Bjorn Hoffmann won a title for the second straight week.
MTEN10/8/2017 6:52 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Close Out UCSB Classic
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Bjorn Hoffmann came away with some hardware for the second straight week, as the California sophomore and freshman teammate
Jackson Suh captured the C Doubles consolation title in a walkover on Sunday as the UCSB Classic concluded.
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On Oct. 1, Hoffmann captured the top-flight singles title in the Aggie Invitational at UC Davis.
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The Golden Bears were supposed to play Pacific's Nathan Hampton and Daniel Orlita on Sunday at UC Santa Barbara, but the Tigers withdrew.
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Cal had a shot at another consolation doubles crown, but brothers Nic, a sophomore, and Paul, a freshman, lost to Pacific's Akram El Sallaly and Bernardo Oliveira, 8-6, in the A final. In the B Doubles third-place match, Cal sophomore
Gunther Matta and freshman
Can Kaya knocked off Fresno State's Henrique Osorio and Cem Erturk, 8-5.
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Hoffmann, in the A Singles flight, lost to UCLA's Keegan Smith, 6-2, 6-2, in the third-place match, while Cal freshman
Paul Barretto captured fifth place with a 6-4, 6-2 win over UCSB's Anders Holm.
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In the B Singles third-place match, Cal sophomore Nic Barretto took third place with a 6-4, 7-6(4), victory over Kento Perera. Suh, playing in the C Singles consolation final, lost to Pacific's Oliveira, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(10). In D Singles, Bears freshman
Thomas Wright beat Matt Campana of Saint Mary's, 7-6(3), 6-1, in consolation action but then lost to the Gaels' Calvin Jordaan, 6-2, 7-6(5), in the 11th-place match.
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The Bears next compete from Oct. 19-23 at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships in Stockton, California.
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