MTEN11/2/2014 4:43 AM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Advance as Gael Classic Begins in Moraga
MORAGA, Calif. – California Golden Bears reached the semifinals in doubles and the quarterfinals in singles as the rain-shortened Gael Classic began Saturday at Saint Mary's.
The Cal pair of Nikhil Jayashankar and Jordan Smith advanced to the in doubles flight B semifinals after an 8-1 win over Denver's Zach Fryer/Wyatt Lovera. The top-seeded team in flight B, the Bears had a bye in the round of 16.
In the flight A singles round of 16, Cal junior Oskar Wikberg – the No. 1 seed – beat Cal Poly's Corey Pang, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(9), and second-seeded junior Mads Engsted dispatched Pacific's Marlon Brand, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals. The two Bears had byes in the round of 32.
Cal junior Wyatt Houghton – the top seed in flight B singles – also reached the quarters via a 6-0, 7-6(0) victory over Denver's Wyatt Lovera.
The Gael Classic will end on Sunday. Originally scheduled as a three-day tournament, the tournament's Friday matches were rained out.
Gael Classic
Nov. 1, 2014, in Moraga, Calif.
Korth Tennis Complex
Singles Flight A
Round of 32
[1] Oskar Wikberg (Cal) bye
[2] Mads Engsted (Cal) bye
Nikhil Jayashankar (Cal) def. Noah Lee (Sonoma State) – 6-0, 6-4
Round of 16
[2] Mads Engsted (Cal) def. Marlon Brand (Pacific) 6-3, 6-4
Everett Maltby (UC Davis) def. Nikhil Jayashankar (Cal) – 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(8)
[1] Oskar Wikberg (Cal) def. Corey Pang (Cal Poly) – 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(9)
Singles Flight B
Round of 32
[1] Wyatt Houghton (Cal) bye
Eli Whittle (UC Davis) def. Jordan Smith (Cal) – 6-7(5), 6-4, 1-0(8)
Round of 16
[1] Wyatt Houghton (Cal) def. Wyatt Lovera (Denver) – 6-0, 7-6(0)
Consolation Round
Jordan Smith (Cal) def. Sullivan Roche (Sonoma State) – 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Flight A
Round of 16
Thomas Alexander Hunt/James Markiewicz (Saint Mary's) def. Wyatt Houghton/Oskar Wikberg (Cal) – 8-2
Consolation Round
Wyatt Houghton/Oskar Wikberg (Cal) def. Tommy Lam/Everett Maltby (UC Davis) –8-6
Doubles Flight B
Round of 16
[1] Nikhil Jayashankar/Jordan Smith (Cal) bye
Quarterfinal Round
[1] Nikhil Jayashankar/Jordan Smith (Cal) def. Zach Fryer/Wyatt Lovera (Denver) – 8-1