Eight Sacramento State men's tennis players participated the team's first tournament of the fall season over the weekend at the Aggie Invitational.
The tournament was highlighted by sophomore Kasparas Zemaitelis and freshman Mikus Losbergs posting a perfect 4-0 record and winning the Doubles A Bracket championship. The Hornet duo beat teams from Pacific, UC Davis, Santa Clara and Stanford, respectively. In the finals, Losbergs and Zemaitelis knocked off Stanford's Roy Lederman and Brandon Sutter, 8-5.
The Hornets claimed another doubles title when freshmen Dom Miller and Uli Vollath posted a 3-1 record and won the Doubles A Consolation Bracket title. After falling in the first round to a tandem from Saint Mary's, Miller and Vollath were able to beat teams from Saint Mary's, Cal and Stanford. In the final, they knocked off Trey Strobel and Anthony Tsodikov of Stanford, 8-6.
Combined, Sacramento State's doubles teams went 8-3 at the tournament which included sophomore Christopher Clayton and freshman Donald Hall winning a match over a pair from Pacific.
Eight different Hornets participated in the singles draw, and six of those players recorded at least one win. That included Zemaitelis beating UC Davis' Brett Bacharach by a 6-2, 6-1 score. Senior Joaquin Marquez, Vollath, Miller, Hall and Clayton also won matches in the singles draw.
"We were very pleased how every player competed from the beginning of the match until the end," Sacramento State assistant coach Kevin Kurtz said. "Win or lose, our guys competed hard and put pressure on their opponents the entire tournament.
"Most of our doubles teams have figured out a strategy that works well for them, and its setting up their strengths. They are really working well together as a team on the court rather than two individuals, and its been very exciting to see."
Complete singles and doubles results from each of Sacramento State's players can be found below.
The Hornets will play their second and final tournament of the fall schedule on Oct. 22-25 when they compete at the ITA Northwest Regionals in Seattle. Sacramento State opens the spring season on Wednesday, Jan. 13, with a road match at Stanford.
SACRAMENTO STATE RESULTS
SINGLES A BRACKET
Joaquin Marquez
Oct. 2 - Round of 32 - lost to James Wade (UCD), 6-3, 6-4
Oct. 2 - Consolation First Round - def. Alex Hunt (SMC), 7-5, 6-3
Oct. 2 - Consolation Second Round - Bye
Oct. 3 - Consolation Second Round - lost to Roy Lederman (STAN), 6-1, 6-7 (4), 10-8
Kasparas Zemaitelis
Oct. 2 - Round of 32 - Bye
Oct. 2 - Round of 16 - def. Brett Bacharach (UCD), 6-2, 6-1
Oct. 3 - Quarterfinals - lost to Ryan Andrada (NEV), 6-4, 6-4
Mikus Losbergs
Oct. 2 - Round of 32 - lost to JT Nishimura (CAL), 6-3, 6-0
Oct. 2 - Consolation First Round - lost to Robert Seby (SCU), 6-2, 2-6, 10-6
Uli Vollath
Oct. 2 - Round of 32 - def. Alexander Santiago (USF), 6-3, 6-3
Oct. 2 - Round of 16 - lost to Alec Adamson (UCD), 6-1, 6-1
Oct. 3 - Voluntary Consolation First Round - lost to Alex Hunt (SMC), 6-2, 5-7, 12-10
SINGLES B BRACKET
Dom Miller
Oct. 2 - Round of 32 - lost to Manuel De Luis Lamales (SMC), 6-3, 6-1
Oct. 2 - Consolation First Round - lost to Mile Cilic (NEV), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 10-5
Oct. 3 - Voluntary Consolation First Round - def. Matthew Campana (SMC), 6-3, 6-4
Niranjan Ram
Oct. 2 - Round of 32 - lost to James Markiewicz (SMC), default (back injury)
Donald Hall
Oct. 2 - Round of 32 - def. Daniel Krutik (SMC), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Oct. 2 - Round of 16 - lost to Everett Maltby (UCD), 7-6 (4), 6-2
Christopher Clayton
Oct. 2 - Round of 32 - def. Adam Levie (UCD), 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
Oct. 2 - Round of 16 - lost to Kamran Khan (SCU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
DOUBLES A BRACKET
Dom Miller/Uli Vollath
Oct. 2 - Round of 16 - lost to Alex Hunt/James Markiewicz (SMC), 8-6
Oct. 3 - Consolation First Round - def. Marco Barretto/Alexander Santiago (USF), 8-6
Oct. 3 - Consolation Quarterfinals - Bye
Oct. 3 - Semifinals - def. Mads Engsted/JT Nishimura (CAL), default (injury)
Oct. 4 - Finals - def. Trey Strobel/Anthony Tsodikov (STAN), 8-6
Mikus Losbergs/Kasparas Zemaitelis
Oct. 2 - Round of 16 - def. Alex Giannini/Bernardo Oliveira (PAC), 8-5
Oct. 3 - Quarterfinals - def. Alec Adamson/James Wade (UCD), 8-5
Oct. 3 - Semifinals - def. Andrew Gu/Robert Seby (SCU), 8-4
Oct. 4 - Finals - def. Roy Lederman/Brandon Sutter (STAN), 8-5
DOUBLES B BRACKET
Christopher Clayton/Donald Hall
Oct. 2 - Round of 16 - lost to Tommy Lam/Bryce McKelvie (UCD), 8-2
Oct. 3 - Consolation First Round - Bye
Oct. 3 - Consolation Quarterfinals - def. Jack LaPlante/Lance Ngo (PAC), default (injury)
Oct. 4 - Consolation Semifinals - lost to Robert Margitfalvi/Peter O'Donovan (NEV), 8-4