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Spencer Johnson (left) and Emon van Loben Sels
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Men's Tennis Wraps Play at Pacific Coast Doubles Championship
March 03, 2024 | Men's Tennis
LA JOLLA, Calif. – The 135th Annual Pacific Coast Doubles Championship event concluded Sunday at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, where four UCLA men's tennis pairs competed. Spencer Johnson and Emon van Loben Sels teamed to register the best Bruin showing, advancing to the semifinal round.
Also representing UCLA were the tandems of Gianluca Ballotta/Jeffrey Fradkin, Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Giacomo Revelli and Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya. Each recorded at least two wins in a field that also included players and coaches from Boston College, Cal Lutheran, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Pepperdine, Pomona-Pitzer, San Diego State, Stanford, California, UC San Diego, Pacific, Redlands, San Diego, USC and Villanova, as well as other unaffiliated competitors.
Seeded eighth, Johnson and van Loben Sels picked up victories against three Pac-12 foes, including a combination of Cal coaches Kris Kwinta and Francis Sargeant in the third round. In order to reach the semifinals, Johnson and van Loben Sels topped second-seeded Golden Bears Alex Chang and Qian Sun by a 7-6(5), 6-3 score.
The unseeded team of Tripathi and Visaya beat No. 17-seed Filip Kolasinski/Hudson Rivera of Stanford 7-5, 7-5 and No. 3-seed Volodymyr Iakubenko/Oscar Weightman of USC 2-6, 7-6(1), 1-0(5) in consecutive contests to reach the fourth round. The ninth-seeded Plans Gonzalez and Revelli also advanced to the fourth round, while the 17th-seeded Ballotta and Fradkin made the third round.
The Bruins return to dual-match play Thursday, when they welcome UC Irvine to Los Angeles Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT.
135th Annual Pacific Coast Doubles Championship Results
R128 – [17] Gianluca Ballotta/Jeffrey Fradkin def. Lukas Choi/Josh Vestal (VILL) 6-3, 6-2
R128 – Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya def. Nico Calixto/Gustavo Marcanth (RED) 6-2, 6-1
R64 – [17] Gianluca Ballotta/Jeffrey Fradkin def. Jett Cole/Eric Silberman (UCSB) 6-1, 6-2
R64 – [9] Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Giacomo Revelli def. Mai Gao/Bennett Turner (BC) 6-4, 6-4
R64 – Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya def. [17] Filip Kolasinksi/Hudson Rivera (STAN) 7-5, 7-5
R64 – [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels def. Ran Amar/Christof Schaertlin Coffey (PAC) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0(4)
R32 – Lucas Da Silveira/Timothy Sah def. [17] Gianluca Ballotta/Jeffrey Fradkin 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 1-0(6)
R32 – [9] Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Giacomo Revelli def. [17] Alexander Mandma/Robin Parts (SDSU) 6-2, 6-4
R32 – Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya def. [3] Volodymyr Iakubenko/Oscar Weightman (USC) 2-6, 7-6(1) 1-0(5)
R32 – [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels def. [17] Francis Sargeant/Kris Kwinta (CAL) 6-4, 6-4
R16 – [5] Peter Alam/Justas Trainauskas (PAC) def. [9] Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Giacomo Revelli 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
R16 – [9] Linus Carlsson Halldin/George Davis (PEPP) def. Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya 6-2, 6-4
R16 – [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels def. [9] Max Basing/Nico Godsick (STAN) 6-4, 6-0
QF – [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels def. [2] Alex Chang/Qian Sun (CAL) 7-6(5), 6-3
SF – [9] Linus Carlsson Halldin/George Davis (PEPP) def. [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels 6-2, 6-3
Also representing UCLA were the tandems of Gianluca Ballotta/Jeffrey Fradkin, Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Giacomo Revelli and Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya. Each recorded at least two wins in a field that also included players and coaches from Boston College, Cal Lutheran, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Pepperdine, Pomona-Pitzer, San Diego State, Stanford, California, UC San Diego, Pacific, Redlands, San Diego, USC and Villanova, as well as other unaffiliated competitors.
Seeded eighth, Johnson and van Loben Sels picked up victories against three Pac-12 foes, including a combination of Cal coaches Kris Kwinta and Francis Sargeant in the third round. In order to reach the semifinals, Johnson and van Loben Sels topped second-seeded Golden Bears Alex Chang and Qian Sun by a 7-6(5), 6-3 score.
The unseeded team of Tripathi and Visaya beat No. 17-seed Filip Kolasinski/Hudson Rivera of Stanford 7-5, 7-5 and No. 3-seed Volodymyr Iakubenko/Oscar Weightman of USC 2-6, 7-6(1), 1-0(5) in consecutive contests to reach the fourth round. The ninth-seeded Plans Gonzalez and Revelli also advanced to the fourth round, while the 17th-seeded Ballotta and Fradkin made the third round.
The Bruins return to dual-match play Thursday, when they welcome UC Irvine to Los Angeles Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT.
135th Annual Pacific Coast Doubles Championship Results
R128 – [17] Gianluca Ballotta/Jeffrey Fradkin def. Lukas Choi/Josh Vestal (VILL) 6-3, 6-2
R128 – Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya def. Nico Calixto/Gustavo Marcanth (RED) 6-2, 6-1
R64 – [17] Gianluca Ballotta/Jeffrey Fradkin def. Jett Cole/Eric Silberman (UCSB) 6-1, 6-2
R64 – [9] Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Giacomo Revelli def. Mai Gao/Bennett Turner (BC) 6-4, 6-4
R64 – Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya def. [17] Filip Kolasinksi/Hudson Rivera (STAN) 7-5, 7-5
R64 – [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels def. Ran Amar/Christof Schaertlin Coffey (PAC) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0(4)
R32 – Lucas Da Silveira/Timothy Sah def. [17] Gianluca Ballotta/Jeffrey Fradkin 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 1-0(6)
R32 – [9] Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Giacomo Revelli def. [17] Alexander Mandma/Robin Parts (SDSU) 6-2, 6-4
R32 – Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya def. [3] Volodymyr Iakubenko/Oscar Weightman (USC) 2-6, 7-6(1) 1-0(5)
R32 – [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels def. [17] Francis Sargeant/Kris Kwinta (CAL) 6-4, 6-4
R16 – [5] Peter Alam/Justas Trainauskas (PAC) def. [9] Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Giacomo Revelli 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
R16 – [9] Linus Carlsson Halldin/George Davis (PEPP) def. Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya 6-2, 6-4
R16 – [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels def. [9] Max Basing/Nico Godsick (STAN) 6-4, 6-0
QF – [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels def. [2] Alex Chang/Qian Sun (CAL) 7-6(5), 6-3
SF – [9] Linus Carlsson Halldin/George Davis (PEPP) def. [8] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels 6-2, 6-3
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