MALIBU, Calif.– Jan Kobierski and Piotr Siekanowicz are on the hunt for a doubles title and NCAA Doubles Championships berth after advancing to the finals at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships. After earning four victories over the weekend, the Aztecs took down Cal Poly’s Leo Matthysen and Jovan Lubbe in the semifinals on Monday morning.
The 14th-seeded Aztec duo captured a dominant 6-3 win over the Mustangs in the first set.
The second set was neck-and neck, but Kobierski and Siekanowicz maintained momentum, pulling out a 7-5 victory to clinch their spot in the championship match.
The Aztecs will take on the winner between top-seeded Aleksa Pisaric/Lasse Poertner (Pepperdine) and the No. 3 seed, Manvydas Balciunas/Vincent Marysko (San Diego) on Tuesday, where the victors will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Doubles Championships. The match time is yet to be announced.