NAPA, Calif. – The San Diego State men's tennis team split two doubles matches and won two of three singles encounters on Friday during the opening rounds of competition at the Silverado Collegiate Invitational, held on the courts of Silverado Resort and Spa.
In doubles, the Aztec tandem of Jan Kirchhoff and David Hough joined forces to defeat Tulsa's Boriss Kamdem and Daniel Siddall by an 8-5 count, but Aaro Pollanen and Arnaud Restifo were not as fortunate in their battle with another Golden Hurricane duo, dropping a narrow 8-6 decision to Stefan Hampe and Tom Thelwall-Jones.
In addition, SDSU posted a 2-1 record against a trio of Hawai'i players in singles action. Pollanen emerged victorious in his Aztec debut with a 7-6, 6-0 triumph over the Rainbow Warriors' Lucas Labrunie, while Restifo outlasted Blaz Seric in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
On the flip side, Kirchhoff was not as fortunate, however, suffering a 7-5, 6-4 defeat at the hands of Andre Ilagan.
The Silverado Invitational continues on Saturday with more doubles and singles matches. In addition to the Aztecs and the two aforementioned schools, the tournament features players from Buffalo, Oklahoma State, Pacific, San Francisco and UNLV.