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The Bears close the Battle in the Bay Classic on Sunday in the City.
MTEN9/23/2017 9:44 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Brumm Reaches Consolation Semis In S.F.
SAN FRANCISCO – Jacob Brumm became the last Golden Bear standing at the Battle in the Bay Classic on Saturday, after the California freshman won twice and got a bye on the way to the consolation singles semifinals at the California Tennis Club.
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In the first round of the consolation bracket, Brumm topped Boise State's Jack Heslin, 6-1, 6-2, and then had a second-round bye. In the quarterfinals, the young Bear bested Pepperdine's Dane Esses, 6-2, 6-1. Brumm will play San Francisco's Ryan Marker in the semis on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
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Playing in the main draw round of 16, Cal senior
J.T. Nishimura lost to Georgia's third-seeded and 30th-ranked Emil Reinberg, 7-5, 7-4.
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Sophomore Nic Barretto and younger brother
Paul Barretto joined Brumm in the consolation bracket. Nic lost to Marker, 6-4, 6-3, in the first round. Paul opened with a first-round win over Boise State's Matteo Tinelli, 6-0, 4-0 ret (inj.) and then had a bye in the second round. But the first-year Bear lost to USF's Matteo Zincirli in a tight quarterfinal, 6-7(2), 6-2, 1-0(8).
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The Battle in the Bay Classic concludes on Sunday.
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