So. Cal Intercollegiate Qualifying Gets Underway

LOS ANGELES - The 58th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships got underway at UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center on Wednesday with two rounds of singles qualifying.

In action for UCLA on the day were freshman Nikolas Ramadan and junior Nishanth Yamani. Ramadan, who received a bye in the first round, booked his spot into Thursday's main draw following a 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1 victory over UC Santa Barbara's Teague Hamilton. Ramadan's opponent in the main draw has not yet been determined.

Yamani took on UC San Diego's Eric Tseng in his opening match of qualifying on Wednesday morning, falling 6-2, 6-2.

In addition to main draw singles action, qualifying doubles takes place on Thursday afternoon. Ramadan and teammate Michael Guzman will be representing UCLA in that draw.

Main singles draw matches begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Top-seed Gage Brymer, fourth seed Karue Sell and fifth seed Joseph Di Giulio are all scheduled to play in that early session. A complete schedule can be found on the SCTA's So. Cal Intercollegiate Page.