MALIBU, Calif.– Jan Kobierski, Piotr Siekanowicz, William Kleege and Alexi Lofman advanced in the doubles main draw at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships on Saturday. The Aztecs combined for three wins in the first two rounds to earn their spots in Sunday’s competition.
Kobierski and Siekanowicz opened up the round of 64 with a matchup against UC Irvine’s Rui Ning Huang and Yashwin Krishnakumar, taking the contest by a score of 8-6 and advancing to the round of 32.
13th-seeded Lofman and Kleege took a bye through the first round before facing Ofek Shimanov and Simon Caldwell out of Arizona State. The Aztecs battled to a hard-fought 8-7 (7-5) victory in their tournament opener.
Kobierski and Siekanowicz then took down UCLA’s Cassius Chinlund and Lev Seidman 8-6.
The four Aztecs will compete in the round of 16 on Sunday morning, beginning at 9 a.m.
Day Three Results
Doubles Round of 64
Jan Kobierski/Piotr Siekanowicz (SDSU) def. Rui Ning Huang/Yashwin Krishnakumar (UCI) 8-6
William Kleege/Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) - BYE
Doubles Round of 32
Jan Kobierski/Piotr Siekanowicz (SDSU) def. Cassius Chinlund/Lev Seidman (UCLA) 8-6
William Kleege/Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) def. Ofek Shimanov/Simon Caldwell (ASU) 8-7 (7-5)