SAN DIEGO – San Diego State men’s tennis completed the final day of the USTA SoCal Intercollegiate Championships at the University of San Diego’s Hogan Tennis Center on Sunday. After advancing all the way through to the doubles final, Dinko Dinev and Blake Anderson fell to second-seeded USD’s Botond Nagy and Luc Wieland.
In Thursday’s first round of doubles competition, Dinev and Anderson took down Saint Mary’s Joseph Lyon and Sam Simmonds 7-5 to move on to the quarterfinals where they earned a victory over UC Santa Barbara’s Charlie Underwood and Vicente Freda, who retired the match. On Saturday, the Aztecs downed Miguel Avendano Cadena and Felipe Vazquez (UCSB) by a score of 6-2.
The duo faced off against the No. 2 seed out of USD on Sunday morning. In a tight contest, the Aztecs came up just short, falling 6-4 to the Toreros.
In singles competition, Anderson claimed his third consecutive win of the tournament, taking down USD’s Lambert Ruland 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 in consolation.
Maxime Baur also competed in singles, but was bested 4-6, 6-3, [10-7] by Oskar Rouse out of UC San Diego.
Next up, Jan Kobierski and Piotr Siekanowicz will head to Athens, Ga. for the NCAA Doubles Championship
Day Four Results
Doubles
Botond Nagy/Luc Wieland (USD) def. Dinko Dinev/Blake Anderson (SDSU) 6-4
Singles
Blake Anderson (SDSU) def. Lambert Ruland (USD) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
Oskar Rouse (UCSD) def. Maxime Baur (SDSU) 4-6, 6-3, [10-7]