Oct. 18, 2014
MALIBU, Calif. – The University of San Diego men’s tennis team had a strong performance, day two at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships held at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center and Crest Courts in Malibu, Calif. The Toreros went undefeated in doubles play, while picking up three wins in singles.
Sophomore Filip Vittek continued to have a praiseworthy fall season, defeating UCLA’s Nikolas Ramadan 6-4, 6-0. No. 121 junior Uros Petronijevic followed, winning in an exhilarating, close three-set match against USC Trojan Tanner Smith 6-7, 7-6, 6-1. Senior Ciaran Fitzgerald also grabbed a win, defeating San Diego State’s Freddy Gelbrich 6-1, 6-1 in the consolation bracket.
Sophomore
Geoffrey Fosso faced top seeds, falling to No. 45 Bruin Gage Brymer 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles competition for the Toreros proved to be smooth sailing. Fosso and Vittek cruised past Jonathan Hammel and Sebastian Heim of UC Irvine 8-3, whereas Fitzgerald and Petronijevic handedly took the victory over cross-town rival Freddy Gelbrich and Hendrik Jebens 8-4.
The Toreros look to continue their momentum tomorrow, October 19th, at 9:00 A.M. PT.
USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships
October 17-21, 2014
Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center/Crest Courts - Malibu, Calif.
Singles Competition
Round of 32 – Main Draw
Filip Vittek (USD) def. Nikolas Ramadan (UCLA) 6-4, 6-0
#121 Uros Petronijevic (USD) def. Tanner Smith (USC) 6-7, 7-6, 6-1
#45 Gage Brymer (UCLA) def. Geoffrey Fosso (USD) 6-2, 6-1
Round 0 – Consolation Draw
Michael Guzman (UCLA) def. Geoffrey Fosso (USD) WD
Ciaran Fitzgerald (USD) def. Freddy Gelbrich (SDSU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles Competition
Round of 16 – Main Draw
Geoffrey Fosso/Filip Vittek (USD) def. Jonathan Hammel/Sebastian Heim (UC Irvine) 8-3
Ciaran Fitzgerald/Uros Petronijevic (USD) def. Freddy Gelbrich/Hendrik Jebens (SDSU) 8-4
