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Florian Lakat (left) and Filip Bergevi (right) will play in the doubles quarterfinals on Tuesday.
MTEN10/24/2016 8:55 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Win Doubles Opener At BTC
BURLINGAME, Calif. – The talented California pair of
Filip Bergevi and
Florian Lakat posted a straight-set win in the $25,000 Burlingame Futures USTA Pro Circuit tournament doubles round of 16 on Monday on the indoor courts at the Broadway Tennis Center.
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The Golden Bear seniors – who won the collegiate doubles title at the Saint Francis Health System All-American championships this fall – beat Nicholas Reyes and Matt Seeberger, 7-6(4), 6-1, in Burlingame. The 2016 All-Americans will next take on Michael Zhu and Mico Santiago in the quarterfinals on Tuesday not before 2 p.m.
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Cal sophomore
Gunther Matta and freshman Bjorn Hoffman had hoped to join their teammates in the quarters, but the Bears lost to Stanford's Tom Fawcett and Michael Genender, 6-4, 6-4, on Monday.
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The singles main draw begins on Tuesday, though Lakat, senior
Andre Goransson, junior
Billy Griffith and sophomore
Gunther Matta will make their main draw singles debuts on Wednesday at the BTC.
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$25,000 Burlingame Futures – Cal Results
Oct. 24, 2016, in Burlingame, Calif.
Broadway Tennis Center
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Main Draw Doubles
Filip Bergevi(SWE)/
Florian Lakat (FRA) def. Nicholas Reyes (USA)/Matt Seeberger (USA) – 7-6(4), 6-1
Tom Fawcett (USA)/Michael Genender (USA) def.
Bjorn Hoffmann (USA)/
Gunther Matta (USA) – 6-4, 6-4
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