LA JOLLA, Calif. – Three Stanford men's tennis double teams advanced to the quarterfinals to highlight the opening of the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
Tom Fawcett and William Genensen earned an 8-6 win in the round of 64 and an 8-3 victory in the round of 32 to advance to the quarterfinals.
The team of Timothy Sah and David Wilczynski posted a 9-7 win and an 8-6 victory to advance to the quarterfinals.
Michael Genender and Sameer Kumar also earned a pair of wins to open the event, winning both of its matches by a score of 8-4 to earn a spot in the quarterfinals.
All three quarterfinal matches will be played at 10:30 a.m. PT on Saturday.
The Cardinal fielded four total doubles teams in the event, with Eric Fomba and Sam Turchetta reaching the round of 32, before they were knocked out by a team from California.
Main Draw Round of 128
Eric Fomba/Sam Turchetta (STAN) d. Hudson Rivera/Derek Miller 8-6
Main Draw Round of 64
Eric Fomba/Sam Turchetta (STAN) d. Sander Gjoels-Andersen/Nicholas Mitchell (SDSU) 8-3
Timothy Sah/David Wilczynski (STAN) d. Dominic Barretto/Can Kaya (CAL) 9-7
Michael Genender/Sameer Kumar (STAN) d. Pedro Cavalcante/Stefan Lalovic (BSU) 8-4
Tom Fawcett/William Genensen (STAN) d. Derek Austin/Christoph Grasel (BC) 8-6
Main Draw Round of 32
William Griffith/ JT Nishimura (CAL) d. Eric Fomba/Sam Turchetta (STAN) 8-4
Timothy Sah/David Wilczynski (STAN) d. Stefan Dostanic/Colter Smith 8-6
Michael Genender/Sameer Kumar (STAN) d. Maxwell Mendelsohn/Brian Berdusco (PEP) 8-4
Tom Fawcett/William Genensen (STAN) d. Julian Gordy/Nikolai Parodi (CMS) 8-3
Main Draw Quarterfinal
Timothy Sah/David Wilczynski (STAN) vs. Austin Rapp/Keegan Smith (UCLA) – 10:30 a.m.
Michael Genender/Sameer Kumar (STAN) vs. Brady Draheim/Eleftherios Theodorou (OSU) – 10:30 a.m.
Tom Fawcett/William Genensen (STAN) vs. Dane Esses/Dennis Uspensky (PEP) – 10:30 a.m.