MALIBU, Calif. – The San Diego State men's tennis team wrapped up competition on Sunday at the 2021 edition of the ITA Southwest Regional Championships at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on the Pepperdine University campus.
The Aztec doubles tandem of Victor Castro and Joe Tyler were thwarted in their quest for glory in the main draw, narrowly falling to the third-seeded USC duo of Stefan Dostanic and Samuel Rubell by an 8-6 count in the quarterfinals. Dostanic and Rubell advanced to claim the tournament title later in the day.
In consolation singles action, Alexander Mandma recorded a pair of victories over the weekend, defeating Cal Poly's Colter Smith in nail-biting fashion, 7-5, 7-6(1), before outlasting Pepperdine's Corrado Summaria in a super-tiebreaker, 7-5, 3-6, 10-3 in the round of 16. However, the SDSU freshman could not sustain the momentum in the quarterfinals, where he dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision to San Diego's Marvin Schaber.
Earlier in the bracket, Roni Rikkonen experienced a 6-1, 6-2 setback at the hands of Pepperdine's 25th-seeded Eric Hadigian, while Alex Scemanenco was edged by UC Irvine's Matthew Sah in another super-tiebreaker, 4-6, 7-5, 10-7.
San Diego State puts the finishing touches on its fall schedule in two weeks when it travels across town for the San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic, Nov. 5-7, on the campus of USD.
2021 ITA Southwest Regional Championships
Day Three Results (SDSU only)
Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center—Malibu, Calif.
Main Draw Doubles
Quarterfinals
[3] Stefan Dostanic/Samuel Rubell (USC) def. Victor Castro/Joe Tyler (SDSU) 8-6
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Consolation Draw Singles
Weekend Results
Round of 64
[25] Eric Hadigian (PEPP) def. Roni Rikkonen (SDSU) 6-1, 6-2
Matthew Sah (UCI) def. Alex Scemanenco (SDSU) 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
Round of 32
Alexander Mandma (SDSU) def. Colter Smith (CP) 7-5, 7-6(1)
Round of 16
Alexander Mandma (SDSU) def. Corrado Summaria (PEPP) 7-5, 3-6, 10-3
Quarterfinals
Marvin Schaber (USD) def. Alexander Mandma (SDSU) 6-3, 6-2
Aztecs Wrap Up ITA Southwest Regionals
