WINNIPEG, Canada – Pacific men's tennis alum Sem Verbeek, earned his first ATP Challenger Tour Title after he and partner Marc-Andrea Huesler of Switzerland won the $75,000 ATP Challenger in Winnipeg, Canada last Saturday.

"This is a great victory for Sem and I am really happy for him," expressed head men's tennis coach Ryan Redondo. " It was just a couple of months ago that we were speaking on the phone while he was in Morocco that he said, "I am ready to break into the top 200 now."  I believe in Sem and the path he is taking and whatever he's putting his mind to I know he's going to be successful.  He's got a great team supporting him and this is just another stage in his development as a person and player.  The 209 is cheering him on." 

This title is Verbeek's 17th doubles win since exhausting his eligibilty in 2016. The day also marked Verbeek's first victory against a top-20 player.

The win earned Verbeek 80 ATP points which places his ATP doubles world ranking inside the top 200, which is a first for any Pacific men's tennis player. In singles, Verbeek holds a ranking of 732.