Box Score BERKELEY, Calif. --- The Wolf Pack began its 2023 fall season last weekend at California. Four members of the Nevada squad made the three-day trip for the Battle in the Bay Qualifier.
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In the Open Singles draw,
Gregoire Valente picked up his first win as a member of the Pack with a 3-6, 6-2, [10-1] win over Saint Mary's Felipe Rincon. Junior
Pedro Liborio was the only other Nevada player with a win in the main draw, starting with a victory over California's John Kim 7-5, 6-3. Liborio also defeated Sumir Srivastava of Saint Mary's 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) before dropping his quarterfinal matchup against Derrick Chen of Cal 6-3, 6-2.
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Freshman
Rémy Trégourès was competitive in his loss against fellow freshman Jonathan Irwanto from Cal. Trégourès pushed his first singles match to a third set tiebreaker, losing 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, [9-11] and dropping out of the main draw. Senior
Loris Zisswiller also made his season singles debut, falling 3-6, 2-6 to Antreas Djakouris of UC Davis.
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Outside of the main draw, the Pack won three of its six additional matches, with Valente going 2-0 and Zisswiller picking up his first win of the season.
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The Wolf Pack lost both of its opening doubles matches. Liborio and Valente paired up to lose 8-5 to Gaels Thibaud Maxant and Mathis Moysan. Zisswiller and Trégourès lost their match 8-2 to Diego Dalisay and Quinn Snyder of Hawaii. On day two, the Pack split its doubles results with Zisswiller and Trégourès defeating St. Mary's pair Felipe Rincon and Paulo Etchecoin 8-6 and Liborio and Valente losing 8-4 to San Francisco's Davide Cortimiglia and Giovanni Bronchetti. On day three, Zisswiller and Trégourès dropped their final doubles match to the same San Francisco duo, also losing 8-4.
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Singles Main Draw
R64 – Valente (NEV) def. Rincon (SMC) 3-6, 6-2, [10-1]
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R32 – Irwanto (CAL) def. Trégourès (NEV) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, [11-9]
R32 – Liborio (NEV) def. Kim (CAL) 7-5, 6-3
R32 – Chen (CAL) def. Valente (NEV) 6-1, 6-0
R32 – Djakouris (UCD) def. Zisswiller (NEV) 6-3, 6-2
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R16 – Liborio (NEV) def. Tranauskas (UOP) 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)
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QF – Chen (CAL) def. Liborio (NEV) 6-3, 6-2
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Singles Extra
Valente (NEV) def. Etchecoin (SMC) 6-1, 6-4
Zisswiller (NEV) def. Snyder (HAW) 6-3, 6-4
Friedler (USF) def. Trégourès (NEV) 6-4, 6-2
Aney (CAL) def. Zisswiller (NEV) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, [10-5]
Valente (NEV) def. Srivastava (SMC) 6-1, 6-1
Rincon (SMC) def. Trégourès (NEV) 6-2, 6-2
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Doubles Main Draw
R32 – Maxant/Moysan (SMC) def. Liborio/Valente (NEV) 8-5
R32 – Dalisay/Snyder (HAW) def. Zisswiller/Trégourès (NEV) 8-2
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Doubles Extra
Zisswiller/Trégourès (NEV) def. Rincon/Etchecoin (SMC) 8-6
Cortimiglia/Branchetti (USF) def. Liborio/Valente (NEV) 8-4
Cortimigilia/Branchetti (USF) def. Zisswiller/Trégourès (NEV) 8-4
Up Next: The Pack travels to Davis, Calif. for the UC Davis Invitational. The tournament is set to start on Sept. 29 and run through Oct. 1