OJAI, Calif. - No. 5 seed UCLA, No. 8 seed Washington and No. 2 seed USC posted victories in the Quarterfinals of the 2022 Pac-12 Men’s Tennis Championship at Libbey Park on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the tournament.

No. 5 seed UCLA upset No. 4 seed Utah (4-2) in the quarterfinals match on Thursday to advance to the semifinals where they will face off against No. 8 seed Washington. The Bruins clinched the doubles point with wins on court three (Jeff Fradkin/Bryce Pereira) and two (Karl Lee/Max Wild). Stefan Leustian was the first to finish in singles on court No. 5, collecting a 6-3, 6-1 win for the Bruins. He was followed by a three set victory from Giacomo Revelli on court No. 2 (6-4, 2-6, 6-3). The Utes managed to climb up from a 3 point deficit thanks to Geronino Espin Busleiman’s victory on court No. 3 (7-6 (6), 7-5) followed by Bruno Krenn on court No. 6 (6-4, 4-6, 6-3) to make the score 3-2. It ultimately came down to the last two matches on court No. 1 (Zahraj v. Capalbo) and court No. 4 (Pereira v. Caula). At the No. 4 position, Bryce Pereira secured the deciding point for the Bruins in a third set tiebreaker (7-6 (4), 1,6, 7-6 (3)). 

In a match that came down to the very last, the eighth-seeded Huskies defeated the No. 1 seed and Pac-12 regular-season Champion, Arizona (4-2), with the clincher coming from Cesar Bouchelaghem on court No. 5 in a second set tiebreaker (6-3, 7-6 (4)). 

The Huskies captured the doubles point with wins on courts two (Clement Chidekh/Nedim Suko) and one (​​Jack Davis/Ewen Lumsden). The Wildcats responded with Colton Smith’s 6-0, 6-0 win over Ewen Lumsden on court No. 3, later followed by Herman Hoeyeraal’s victory over Han-Chih Lin on court No. 4 (6-2, 7-6 (4)). In the end, the Huskies came out on top against the No. 1 seed thanks to three singles victories on court Nos. 1 (Clement Chidekh), 2 (Jack Davis) and 5 (Cesar Bouchelaghem). Washington’s victory marks the first time that an eighth-seed team has reached the semifinals of the Pac-12 men’s Tennis Championship tournament. 

The Trojans defeated No. 7 seed California, 4-0, to claim their spot in the semifinals of the Championship. USC clinched the doubles point with wins on courts three (Sam Rubell/Ryder Jackson) and two (Peter Makk/Lodewijk Weststrate). Dostanic was the first to finish in singles on top court, collecting a 6-4, 6-2 win. He was followed by victories from Peter Makk on court No. 3 (6-3, 6-4) and Sam Rubell on court No. 6 (7-6 (3), 6-4). 

*The final match of the day between third-seed Stanford and sixth-seed Arizona State has been postponed until tomorrow morning due to rain.The match will resume tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. PT, with the winner playing USC at 5 p.m. The Cardinal currently leads 3-0.*

2022 PAC-12 MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

Quarterfinals // Thur., April 21 // Libbey Park, Ojai, Calif. 

No. 3 STANFORD 4, No. 6 ARIZONA STATE 0
DOUBLES: 
1. Axel Geller/Tomas Kopczynski, STAN def. Fabien Salle/Max McKennon, ASU - 6-3
2. Arthur Fery/Alexandre Rotsaert, STAN def. Murphy Cassone/Jacob Bullard, ASU - 6-3
3. Sangeet Sridhar/Max Basing, STAN v. Christian Lerby/George Stoupe, ASU - 5,5 unf. 
Order of finish: 2, 1

SINGLES: 
1. Arthur Fery, STAN v. Murphy Cassone, ASU - 3-6, 6-3, 4-5 unf.
2. Max Basing, STAN v. Fabien Salle, ASU - 6-3, 6-3
3. Axel Geller, STAN v. Jacob Bullard, ASU - 7-5, 6-3
4. Alexandre Rotsaert, STAN v. George Stoupe, ASU - 4-6, 6-3, 3-2 unf.
5. Sangeet Sridhar, STAN v. Nicola Cigna, ASU - 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
6. Aryan Chaudhary, STAN v. Christian Lerby, ASU - 6-3, 4-6, 1-4 unf.
Order of finish: 3, 2 

No. 2 USC 4, No. 7 California 0 
DOUBLES: 
1. Stefan Dostanic/Bradley Frye, USC v. Yuta Kikuchi/ Philip Hjorth, CAL - 4-4 unf.
2. Peter Makk/Lodewijk Weststrate, USC def. Carl Overbeck/Derrick Chen, CAL - 6-1 
3. Sam Rubell/Ryder Jackson, USC def. Sean Hill/Lucas Magnaudet, CAL - 6-1 
Order of finish: 3, 2

SINGLES: 
1. Stefan Dostanic, USC def. Yuta Kikuchi, CAL - 6-4, 6-2 
2. Bradley Frye, USC v. Philip Hjorth, CAL - 3-6, 7-5, unf.
3. Peter Makk, USC    def. Sean Hill, CAL - 6-3, 6-4 
4. Carl Overbeck, CAL v. Ryan Colby, USC - 6-4, 2-6, 3-0 unf. 
5. Derrick Chen, CAL v. Lodewijk Weststrate, USC - 6-1, 6-6 unf. 
6. Sam Rubell, USC def. Lucas Magnaudet, CAL - 7-6 (3), 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 6

No. 8 Washington 4, No. 1 Arizona 2
DOUBLES:
1. Jack Davis/Ewen Lumsden, WASH def. Herman Hoeyeraal/Jonas Ziverts, ARIZ - 6-2
2. Clement Chidekh/Nedim Suko, WASH def. Carlos Hassey/Gustaf Strom, ARIZ        - 6-2
3. Filip Malbasic/Colton Smith, ARIZ v. Cesar Bouchelaghem/Brandon Wong, WASH - 4-3 unf. 
Order of finish: 2, 1

SINGLES: 
1. Clement Chidekh, WASH def. Gustaf Strom, ARIZ - 6-1, 6-3
2. Jack Davis, WASH def. Jonas Ziverts, ARIZ - 7-6 (2), 6-4
3. Colton Smith, ARIZ def. Ewen Lumsden, WASH - 6-0, 6-0
4. Herman Hoeyeraal, ARIZ def. Han-Chih Lin, WASH - 6-2, 7-6 (4)
5. Cesar Bouchelaghem, WASH def. Carlos Hassey, ARIZ - 6-3, 7-6 (4) 
6. Nedim Suko, WASH v. Nick Lagaev, ARIZ - 6-4, 3-6, 2-2 unf. 
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 

No. 5 UCLA 4, No. 4 Utah 2 
DOUBLES:
1. Giacomo Revelli/Patrick Zahraj, UCLA v. Franco Capalbo/Geronino Espin Busleiman, UTAH - 4-4 unf. 
2. Karl Lee/Max Wild, UCLA def. Francisco Bastias/Bruno Caula, UTAH - 7-5
3. Jeff Fradkin/Bryce Pereira, UCLA def. Mathias Gavelin/Jayson Blando, UTAH - 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2

SINGLES: 
1. Patrick Zahraj, UCLA v. Franco Capalbo, UTAH - 6,4, 6-7 (6), 3-2 unf. 
2. Giacomo Revelli, UCLA    def. Francisco Bastias, UTAH - 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
3. Geronino Espin Busleiman, UTAH def. Karl Lee, UCLA - 7-6 (6), 7-5
4. Bryce Pereira, UCLA def. Bruno Caula, UTAH - 7-6 (4), 1,6, 7-6 (3)
5. Stefan Leustian, UCLA def. Mathias Gavelin, UTAH - 6-3, 6-1
6. Bruno Krenn, UTAH def. Jeff Fradkin, UCLA - 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 2, 3, 6, 4