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Thomas Christensen

Men's Tennis

Men’s Tennis Concludes San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego men's tennis program recorded another highly successful San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic, hosted at the Hogan Tennis Center this weekend.
 
The Toreros won 10 matches in total, headlined by taking five of six matches from Navy and four of six matches against Boise State.
 
Nikhil Niranjan shined over the weekend, going 5-1 overall, without dropping a set in singles matches. Savriyan Danilov also made his debut at the Hogan Tennis Center, earning his first win at home in quick fashion over Navy's Sasha Panyan, 6-1, 6-0.
 
San Diego will return to action next week, competing in the ITA Southwest Regionals, hosted by Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif., from Oct. 19 to Oct. 23.  
 
RESULTS
 
Day One
USD vs. Boise State
Blake Kasday/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. John Chin/Jip Van Assendelft (Boise State) - 6-1
Liam Toroman/Kyvan Rietkerk (Boise State) def. Savriyan Danilov/Christian Kuehne (San Diego) - 6-4
 
Jip Van Assendelft (Boise State) def. Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) - 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. John Chin (Boise State) - 7-6 (3), 6-4
Christian Kuehne (San Diego) def. Liam Toroman (Boise State) - 6-4, 7-6 (8)
Blake Kasday (San Diego) def. Kyvan Rietkerk (Boise State) - 6-3, 6-1
 
Day Two
USD vs. Navy
Blake Kasday/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Sasha Panyan/Luke Garner (Navy) - 6-2
Christian Kuehne/Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Aniketh Ayinala/Nathan Nguyen (Navy) - 6-2

Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Sasha Panyan (Navy) - 7-5, 6-4
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Luke Garner (Navy) - 6-0, 6-1
Christian Kuehne (San Diego) def. Aniketh Ayinala (Navy) - 6-2, 6-4
Nathan Nguyen (Navy) def. Blake Kasday (San Diego) - 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
 
Day Three
USD vs. Pepperdine/San Diego State
George Davis/Photos Photiades (Pepperdine) def. Blake Kasday/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) – 6-2
Chikaya Sato/Alexander Mandma (San Diego State) def. Christian Kuehne/Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) – 6-2

Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. George Davis (Pepperdine) – 6-2, 6-0
Chikaya Sato (San Diego State) def. Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) – 6-4, 6-3
Alexander Mandma (San Diego State) def. Christian Kuehne (San Diego) – 6-1, 7-6
Photos Photiades (Pepperdine) def. Blake Kasday (San Diego) – 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
 
To stay up to date with Toreros men's tennis, follow the team on Instagram by searching "USD_tennis" and on Twitter by searching "USDmtennis".
 
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Players Mentioned

Blake Kasday

Blake Kasday

5' 10"
Junior
Nikhil Niranjan

Nikhil Niranjan

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Christian Kuehne

Christian Kuehne

6' 1"
Freshman
Savriyan Danilov

Savriyan Danilov

6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Blake Kasday

Blake Kasday

5' 10"
Junior
Nikhil Niranjan

Nikhil Niranjan

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Christian Kuehne

Christian Kuehne

6' 1"
Freshman
Savriyan Danilov

Savriyan Danilov

6' 2"
Graduate Student