Oct. 22, 2003
The USD men's tennis team got underway at the 2003 ITA Western Regional Championships, Oct. 22-26 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The five-day individual event features the top players from California and Arizona competing in singles and doubles. Today's play included singles and doubles qualifying action. Main Draw singles and doubles competition begins October 23rd.
Singles Qualifier - Round of 64 Arash Bornand (UCI) def. Oscar Plotnik (USD) - 8-5 Nathan Cochrane (Ariz) - Bye Mark Contreras (UCR) def. Nick Parinello (Pepp) - 8-3 Nick Edelfson (UCSB) - Bye Zach Bromberg (Ariz) - Bye Mike Coelhe (SDSU) def. Linas Ciccnas (LMU) - 8-4 Justin Betyar (UCR) - Bye Axel Elvik (USF) - Bye Stacy Meronoff (Cal Poly) - Bye Tam Norman (UCR) - Bye Carlos Malet (LMU) - Bye Nathan Fuller (USF) - Bye* Nic Schaffner (USD) - Bye Stephen Conching (UOP) - Bye Aaron Burt (UCI) - Bye** Scott Patterson (USC) - Bye Jason Nguyen (UCLA) - Bye Michael Frick (UCSB) def. Caesar Regaliza (UCR) - 8-2 Davey Jones (Cal Poly) - Bye Tyler Black (UOP) - Bye Nick Brotman (UCSB) - Bye Matt Philips (LMU) def. Jeremy Owens (UCR) - 8-5 Matt Ozurovich (USD) - Bye Adrian Mardyks (Cal Poly) - Bye Beau Berglund (LMU - Bye Travis Crawford (Cal Poly) - Bye*** Tim Mulane (Ariz) - Bye Eric Yandoc (UCI) def. Devin Rippner (UCR) - 8-3 Niclas Otte (UOP) - Bye Leo Basica (UCSB) def. Jordan Leo (UCR) - 8-2 Chris Gessner (Ariz) - Bye Peter Surapol (UCI) def. Mike Chan (LMU) - 8-5
*UCSB's Mike Placek scratched, USF's Nathan Fuller replaced him in the draw. **UCI's Wkwesi Williams scratched, UCI's Aaron Burt replaced him in the draw. ***San Francisco's Mason Fuller scratched, giving Travis Crawford (Cal Poly) a bye.
Singles Qualifier - Round of 32 Arash Bornand (UCI) def. Nathan Cochrane (Ariz) - 5-7, 7-6, 15-13 Mark Contreras (UCR) def. Nick Edelfson (UCSB) - 0-6, 6-2, 10-5 Mike Coelhe (SDSU) def. Zach Bromberg (Ariz) - 6-4, 6-4 Axel Elvik (USF) def. Justin Betyar (UCR) - 6-0, 6-2 Stacy Meronoff (Cal Poly) def. Tam Norman (UCR) - 6-7, 6-2, 10-3 Nathan Fuller (USF) def. Carlos Malet (LMU) - 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 Stephen Conching (UOP) def. Nic Schaffner (USD) - W/O (walkover) Scott Patterson (USC) def. Aaron Burt (UCI) - 7-6, 6-0 Michael Frick (UCSB) def. Jason Nguyen (UCLA) - 6-3, 7-5 Tyler Black (UOP) def. Davey Jones (Cal Poly) - 6-4, 6-7, 10-5 Nick Brotman (UCSB) def. Matt Philips (LMU) - 7-6, 6-2 Matt Ozurovich (USD) def. Adrian Mardyks (Cal Poly) - 7-6, 6-3 Beau Berglund (LMU def. Travis Crawford (Cal Poly) - 6-4, 6-4 Tim Mulane (Ariz) def. Eric Yandoc (UCI) - 6-1, 6-1 Leo Basica (UCSB) def. Niclas Otte (UOP) - 6-0, 6-1 Chris Gessner (Ariz) def. Peter Surapol (UCI) - 7-5, 6-3
Singles Qualifier - Round of 16 (Winners Advance to Main Draw) Arash Bornand (UCI) def. Mark Contreras (UCR) - 6-1, 6-3 Axel Elvik (USF) def. Mike Coelhe (SDSU) - 6-1, 3-6, 12-10 Nathan Fuller (USF) def. Stacy Meronoff (Cal Poly) - 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 Scott Patterson (USC) def. Stephen Conching (UOP) - 6-3, 6-2 Tyler Black (UOP) def. Michael Frick (UCSB) - 7-5, 6-2 Nick Brotman (UCSB) def. Matt Ozurovich (USD) - 6-2, 6-2 Beau Berglund (LMU def. Tim Mulane (Ariz) - 3-6, 7-5, 10-8 Leo Basica (UCSB) def. Chris Gessner (Ariz) - 6-2, 6-4
