MALIBU, Calif. – The San Diego State men's tennis team continued action at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships on Friday with five singles matches and one doubles encounter on the courts of Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
The Aztecs, however, were unable to advance in the main draw of either bracket, posting just one victory in consolation singles play.
In the doubles round of 16, the SDSU tandem of juniors Ignacio Martinez and Aaro Pollanen were eliminated after suffering an 8-3 setback at the hands of Loyola Marymount's Max Kaiser and Ryan Brown.
Meanwhile in singles competition, junior Jan Kirchhoff was ousted from the main draw as well after falling short against Cal Poly's Antoine Noel, 6-4, 6-2, in the round of 16.
Over in the back draw, Alex Scemanenco split his two matches, outlasting UC Riverside's Gilbert Chung in a super-tiebreaker, 3-6, 6-4, 10-6, before running out of steam against LMU's Ethan Prost, who dealt the Aztec sophomore a 6-2, 6-0 defeat.
SDSU's other remaining singles competitor, freshman Daniel Traxler, was upended in his first-round consolation match by Arizona's Nick Lagaev, who claimed a straight-set decision, 7-6(4), 6-3.
The Aztecs will return to the courts for the Larry Easley Memorial Classic, Nov. 1-3, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ITA Southwest Regional Championships
Oct. 18, 2019
Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center
Malibu, Calif.
SDSU Results Only
Doubles – Main Draw Round of 16
Max Kaiser/Ryan Brown (LMU) def. Ignacio Martinez/Aaro Pollanen (SDSU), 8-3
Singles – Main Draw Round of 32
Antoine Noel (CP) def. Jan Kirchhoff (SDSU), 6-4, 6-2
Singles – Consolation Draw – Round of 32
Alex Scemanenco (SDSU) def. Gilbert Chung (UCR), 3-6, 6-4, 10-6
Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) def. Daniel Traxler (SDSU), 7-6(4), 6-3
Singles – Consolation Draw – Round of 16
Ethan Prost (LMU) def. Alex Scemanenco (SDSU), 6-2, 6-0
Extra Singles Matches
Ignacio Martinez (SDSU) def. Daniel Gealer (UCI), 7-5, 6-1
Aaro Pollanen (SDSU) def. Lucas Moreno (LMU), 6-4, 7-5
Daniel Traxler (SDSU) def. Emin Torlic (LMU), 6-3, 6-3
Fabian Roensdorf (SDSU) def. Max Kaiser (LMU), 4-6, 6-3, 11-9
Ignacio Martinez (SDSU) def. Frederick Grant (GCU), 6-2, 7-6(0)
Mark Peneff (UCI) def. Jan Kirchhoff (SDSU), 6-0, 7-6(1)
Rae Lan (USC) def. David Hough (SDSU), 6-0, 6-4
Gilbert Chung (UCR) def. Arnaud Restifo (SDSU), 2-6, 6-3, 10-3
Evan Shamlian (PEPP) def. Daniel Traxler (SDSU), 1-6, 7-6, 7-5
Roman Shenkiryk (CP) def. David Hough (SDSU), 5-7, 7-5, 10-6
Mike Mkrtchian (UCI) def. Alex Scemanenco (SDSU), 6-7(7), 6-4, 10-4
Extra Doubles Matches
David Hough/Alex Scemanenco (SDSU) def. Ali Amiri/Aaron Bailey (UCI), 8-4
Arnaud Restifo/Fabian Roensdorf (SDSU) def. Robert Shelton/Evan Shamlian (PEPP), 8-4
Men's Tennis Continues Play at ITA Southwest Regionals
