Thursday, November 5
Tempe, Ariz.
TBA
California
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ITA West Sectional Championships
11/6/2026 2:27 PM | Men's Tennis
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The California men's tennis team completed play at the ITA West Sectional Championships on Friday.
In Thursday's doubles round of 16, seniors Alex Aney and Timofey Stepanov earned their second ranked win of the season, defeating No. 73 Zoran Ludoski and Tristan Berard of Arizona 6-4, 6-4. Lenn Luemkemann and Paris Pouatcha also won in straight sets, topping Santa Clara's Luca Lemaitre Vilchis and Ferran Redza 6-4, 6-4.
In round-of-32 singles play on Thursday, Stepanov fell to Arizona State's Jelani Sarr 6-4, 6-4. Pouatcha took the opening set against USC's Connor Church before dropping two tiebreakers, 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(2).
In Friday's doubles quarterfinals, Aney and Stepanov lost to fourth-seeded Rudy Quan and Emon van Loben Sels of UCLA 6-2, 6-1. Luemkemann and Pouatcha withdrew with an injury.
Up Next
Lenn Luemkemann will represent the Golden Bears at the NCAA Singles Championship in Athens, Georgia, Nov. 17-22.
In Thursday's doubles round of 16, seniors Alex Aney and Timofey Stepanov earned their second ranked win of the season, defeating No. 73 Zoran Ludoski and Tristan Berard of Arizona 6-4, 6-4. Lenn Luemkemann and Paris Pouatcha also won in straight sets, topping Santa Clara's Luca Lemaitre Vilchis and Ferran Redza 6-4, 6-4.
In round-of-32 singles play on Thursday, Stepanov fell to Arizona State's Jelani Sarr 6-4, 6-4. Pouatcha took the opening set against USC's Connor Church before dropping two tiebreakers, 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(2).
In Friday's doubles quarterfinals, Aney and Stepanov lost to fourth-seeded Rudy Quan and Emon van Loben Sels of UCLA 6-2, 6-1. Luemkemann and Pouatcha withdrew with an injury.
Up Next
Lenn Luemkemann will represent the Golden Bears at the NCAA Singles Championship in Athens, Georgia, Nov. 17-22.
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