
Emon van Loben Sels (Photo: Cary Qian)
Photo by: CARY QIAN
Men's Tennis Readies for ITA Southwest Regionals
October 15, 2025 | Men's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. โ The UCLA men's tennis team will be represented by nine participants when the ITA Division I Men's Southwest Regional Championships begin Thursday at Arizona State.
Andrei Crabel and Bengt Reinhard get the Bruins started in singles qualifying Thursday. Gianluca Ballotta, Spencer Johnson, Andy Nguyen, Rudy Quan, Aadarsh Tripathi and Emon van Loben Sels will start their journeys in the singles main draw Friday. Four UCLA pairs also open doubles play Friday: Ballotta/Reinhard, Johnson/van Loben Sels, Crabel/Leo von Bismarck and Quan/Tripathi.
Singles Qualifying (Thursday)
R64 โ Andrei Crabel BYE
R64 โ Bengt Reinhard vs. Andrew Lavine (UC Riverside)
R32 โ Andrei Crabel vs. [13] Matei Gavrea (UC Santa Barbara)
Singles Main Draw (Friday)
TBA
Doubles Main Draw (R64 โ Friday, R32 Saturday)
R64 โ [1] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels BYE
R64 โ Gianluca Ballotta/Bengt Reinhard vs. John Cross/Luc Hoeijmans (Cal Poly)
R64 โ Andrei Crabel/Leo von Bismarck BYE
R64 โ [5] Rudy Quan/Aadarsh Tripathi BYE
R32 โ [1] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels vs. Miguel Avendano Cadena/Karel Fromel (UC Santa Barbara)
R32 Andrei Crabel/Leo von Bismarck vs. [8] David Fix/Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida (Pepperdine)
The two singles finalists from each region (26) will qualify for November's NCAA singles tournament. Meanwhile, the doubles champion from each region (13) will earn a spot in the NCAA doubles draw.
Andrei Crabel and Bengt Reinhard get the Bruins started in singles qualifying Thursday. Gianluca Ballotta, Spencer Johnson, Andy Nguyen, Rudy Quan, Aadarsh Tripathi and Emon van Loben Sels will start their journeys in the singles main draw Friday. Four UCLA pairs also open doubles play Friday: Ballotta/Reinhard, Johnson/van Loben Sels, Crabel/Leo von Bismarck and Quan/Tripathi.
Singles Qualifying (Thursday)
R64 โ Andrei Crabel BYE
R64 โ Bengt Reinhard vs. Andrew Lavine (UC Riverside)
R32 โ Andrei Crabel vs. [13] Matei Gavrea (UC Santa Barbara)
Singles Main Draw (Friday)
TBA
Doubles Main Draw (R64 โ Friday, R32 Saturday)
R64 โ [1] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels BYE
R64 โ Gianluca Ballotta/Bengt Reinhard vs. John Cross/Luc Hoeijmans (Cal Poly)
R64 โ Andrei Crabel/Leo von Bismarck BYE
R64 โ [5] Rudy Quan/Aadarsh Tripathi BYE
R32 โ [1] Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels vs. Miguel Avendano Cadena/Karel Fromel (UC Santa Barbara)
R32 Andrei Crabel/Leo von Bismarck vs. [8] David Fix/Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida (Pepperdine)
The two singles finalists from each region (26) will qualify for November's NCAA singles tournament. Meanwhile, the doubles champion from each region (13) will earn a spot in the NCAA doubles draw.
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