland Snell earned a comeback win over San Diego's Lambert Ruland. After dropping the first set, 1-6, Snell responded with a 6-2 victory in the second before securing the match with a 7-5 win in the third.
Ruining Huang added a straight-set victory over Washington's Sebastian Gampert, winning 6-2, 6-2. Greg Gamal also picked up a three-set win against LMU's Denis Maijorov. Gamal dominated the opening set, 6-0, before dropping the second in a closely contested tiebreaker, 6-7 (4). He bounced back in the third to clinch the match with a 6-4 victory.
In extra doubles competition, Snell and Guajardo teamed up for a 6-3 win over USC's Sklar Philips and Pablo Robledo Hoyos. The Anteater duo earned an impressive victory against a pair of accomplished junior players. Robledo Hoyos reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 285, while Philips climbed as high as No. 131 in the ITF junior rankings and was previously ranked the No. 14 recruit nationally.
Gamal and Huang also competed in extra doubles action, falling to LMU's Emil Kindhult and Denis Maijorov, 3-6.
The Anteaters will close out competition at the SoCal Intercollegiate Championships tomorrow, Nov. 8, with Guajardo looking to capture the singles title in the tournament final.
SINGLES RESULTS – SEMIFINALS
Alex Guajardo (UCI) def. Brock Anderson (SDSU), [6-2, 7-5]
EXTRA SINGLES RESULTS
Holland Snell (UCI) def. Lambert Ruland (USD), [1-6, 6-2, 7-5]
Ruining Huang (UCI) def. Sebastian Gampert (Washington), [6-2, 6-1]
Greg Gamal (UCI) def. Denis Maijorov (LMU), [6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4]
EXTRA DOUBLES RESULTS
Holland Snell/Alex Guajardo (UCI) def. Sklar Philips/Pablo Robledo Hoyos (USC), [6-3]
Emil Kindhult/Denis Maijorov (LMU) def. Greg Gamal/Ruining Huang (UCI), [3-6]
UPCOMING MATCHES – SINGLES FINAL
Alex Guajardo (UCI) vs. Paulo Etchecoin (St. Mary's (Calif.)) 10 a.m.
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