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Thomas Christensen

Men's Tennis

Toreros Reach Sixth Final in as Many Opportunities, Win Another Title

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Men's Tennis hosted the 67th Annual Men's USTA SoCal Intercollegiate Championships over the weekend, ending with an all-USD doubles title and Toreros reaching both finals.  
 
That marks three tournaments, six of six finals reached and three titles to start the Toreros fall tennis season. The toreros also won both titles at the ITA All-American Championships on Sunday and reached both finals of the highly touted Battle in the Bay on Sept. 15.
 
In Sunday's final at the Hogan Tennis Center the duo of graduate Blake Kasday and freshman Adrien Berrut topped their junior teammates Nikhil Niranjan and Neo Niedner, 7-6 (7-5). It was the third tiebreaker win in the four-match single elimination title run for Kasday and Berrut.
 
Niedner also found success in the singles main draw, however also falling in the final. He was topped by Sergi Mico Fenollar of Utah State, 6-1, 6-4 in the final Sunday. Berrut reached the quarterfinal of the singles main draw as well.

Results
67th Annual Men's USTA SoCal Intercollegiate Championships
Sept. 26-29, 2024 | San Diego, Calif.
 
Thu. Sept. 26
Single Qual.
Tomas Valencia (Illinois State) def. Blake Kasday (San Diego), 6-4, 6-4
 
Singles R32
Neo Niedner (San Diego) def. Paul Janson (SDSU), 6-4, 6-2
Mathieu Josserand (SDSU) def. Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego), 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
Adrien Berrut (San Diego) def. Arman Zamani (Baylor), 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
 
Fri. Sept. 27
Singles Extra
Blake Kasday (San Diego) def. Pelayo Rodriguez (UC SD), 6-2, 6-3
Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Louis Chusseau (SDSU), 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles R16
Blake Kasday/Adrien Berrut (San Diego) def. Hugo Salmeron/Sam Baldwin (Kennesaw State), 7-6 (7-4
Neo Niedner/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Finbar McGarvey/Andreas Loizas (GCU), 6-3
 
Singles R16
Neo Niedner (San Diego) def. Matthias Uwe Kask (Arizona), 6-2, 6-3
Connor Church (USC) def. Adrien Berrut (San Diego), 7-5, 6-3
 
Sat. Sept. 28
Doubles QF
Blake Kasday/Adrien Berrut (San Diego) def. Tristan Bradley/Niels Hoffman (USC), 7-6 (8-6)
Neo Niedner/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Santiago Padilla Cote/Matthias Uwe Kask (Arizona), 6-3

Singles Extra
Blake Kasday (San Diego) def. Mikolaj Lis (Kennesaw State), 7-5, 6-3
Adrien Beerrut (San Diego) def. Filip Gustafsson (Arizona), 7-5, 7-5
Blake Kasday (San Diego) def. Arman Zamani (Baylor), 6-2, 6-4

Singles QF
Neo Niedner (San Diego) def. Niels Hoffman (USC), 6-3, 6-3
 
Singles SF
Neo Niedner (San Diego) def. Connor Church (USC), 6-2, 6-3
 
Sun. Sept. 29
Doubles Semifinal
Blake Kasday/Adrien Berrut (San Diego) def. Zachary Pellouchoud/Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-2
Neo Niedner/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Sergi Mico Fenollar/Roman Venger (Utah State), 6-2
Doubles Final
Blake Kasday/Adrien Berrut (San Diego) def. Neo Niedner/Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego), 7-6 (7-5)
 
Singles Final
Sergi Mico Fenollar (Utah State) def. Neo Niedner (San Diego), 6-1, 6-4
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Players Mentioned

Blake Kasday

Blake Kasday

5' 10"
Senior
Neo Niedner

Neo Niedner

5' 11"
Sophomore
Nikhil Niranjan

Nikhil Niranjan

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Adrien Berrut

Adrien Berrut

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Blake Kasday

Blake Kasday

5' 10"
Senior
Neo Niedner

Neo Niedner

5' 11"
Sophomore
Nikhil Niranjan

Nikhil Niranjan

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Adrien Berrut

Adrien Berrut

6' 0"
Freshman