DAVIS/THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – University of the Pacific men's tennis program opened the 2026-27 season with solid performances at the UC Davis Invite and the Sherwood Collegiate Cup on Friday, Sept. 25 – Sunday, Sept. 27, at Marya Welch Tennis Center and Sherwood Country Club.
 
At the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, both doubles teams for Pacific excelled, collecting a pair of victories throughout the weekend. The first doubles flight of Christof Schaertlin Coffey and Nico Rating earned wins over BYU and Pepperdine, while Jonty Giesen and Joshua Craze added victories over USC and Cal Lutheran at the second doubles flight.
 
Craze also recorded two wins in singles play, defeating BYU's TJ Wells 6-4, 6-2, and Cal Lutheran's Toki Adachi 6-0, 6-3.
 
Vraj Patel shined at the UC Davis Invite, reaching the Blue Flight singles final. During the tournament, Patel earned two wins, highlighted by a 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 come-from-behind victory over Alex Bergomi of Santa Clara on Saturday.
 
In doubles action, Adi Dagan and Niv Zuckerman collected a pair of victories en route to the Blue Flight doubles final.
 
Pacific returns to action when it competes in the NorCal Invitational Shootout, hosted by Saint Mary's and the Battle in the Bay in San Francisco on Friday, Oct. 2 – Sunday, Oct. 4, at Timothy Korth Tennis Complex and California Tennis Club.
 
SHERWOOD COLLEGIATE CUP RESULTS:
Pacific vs USC
Doubles 1: Connor Church/Pablo Roboeldo Hoyos (USC) def. Christof Schaertlin Coffey/Nico Rating (PAC) 4-2
Doubles 2: Jonty Giesen/Joshua Craze (PAC) def. Niels Hoffman/Sklar Phillips (USC) 4-3 (5)
Singles 1: Connor Church (USC) def. Jonty Giesen (PAC) 6-4, 6-2
Singles 2: Niels Hoffman (USC) def. Christof Schaertlin Coffey (PAC) 6-3, 6-4
Singles 3: Pablo Roboeldo Hoyos (USC) def. Nico Rating (PAC) 6-3, 6-3
Singles 4: Sklar Phillips (USC) def. Joshua Craze (PAC) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-4
 
BYU vs Pacific
Doubles 1: Christof Schaertlin Coffey/Nico Rating (PAC) def. TJ Wells / Tygen Goldammer (BYU) 4-3 (6)
Doubles 2: Yubel Ubri/Leon Peranovic (BYU) def. Jonty Giesen/Joshua Craze (PAC) 4-2
Singles 1: Tygen Goldammer (BYU) def. Jonty Giesen (PAC) 6-2, 6-0
Singles 2: Yubel Ubri (BYU) def. Christof Schaertlin Coffey (PAC) 6-2, 6-4
Singles 3: Leon Peranovic (BYU) def. Nico Rating (PAC) 6-3, 6-2
Singles 4: Joshua Craze (PAC) def. TJ Wells (BYU) 6-4, 6-2
 
Bronze Draw Semifinal: Pacific vs UCLA/California
Doubles 1: Cassius Chinlund/Leo Von Bismarck (UCLA) def. Christof Schaertlin Coffey/Nico Rating (PAC) 6-3
Doubles 2: Benjamin Berger (UCLA/CAL)/Winston Lee (CAL) def. Jonty Giesen/Joshua Craze (PAC) 7-6 (5)
Singles 1: Cassius Chinlund (UCLA) def. Jonty Giesen (PAC) 6-3, 6-1
Singles 2: Leo Von Bismarck (UCLA) def. Christof Schaertlin Coffey (PAC) 6-2, 6-3
Singles 3: Benjamin Berger (UCLA/CAL) def. Nico Rating (PAC) 6-1, 6-3
 
Bronze Draw 3rd/4th: Pacific vs Pepperdine/Cal Lutheran
Doubles 1: Christof Schaertlin Coffey/Nico Rating (PAC) def. Photos Photiades/Will Steinberg (PEP) 4-1
Doubles 2: Jonty Giesen/Joshua Craze (PAC) def. Louis Bocquet/Toki Adachi (CALU) 4-3 (4) Singles 1: Photos Photiades (PEP) def. Jonty Giesen (PAC) 6-1, 6-4
Singles 2: Christof Schaertlin Coffey (PAC) def. Will Steinberg (PEP) 6-2, 6-1
Singles 3: Nico Rating (PAC) def. Louis Bocquet (CALU) 6-2, 6-2
Singles 4: Joshua Craze(PAC) def Toki Adachi (CALU) 6-0, 6-3
 
UC DAVIS INVITE RESULTS:
Day One Singles
White Flight R16. Adi Dagan (PAC) def. Sam Simmonds (SMC) 7-5, 6-3
White Flight R16. Aiden Mueller (UCD) def. Niv Zuckerman (PAC) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Gold Flight QF. Sebastian Vlahos (SAC) def. Samuel Bautista (PAC) 6-2, 6-3
Gold Flight QF. Joseph Lyon (SMC) def. Hasith Gummuluru (PAC) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8)
 
Day One Doubles
Blue Flight QF. Adi Dagan/Niv Zuckerman (PAC) def. Bastien Maxant/Brendan Loh (SMC) 8-4
White Flight QF. Hasith Gummuluru/Samuel Bautista (PAC) def. Robin McAlpine/David Espinoza Navarro (MC) 8-6
 
Day Two Singles
Blue Flight SF. Vraj Patel (PAC) def. Brendan Loh (SMC) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
White Flight QF. Doni Gashi (SAC) def. Adi Dagan (PAC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Blue Flight QF. Vraj Patel (PAC) def. Alex Bergomi (SCU) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
R16. Samuel Bautista (PAC) def. Henry Riccioni-Brown (MC) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
 
Day Two Doubles
Blue Flight SF. Adi Dagan/Niv Zuckerman (PAC) def. Cyrus Ahmad/Nadaul Cheam (UCD) 8-7 (6)
Blue Flight SF. Freddie Healey/Thomas Ranson (SAC) def. Hasith Gummuluru/Samuel Bautista (PAC) 8-1
 
Day Three Singles
Blue Flight F. Ivan Savkin (UCD) def. Vraj Patel (PAC) 6-2, 6-3
 
Day Three Doubles
Blue Flight F. Aiden Mueller/Ivan Savkin (UCD) def. Adi Dagan/Niv Zuckerman (PAC) 8-3
 
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