{"id":241790,"date":"2025-10-26T17:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/241790\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T17:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:33:07","slug":"kuzmenok-and-navarro-claim-the-american-doubles-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/241790\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuzmenok and Navarro Claim the American Doubles Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

TULSA \u2013 Rice’s doubles team of Petro Kuzmenok<\/a> and Santiago Navarro<\/a> capped a perfect weekend with a win in the American Doubles Championship final on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The top-seeded duo defeated Charlotte’s No. 2-seeded pair of Vasco Prata and Ivan Dreycopp 7-6 (4), 6-7 (9), 10-5 to secure their spot in the ITA Conference Masters Championships, where they will represent the American.<\/p>\n

Both sets were tightly contested, with each decided in a tiebreak. The Owls took the first set 7-6 (4) before falling 6-7 (9) in the second. In the decisive 10-point tiebreak, Kuzmenok and Navarro pulled away to clinch the victory and finish the weekend 3-0.<\/p>\n

The duo will compete at the ITA Conference Masters Championships on Nov. 6-9 in San Diego.<\/p>\n

RESULTS

\nQuarterfinals | Petro Kuzmenok<\/a>\/Santiago Navarro<\/a> (Rice)\u00a0def. Oskar Grzegorzewski\/Enzo Vargas (UTSA) 7-1

\nSemifinals | Petro Kuzmenok<\/a>\/Santiago Navarro<\/a> (Rice) def. Juan Pabo Valdez\/Ondrej Valek (UAB) 6-4, 6-1

\nFinals | | Petro Kuzmenok<\/a>\/Santiago Navarro<\/a> (Rice)\u00a0def. Vasco Prata\/Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte) 7-6 (4), 6-7 (9), 10-5

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