SAN DIEGO – The San Diego men's tennis program opened the 2023-24 season on a high note, rolling to several ranked wins across both the Battle in the Bay in San Francisco, Calif., and Chowderfest in Cambridge, Mass.
 
BATTLE IN THE BAY
Iiro Vasa and Lambert Ruland traveled up to San Francisco and were both able to emerge against the nation's top players.
 
In the main singles draw, Vasa was able to advance to the round of 16, defeating California's Alex Chang. Both players shined in extra matches, as Ruland earned back-to-back victories over ranked opponents, while Vasa downed a top-15 opponent in Virginia's Jeffrey von def Schulenberg.

CHOWDERFEST
The Toreros got off to a hot start on day one and never looked back, beginning with taking eight of 11 matches against South Florida on Friday. Sacchitt Sharrma and Stian Klaassen earned a signature win, defeating the No. 24 ranked duo of Erik Grevelius and Alvin Tudorica.
 
Day three also proved to be a highlight, as the Toreros rolled through all but one match against Cornell and Harvard.
 
Oliver Tarvet shined over the weekend, going 5-0 between singles and doubles, including wins over No. 89 Daniel Milavsky of Harvard and the No. 7 newcomer in the nation Cooper Williams (Harvard).
 
San Diego is back in action beginning on Oct. 4, as Vasa competes in the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships and will be joined by several others in qualifying.
 
BATTLE IN THE BAY RESULTS
 
Singles
Round of 32:
No. 27 Iiro Vasa (San Diego) def. Alex Chang (California) – 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1
Carl Emil Overbeck (California) def. Lambert Ruland (San Diego) – 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-0
Round of 16:
No. 43 Sebastian Gorzny (TCU) def. No. 27 Iiro Vasa (San Diego) – 6-3, 6-3
 
Consolation
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) def. No. 86 Nate Bonetto (Florida) – 7-6 (6), 6-3
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) def. No. 114 Zsombor Velcz (Baylor) – 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
No. 99 Herman Hoeueraal (Arizona) def. Lambert Ruland (San Diego) – 7-5, 6-3
 
No. 27 Iiro Vasa (San Diego) def. No. 13 Jeffrey von der Schulenburg (Virginia) – 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)
 
Doubles
Round of 16:
Constantinos Koshis/Max McKennon (Arizona State) def. Iiro Vasa/Lambert Ruland (San Diego) – 8-4
 
CHOWDERFEST RESULTS
 
Day 1 vs. South Florida
Singles:
No. 98 Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) def. Alvin Tudorica (South Florida) – 6-1, 6-0
Erik Grevelius (South Florida) def. Stian Klaassen (San Diego) – 6-1, 7-5
Bruno Oliveira (South Florida) def. Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) – 6-1, 6-3
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) def. Tom Pavlekovich-Smith (South Florida) – 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Neo Niedner (San Diego) def. Tom Pisane (South Florida) – 6-1, 7-5
Christian Kuehne (San Diego) def. Agustin Cuellar (South Florida) – 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Sam Frizell (South Florida) – 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles:
Sacchitt Sharrma/Stian Klaassen (San Diego) def. No. 24 Erik Grevelius/Alvin Tudorica (South Florida) – 7-6 (4)
Oliver Tarvet/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Tom Pavlekovich-Smith/Bruno Oliveira (South Florida) – 6-0
Agustin Cuellar/Tom Pisane (South Florida) def. Savriyan Danilov/Blake Kasday (San Diego) – 6-3
Neo Niedner/Christian Kuehne (San Diego) def. Sam Frizelle/Ben Hudson (South Florida) – 7-6 (9)
 
Day 2 vs. Harvard
Singles:
No. 89 Daniel Milavsky (Harvard) def. Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) – 6-4, 6-1
Melchior Delloye (Harvard) def. Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) – 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
No. 98 Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) def. No. 7 (Newcomer) Cooper Williams (Harvard) – 6-3, 6-3
Neo Niedner (San Diego) def. Alan Yim (Harvard) – 7-6 (5), 7-5
Stian Klaassen (San Diego) def. Valdemar Pape (Harvard) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Masato Perera (Harvard) def. Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) – 6-2, 6-1
Marc Ktiri (Harvard) def. Christian Kuehne (San Diego) – 7-6 (6), 6-4
 
Doubles:
Sacchitt Sharrma/Stian Klaassen (San Diego) def. No. 58 Daniel Milavsky/Cooper Williams (Harvard) – 7-6 (2)
Oliver Tarvet/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. David Lins/Alan Yim (Harvard) – 7-6 (6)
Melchior Delloye/Rohan Murali (Harvard) def. Savriyan Danilov/Blake Kasday (San Diego) – 6-4
Valdemar Pape/Masato Perera (Harvard) def. Neo Niedner/Christian Kuehne (San Diego) – 6-1
 
Day 3 vs. Cornell & Harvard
Singles:
No. 98 Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) def. No. 89 Daniel Milavsky (Harvard) – 6-4, 6-4
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Felipe Pinzon (Cornell) – 6-4, 6-4
Neo Niedner (San Diego) def. Bradley Paliska (Cornell) – 5-4 (Ret.)
Stian Klaassen (San Diego) def. Samuel Paquette (Cornell) – 6-3, 6-2
Aman Sharma (Cornell) def. Christian Kuehne (San Diego) – 6-3, 6-1
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Muhammad Dossani (Cornell) – 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
 
Doubles:
Sacchitt Sharrma/Stian Klaassen (San Diego) def. Samuel Paquette/Felipe Pinzon (Cornell) – 6-0
Blake Kasday/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Muhammad Dossani/Aman Sharman (Cornell) – 7-6 (5)
 
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