SAN DIEGO – The San Diego men's tennis program concluded their highly successful fall season with a pair of events, as the Toreros competed at both the ITA Fall Nationals and hosted the Hagedorn Hidden Dual this weekend.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The week opened with the No. 23 ranked duo of Iiro Vasa and Sacchitt Sharrma competing at ITA Fall Nationals.
- Despite a first set win in their round of 32 matchup, they were unable to hang on to a win.
- Both Toreros would come home to compete in the Hagedorn Hidden Dual later in the week.
- Day one proved to be a massive success for the Toreros, who combined to go 8-1 overall against opponents from LSU, Arizona and Pepperdine.
- Day two saw the majority of action against Tennessee and Baylor as the Toreros fought against some of the nation's best.
- Lambert Ruland struck for a ranked win over No. 121 Angel Diaz of Tennessee, recovering from a set down to earn a victory.
- Ruland continued his big day by teaming up with Vasa to defeat No. 48 Martin Breysach and Oskar Bostrom Poulsen of Baylor in a 6-4 victory.
- To cap off the weekend, Vasa shined for a big win over No. 87 Jay Friend of Arizona in three sets on day three.
- Savriyan Danilov also capped off a 3-0 week of singles by defeating Sasha Rozin of Arizona.
San Diego will return to action in January, as they get set to open dual match play for the spring season.
ITA FALL NATIONALS RESULTS
Round of 32:
Pablo Alemany/Charlie Barry (Memphis) def. No. 23
Iiro Vasa/
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) – 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)
Consolation:
Jay Friend/Colton Smith (Arizona) def. No. 23
Iiro Vasa/
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) – Walkover
HAGEDORN HIDDEN DUAL RESULTS
Day One
Singles:
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) def. Stefan Latinovic (LSU) – 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3
No. 27
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) def. Welsh Hotard (LSU) – 6-3, 7-5
Stian Klaassen (San Diego) def. Rudy Ceccon (LSU) – 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Alessio Vasquez (LSU) – 6-2, 6-4
Neo Niedner (San Diego) def. Filip Apltauer (Tennessee) – 6-4, 6-4
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Eric Padgham (Arizona) – 7-6 (8), 6-4
Doubles:
Stian Klaassen/
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) def. Welsh Hotard/George Stoupe (LSU) – 6-3
Julien Penzlin/Alessio Vasquez (LSU) def.
Lambert Ruland/
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) – 7-6
Blake Kasday/
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Rudy Ceccon/Charles Hobbs (LSU) – 6-2
Day Two
Singles:
No. 66 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) def. No 27
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) – 6-4, 6-2
Filip Apltauer (Tennessee) def.
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Chris Li (Tennessee) def.
Neo Niedner (San Diego) – 6-2, 6-1
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) def. Filip Pieczonka (Tennessee) – 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) def. No. 121 Angel Diaz (Tennessee) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Marko Miladinovic (Baylor) def.
Stian Klaassen (San Diego) – 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. James Newton (Tennessee) – 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
George Davis (Pepperdine) def.
Blake Kasday (San Diego) – 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Doubles:
Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka (Tennessee) def.
Stian Klaassen/
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) – 7-5
Lambert Ruland/
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) def. No. 48 Martin Breysach/Oskar Bostrom Poulsen (Baylor) – 6-4
Blake Kasday/
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Christopher Frantzen/Marko Miladinovic (Baylor) – 7-6 (4)
Day Three
Singles:
No. 27
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) def. No. 87 Jay Friend (Arizona) – 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4
No. 50 Gustaf Strom (Arizona) def.
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 92 Nick Lagaev (Arizona) def.
Stian Klaassen (San Diego) – 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
No. 99 Herman Hoeyeraal (Arizona) def.
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) – 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Casper Christiansen (Arizona) def.
Neo Niedner (San Diego) – 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Sasha Rozin (Arizona) – 6-4, 6-2
Inaki Cabrera-Bello (Arizona) def.
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) – 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
Eric Padgham (Arizona) def.
Blake Kasday (San Diego) – 6-3, 6-4
Doubles:
Stian Klaassen/
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) def. Sasha Rozin/Gustaf Strom (Arizona) – 7-6 (7)
Lambert Ruland/
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) def. Inaki Cabrera-Bello/Eric Padgham (Arizona) – 7-5
Nick Lagaev/Casper Christiansen (Arizona) def.
Blake Kasday/
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) – 6-2
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