MALIBU, Calif.– San Diego State men’s tennis’ wrapped up its stay in the singles main draw at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships on Friday after the four competing Aztecs fell in the round of 64.
Jan Kobierski battled to extra points, but came up short in a 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 decision against UCLA’s Emon van Loben Sels. After taking the first set 6-4 against Tristan Berard out of Arizona, Aleksi Lofman was tripped up 6-3, 6-2 in the second and third sets. Blake Anderson was bested 6-2, 6-4 by Pepperdine’s David Fix, and Dinko Dinev fell 6-1, 6-3 to Jelani Sarr out of Arizona State.
The Aztecs will kick off doubles competition on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.
Day Two Results
Singles Round of 64
Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Jan Kobierski (SDSU) 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
Tristan Berard (Arizona) def. Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
David Fix (Pepperdine) def. Blake Anderson (SDSU) 6-2, 6-4
Jelani Sarr (ASU) def. Dinko Dinev (SDSU) 6-1, 6-3