LA JOLLA, Calif. – The Stanford doubles team of senior Tom Fawcett and sophomore William Genesen was eliminated in the semifinals of the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship Sunday at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
The Cardinal pair, which had won four matches to reach Sunday's semifinal, faced the No. 39 ranked UCLA duo of Austin Rapp and Keegan Smith. The Bruin team had already knocked off the Stanford doubles team of Timothy Sah and David Wilczynski in the round of 16.
Fawcett and Genesen battled Rapp and Smith for three sets, with the Cardinal duo capturing the second set, 6-3. Rapp and Smith were too much for the Cardinal crew, taking the first set (6-2) and clinching the victory with a 6-3 win in the third set.
No. 2 Stanford will return to dual competition this coming week, traveling to the Grand Canyon state to face Arizona State and Arizona on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Stanford will host Army and Air Force on Sunday at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
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 Genesen (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 Genesen (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 Genesen (STAN) d. Dane Esses/Dennis Uspensky (PEP) 6-2; 5-7; 6-1
Main Draw Quarterfinal Round
Tom Fawcett/William Genesen (STAN) d. Brady Draheim/Eleftherios Theodorou (OSU) 6-1; 6-4
Main Draw Semifinal Round
No. 39 Austin Rapp/Keegan Smith (UCLA) d. Tom Fawcett/William Genesen (STAN) 6-2; 3-6; 6-3