SAN FRANCISCO – In the fall tennis season-opening Battle in the Bay, Toreros made both the consolation singles and doubles finals, winning the tournament's consolation doubles title on Sunday.
It was the duo of redshirt junior
Stian Klaassen and graduate student
Savriyan Danilov that took home the doubles final, going 3-1 at the tournament after a main draw opening round tiebreak loss.
Danilov also battled to the consolation final in singles, however falling in the final to Intercollegiate Tennis Association preseason No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois Sunday. Danilov himself was ranked No. 91 in the preseason rankings on Aug. 27.
Also competing in singles was No. 106 Klaassen, winning his main draw first round match over No. 109 Casper Christensen of Arizona in straight sets Thursday. He would fall in the second round to eventual champion from the field of 32, Carl Emil Overbeck of California, ITA No. 56.
Several Toreros are back in action in a week's time at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. From Sept. 23-29.
Results
Thu. Sept. 12
Singles R32:
Stian Klaassen (San Diego) def. Casper Christensen (Arizona), 6-4, 7-5
Oskar Jansson (Arizona) def.
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego), 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles R16:
Matthew Forbes/Ozan Baris (Michigan State) def.
Stian Klaassen/
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego), 8-7 [7-3]
Fri. Sept. 13
Singles R16
Carl Emil Overbeck (California) def.
Stian Klaassen (San Diego), 6-3, 6-3
Singles Back Draw 1st Rd.
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Lukas Velik (Boise State), 7-6 [7-2], 6-1
Doubles Back Draw 1st Rd.
Stian Klaassen/
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Nicola Cigna/Roi Ginat (Arizona State), 8-5
Sat. Sept. 14
Singles Back Draw QF
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Matthew Forbes (Michigan State), 7-5, 6-1
Singles Back Draw SF
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Roi Ginat (Arizona State), 7-6 [7-3], 6-2
Singles Conselation Open
Alex Chang (California) def.
Stian Klaassen (San Diego), 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Back Draw SF
Stian Klaassen/
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Zoran Ludoski/Oskar Jansson (Arizona), 8-2
Sun. Sept. 15
Singles Back Draw Final
Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def.
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego), 7-5, 6-2
Doubles Back Draw Final
Stian Klaassen/
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Jett Middleton/Lukas Velik (Boise State), 8-5