LA JOLLA, Calif. – The Stanford doubles team of senior Tom Fawcett and sophomore William Genesen advanced to the semifinals of the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship with a pair of wins Saturday at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
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The Cardinal pair defeated Pepperdine's Dane Esses and Dennis Uspensky in three sets (6-2; 5-7; 6-1) to advance to the quarterfinals, where they earned a 6-1, 6-4 win over Brady Draheim and Eleftherios Theodorou of Oklahoma State.
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Fawcett and Genesen will now face the No. 39 ranked UCLA doubles team of Austin Rapp and Keegan Smith on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. PT.
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The UCLA duo defeated Timothy Sah and David Wilczynski earlier in the day to eliminate the Cardinal pair in the round of 16.
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In a wild match that included a pair of tiebreakers, the No. 36 Stanford doubles team of Michael Genender and Sameer Kumar fell to Draheim and Theodorou, 2-6; 7-6(3)); 7-6(5)).
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Main Draw Round of 128
Eric Fomba/Sam Turchetta (STAN) d. Hudson Rivera/Derek Miller 8-6
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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
No. 36 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
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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
No. 36 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
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Main Draw Round of 16
No. 39 Austin Rapp/Keegan Smith (UCLA) d. Timothy Sah/David Wilczynski (STAN) 6-4, 6-3
Brady Draheim/Eleftherios Theodorou (OSU) d. No. 36 Michael Genender/Sameer Kumar (STAN) 2-6; 7-6(3)); 7-6(5))
Tom Fawcett/William Genensen (STAN) d. Dane Esses/Dennis Uspensky (PEP) 6-2; 5-7; 6-1
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Main Draw Quarterfinal Round
Tom Fawcett/William Genensen (STAN) d. Brady Draheim/Eleftherios Theodorou (OSU) 6-1; 6-4
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Main Draw Semifinal Round
Tom Fawcett/William Genensen (STAN) vs. No. 39 Austin Rapp/Keegan Smith (UCLA) – Sunday, 10:30 a.m. PT
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Pacific Coast Doubles Semis
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