Box Score BERKELEY, Calif. – Satchel Benn and
Loris Zisswiller made the ITA Northwest Regional Final in doubles play over the weekend against host team California. This allowed the duo to qualify for the ITA Super Regionals at Stanford, October 21-24.
In the main draw, Benn and
Loris Zisswiller defeated Pacific's Micah Erwin and Coby McCaig 8-5 in the first round, took Santa Clara's Jack Pulliam and Mann Shah in a closer second round, 8-7. Moving to the quarterfinals, the Pack partners walked over Saint Mary's Diego Jarry and Caelan Potts 8-2. The semifinals round saw another win against Pacific 7-5, 6-1, 10-8, before falling to California 4-6, 7-5, 10-7.
The pair had an impressive season last year in doubles play, earning a sixth place spot in the national rankings after defeating a ranked USC team.
In consolation doubles,
Sasha Nicolau and Patricio Nieto teamed to defeat Santa Clara's James Bell and Matthew Rodriguez in a close 8-7 match, receiving a bye in the second round. In quarterfinals, the Wolf Pack dominated Stanford's Isaac Gorelik and Anders Marta 8-2.
The team of Coupu and
Delmas N'Tcha got past the first round in consolation doubles play, defeating Sacramento State's Hayden Rand and Rudolfs Aksenoks 8-6. Batalla and Kadiri also saw past the first round in the main draw with a bye in the first and taking San Francisco's Johan Garpered and Nil Giraldez 8-5, before falling to Stanford's Neel Rajesh and Filip Kolasinski 8-5.
The Wolf Pack also had matches make it past the first round in singles play.
Coupu started off with a bye in the first round before defeating Saint Mary's Felipe Rincon 7-6, 6-0 in the round of 32. Coupu took Santa Clara's Jack Pulliam 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 before falling to San Francisco's Nil Giraldez 4-6, 7-5, 6-0 in the main draw of the quarterfinals.
Kadiri, meanwhile, reached the consolation semifinals with wins over Santa Clara's Matthew Rodriguez 6-1, 6-3 and UC Davis' Andras Necz 7-6, 6-0, in the first and second rounds.
Satchel Benn made it past the opening round in singles play in the main draw before suffering a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 defeat of UC Davis' Andrei Volgin in the second round.
In extra singles, Zisswiller (7-6, 7-5 over Stanford's Isaac Gorelik), Nieto (7-5, 5-7, 10-7 over Pacific's Coby McCaig), and Nicolau (6-4, 6-4 over Manroop Saini) also picked up wins in singles play over the weekend.
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Nevada Results
Open Singles Draw (Main)
R64
Juan Batalla def. Luka Kalenic (USF) – 6-3, 6-2
Constantinos Djakouris (UCD) def. Patricio Nieto – 6-1, 6-3
Delmas N'Tcha def. Ori Maior (SAC) – 6-4, 6-4
Caelan Potts (SMC) def. Youssef Kadiri – 6-4, 6-4
Nil Giraldez (USF) def.
Sasha Nicolau – 6-2, 6-2
Matheo Coupu – BYE
Satchel Benn def. Anders Matta (STAN) – 6-4, 6-2
Loris Zissswiller def. Hayden Rand (SAC) – 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
R32
Batalla def. Diego Jarry (SMC) – 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Andre Rodela (PAC) def. N'Tcha – 6-3, 6-4
Coupu def. Felipe Rincon (SMC) – 7-6, 6-0
Benn def. Andrei Volgin (UCD) – 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Ran Amar (PAC) def. Zisswiller – 6-2, 6-3
R16
Filip Kolasinski (STAN) def. Batalla – 6-1, 6-0
Coupu def. Jack Pulliam (SC) – 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Mann Shah (SC) def. Benn – RET (inj.)
QF
Nil Giraldez (USF) def. Coupu – 4-6, 7-5, 6-0
Open Singles Draw (Consolation)
Qualifiers
Micah Erwin (PAC) def. Nieto – 6-4, 6-4
Kadiri def. Tyler Waddock (SAC) – 7-6, 6-0
R16
Kadiri def. Matthew Rodriguez (SC) – 6-1, 6-3
QF
Kadiri def. Andras Necz (UCD) – 7-6, 6-0
SF
Kadiri vs. Santiago Hinojosa
Friday Extra Singles
Zisswiller def. Isaac Gorelik (STAN) – 7-6, 7-5
Nieto def. Coby McCaig (PAC) – 7-5, 5-7, 10-7
Saturday Extra Singles
Nicolau def. Manroop Saini (PAC) – 6-4, 6-4
Open Doubles Draw (Main)
R32
Benn/Zisswiller def. Micah Erwin/Coby McCaig (PAC) – 8-5
Mitchell Davis/Andrei Volgin (UCD) def. N'Tcha/Coupu – 8-3
Batalla/Kadiri - BYE
R16
Benn/Zisswiller def. Jack Pulliam/Mann Shah (SC) – 8-7
Batalla/Kadiri def. Johan Garpered/Nil Giraldez (USF) – 8-5
QF
Benn/Zisswiller def. Diego Jarry/Caelan Potts (SMC) – 8-2
Neel Rajesh/Filip Kolasinski (STAN) def. Batalla/Kadiri – 8-5
SF
Benn/Zisswiller vs. Andre Rodeia/Ran Amar (PAC)
Open Doubles Draw (Consolations)
Qualifiers
Nicolau/Nieto def. James Bell/Matthew Rodriguez (SC) – 8-7
Coupu/N'Tcha def. Hayden Rand/Rudolfs Aksenoks (SAC) – 8-6
R16
Nicolau/Nieto -BYE
Coupu/N'Tcha - BYE
QF
Nicolau/Nieto def. Isaac Gorelik/Anders Marta (STAN) – 8-2
Coupu/N'Tcha vs. Manroop Saini/Peter Alam (PAC)
SF
Nicolau/Nieto