The California men’s tennis team completed play at the ITA All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma as well as the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in Thousand Oaks, California over the weekend.<\/p>\n
At the All-American Championships, senior and 59th-ranked Timofey Stepanov<\/a> defeated TCU and 21th-ranked Cooper Woestendick 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the Round of 64 of the main draw. This marked Stepanov’s highest ranked win of his collegiate career. Stepanov then faced 47th-ranked Maxwell Exsted of USC, but fell short 7-6(4), 6-4. Besides singles, Stepanov also partnered with senior Alex Aney<\/a> and defeated 36th-ranked Henrik Bladelius and Marko Mesarovic of Clemson 7-6(6), 7-5 in the doubles qualifying consolation match.\u00a0<\/p>\n Junior Paris Pouatcha<\/a> won his first two matches, advancing him to the qualifying rounds. However, he fell short in the first round of singles qualifying. Senior Lenn Luemkemann<\/a> also won his first prequalifying match, but fell short in the second round of prequalifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, the California men’s tennis team finished with a 2-1-1 record. Sophomore Andrea Meduri<\/a> had an outstanding weekend, finishing with a 4-0 singles record and a 2-2 doubles record.\u00a0<\/p>\n Two Bears made their debuts for Cal this weekend. Graduate student Melchior Delloye<\/a> defeated Diordan Macababbad of Grand Canyon University 6-1, 6-3, for his first win as a Bear. Meanwhile, freshman Benjamin Berger<\/a> recorded his first collegiate win, teaming up with sophomore Winston Lee<\/a> to defeat Giesen and Craze of Pacific 7-6(5).<\/p>\n Up Next
\nThe Golden Bears will be back in action at the Battle in the Bay Classic, which will be held in San Francisco, California, on Oct. 1-4.
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