Oct. 9, 2011

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TULSA, Okla. - The fifth-ranked California men's tennis doubles team of senior Nick Andrews and junior Christoffer Konigsfeldt claimed their fourth consecutive victory in an 8-5 win against Ohio State's Devin McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen to secure the doubles back-draw title in the 2011 ITA Men's All-American Tennis Championships at the Michael D. Case Center on Sun., Oct. 9.

The Golden Bears took out North Carolina's sixth-ranked duo of Brennan Boyajian and Jose Hernandez, 8-4, in the semifinal, and claimed an 8-6 win against Baylor's No. 23-ranked team of Marko Krickovic and Roberto Maytin in the quarterfinal.

After they were eliminated from the main draw, Andrews and Konigsfeldt rebounded with a 9-8 win (11-9 in the tiebreaker) over Kentucky's 19th-ranked team of Alex Musialek and Eric Quigley in their doubles consolation first-round match.

Up next for the Bears, senior Ahmed Ismail and junior Riki McLachlan lead a quartet of players into the Battle in the Bay Classic in San Francisco, Oct. 13-16. For more information on the tournament, please visit www.battleinthebayclassic.com.

For more information, draws, and results from the 2011 ITA All-American Championships, please visit www.itatennis.com.

2011 ITA Men's All-American Tennis Championships
Michael D. Case Tennis Center | Tulsa, Okla.
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011

Doubles Consolation Final
No. 5 Andrews/Konigsfeldt (CAL) def. McCarthy/Van Engelen (OSU), 8-5