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Men's Tennis Zachary Karbach

Tigers Compete in Regional Tournament

ITA Regionals Results Write-upĀ 
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Wednesday was the first day of the WCC Men's Tennis Regionals. The teams started with doubles as Liam Puttergill teamed up with Coby McCaig and beat Nevada's Campi and Marchand 8-7, while Peter Alam and Manroop Saini fell to Brinkman and Necz from UC Davis 8-4.Ā 
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After going even in doubles play, the singles action started. Russell Henderson stormed past St. Mary's Jakob Ortiveros, 6-1 6-2. Ran Amar also picked up his first win as a Tiger against Cal Berkeley's Michael Wright in an epic battle – 4-6 6-4 7-5. McCaig, Saini, Alam andĀ 
Puttergill were unable to get a win against their respective opponents.Ā Ā 
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After Day One the Tigers were 3-5 overall, 1-1 in doubles and 2-4 in singles play.Ā 
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Thursday started with doubles once again. Alam and Saini defeated Bell and Ali, from Santa Clara, 8-2, in the consolation bracket. Puttergill and McCaig fell to Chang and Overbeck from Cal Berkeley, 4-8. In main draw singles play, Ran Amar fell to San Francisco's Phuc Huynh 6-2 6-3. Highlight of the day was Russell Henderson who defeated the #2 seed from Cal Berkeley, Carl Overbeck in a gutsy performance, 6-3 4-6 6-2. In the consolation bracket, Alam, McCaig and Puttergill were all victorious in their matchups to help the Tigers to a positive record for the day.Ā 
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The Tigers went 5-3 as a team in day two which helped improve the team to 8-8 overall in the tournament.Ā 
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Day 3 started off with a bang for the Tigers with Peter Alam and Manroop Saini winning in an absolute battle against a strong Sacramento State pair – 8-7 (7-3). The singles matches did not follow suit with the Tigers being swept, Russell Henderson lost in a close match against a strong Stanford player, Tomas Kopczynski – 1-6, 7-6, 3-6. Alam, Puttergill and McCaig, all lost their singles matches to Nevada, Santa Clara and USF respectively.Ā 
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The Tigers ended the tournament with a final team record of 9-12 with a few great individual wins.Ā 
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"This was a great tournament for our development. Said Head Coach Robin Goodman "We played many high-quality matches and the guys showed improvement from the UC Davis tournament. These match experiences are invaluable for us and I am eager to see more improvements at our home tournament at the beginning of November."Ā 
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RESULTS
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First Round SinglesĀ 
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Russell Henderson (UOP) def Jakob Ortiveros (St. Marys) 6-1 6-2
Carlos Ramos (St. Marys) def Peter Alam (UOP) 3-6 6-3 6-3
Arthur Neuhaus (SCU) def Coby McCaig (UOP) 6-1 6-0
Satchel Benn(Nevada) def Manroop Saini (UOP) 6-2 6-0
Patrick Wong (Sac State) def Liam Puttergill (UOP) 6-1 6-2Ā 
Ran Amar (UOP) def Michael Wright (Cal) 4-6 7-5 7-5Ā 
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Second Round Singles Main DrawĀ 
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Russell Henderson (UOP) def Carl Overbeck (Cal) 6-3 4-6 6-2Ā 
Phuc Huynh (USF) def Ran Amar (UOP) 6-2 6-3Ā 
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Round of 16 Singles Main DrawĀ 
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Tomas Kopczinski (Stanford) def Russell Henderson (UOP) 1-6, 7-6, 3-6.Ā 
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Consolation Bracket
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Peter Alam (UOP) def Mitchell Johnson (USF) 3-6 6-2 (11-9)
Ryan Morgan (UC Davis) def Manroop Saini (UOP) 6-2 6-1
Coby McCaig (UOP) def Coleton Hootman (UC Davis) 7-5 0-6 (10-8)Ā 
Liam Puttergill (UOP) def Benjamin Campi (UNR) 7-6 3-6 (10-7)
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Daniel Dudockin(Nevada) def Peter Alam(UOP) 6-3 6-2Ā 
David Woodland (USF) def Coby McCaig (UOP) 6-3 6-7 10-7
Ryan Ali (Santa Clara) def Liam Puttergill (UOP) 6-3 7-5
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Doubles Main Draw
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DAY 1Ā 
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Coby/Liam (UOP) def Marchand/Campi (UNR) 8-7(5)
Brinkmann/Necz (UC Davis) def Peter/Manroop (UOP) 8-4
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DAY 2Ā 
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Chang/Overbeck(CAL) def Coby/Liam(UOP) 8-4
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Doubles Back Draw
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Peter/Manroop(UOP) def Ali/Bell(SCU) 8-2
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DAY 3
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Peter/Manroop (UOP) def Aksenoks/Silva (Sac State) 8-7
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Players Mentioned

Russell Henderson

Russell Henderson

6' 1"
Freshman
Ran Amar

Ran Amar

6' 0"
Sophomore
Coby McCaig

Coby McCaig

5' 8"
Junior
Liam Puttergill

Liam Puttergill

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Manroop Saini

Manroop Saini

6' 0"
Junior
Peter Alam

Peter Alam

6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Russell Henderson

Russell Henderson

6' 1"
Freshman
Ran Amar

Ran Amar

6' 0"
Sophomore
Coby McCaig

Coby McCaig

5' 8"
Junior
Liam Puttergill

Liam Puttergill

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Manroop Saini

Manroop Saini

6' 0"
Junior
Peter Alam

Peter Alam

6' 2"
Sophomore