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.
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.
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.
The UCLA duo defeated Timothy Sah and David Wilczynski earlier in the day to eliminate the Cardinal pair in the round of 16.
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)).
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
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
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
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
Main Draw Quarterfinal Round
Tom Fawcett/William Genensen (STAN) d. Brady Draheim/Eleftherios Theodorou (OSU) 6-1; 6-4
Main Draw Semifinal Round
Tom Fawcett/William Genensen (STAN) vs. No. 39 Austin Rapp/Keegan Smith (UCLA) – Sunday, 10:30 a.m. PT