Bruins Off to Strong Start in Malibu

MALIBU, Calif. – Day one of the 2016 ITA Southwest Regional Championships has concluded and the UCLA men's tennis team is off to a hot start. Seven of 10 Bruins have advanced to the round of 32 in the singles main draw, including top-seeded Martin Redlicki and second-seeded Gage Brymer.

In the round of 128, sophomore Reid Shumway fell to UC Irvine's Mason Hansen, 7-5, 6-3. Seniors Michael Guzman and Nishanth Yamani also fell in their first-round matches. Despite taking the first set, 6-3, Guzman was unable to keep pace with Arizona's Shota Meparidze, as the Wildcat advanced with a three-set win. Redlicki, Brymer, Joseph Di Giulio, Austin Rapp, Maxime Cressy, Daniel Gealer, and Ben Goldberg earned first-round byes.

Top-seeded Redlicki registered UCLA's first singles win of the day. The Bruin junior dispatched Eric Kenneth of Hawai'i in straight sets in the round of 64. Brymer, the tournament's No. 2 seed, defeated Antoine Noel of Cal Poly 6-1, 6-1 to punch his ticket to the round of 32. Ninth-seeded Di Giulio coasted past Cal Poly's Axel Damiens, 6-3, 6-1, while No. 10 Rapp outlasted Igor Kolaric of Hawai'i in a tight three setter. After taking the first set over Adrian Legarreta in the tiebreaker, Goldberg registered a 6-1 win in the second set to take the match. After dropping the first set to UC Irvine's Bruce Man-Son-Hing, Gealer battled back in the second set tiebreaker to force a third. The Bruin sophomore advanced with a 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-1 win. Rounding out second-round action, Cressy posted a straight-set victory over Marcel Chan of Hawai'i.

In doubles action, Ben Goldberg and Michael Guzman defeated Justin Cvitanovic and Valentin Lang (Grand Canyon), 8-5, in the round of 64. Hawaii's Christopher Cajigan and Eric Kenneth advanced over Gage Brymer and Daniel Gealer in a walkover. After first-round byes, third-seeded Redlicki and Cressy and fifth-seeded Di Giulio and Rapp will hit the courts Friday for the round of 32.

The ITA Regional Championships feature some of the top men's and women's players across the country. Over 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges compete across 85 ITA Regional Championships around the country.

The Southwest Regional Championships continue tomorrow with main draw singles and doubles, as well as consolation singles action. Results and updated draws can be found on the event page.

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ITA Southwest Regional Championships
Oct 20-14 at Malibu, CA (Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center)

Singles competition
Main Draw
128	Mason Hansen (UC Irvine) def. Reid Shumway (UCLA) 7-5, 6-3
128	Shota Meparidze (Arizona) def. Michael Guzman (UCLA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
128	Nicholas Mitchell (San Diego State) def. Nishanth Yamani (UCLA) 6-1, 6-1
64	Daniel Gealer (UCLA) def. Bruce Man-Son-Hing (UC Irvine) 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
64	#20 Martin Redlicki (UCLA) def. Eric Kenneth (Hawai'i) 6-2, 6-3
64	Austin Rapp (UCLA) def. Igor Kolaric (Hawai'i) 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3
64	Joseph Di Giulio (UCLA) def. Axel Damiens (Cal Poly Slo) 6-3, 6-1
64	Ben Goldberg (UCLA) def. Adrian Legarreta (Grand Canyon) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
64	Maxime Cressy (UCLA) def. Marcel Chan (Hawai'i) 6-3, 6-3
64	#38 Gage Brymer (UCLA) def. Antoine Noel (Cal Poly Slo) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
Main Draw
64	Ben Goldberg/Michael Guzman (UCLA) def. Justin Cvitanovic/Valentin Lang (Grand Canyon) 8-5

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