Pearson, Sodan Win Gonzaga Doubles Draw

SPOKANE, Wash. – Four Huskies wrapped up their fall seasons at the Gonzaga Fall Invitational this weekend at GU’s Stevens Center. Highlighting the weekend, Ivan Sodan and Brett Pearson captured the Blue Draw doubles title.
 
Sodan and Pearson had three wins over teams from Idaho, Portland, and Boise State for a 3-0 weekend.
 
Pearson and Sodan also both advanced to the quarterfinals of their singles draw. Pearson defeated Chetanna Amadike in three sets in the first round but then lost a three-setter in the quarters to Idriss Haddouch of Boise State. Sodan topped Tom Garcia of Portland, 6-1, 6-4 before falling in the quarters to Taiyo Kurata of Boise State, 6-4, 6-4.
 
Freshmen Rohan Belday and Nikola Plavsic lost their opening matches in the White Draw but picked up wins in consolation play. Belday beat Yu-Shun Lai of Idaho and Jun Sasagawa of Seattle U. in the back draw. Plavsic got a 6-1, 6-0 win in the back draw of Jacob Watkins of Montana.
 
 
Gonzaga Fall Invitational
Spokane, Wash. | Nov. 8, 2024
Stevens Center
 
Singles – Blue Draw – Round of 16
Brett Pearson (UW) def. Chetanna Amadike (Idaho) – 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Ivan Sodan (UW) def. Tom Garcia (Port) – 6-1, 6-4
 
Singles – Blue Draw – Quarterfinals
Idriss Haddouch (BSU) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3
Taiyo Kurata (BSU) def. Ivan Sodan (UW) – 6-4, 6-4
 
Singles – White Draw – Round of 16
Edoardo Cravanzola (PSU) def. Nikola Plavsic (UW) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Sebastian Medica (Idaho) def. Rohan Belday (UW) – 7-5, 7-6 (5)
 
Singles – White Draw – Consolation
Rohan Belday (UW) def. Yu-Shun Lai (Idaho) – 6-4, 6-2
Rohan Belday (UW) def. Jun Sasagawa (Seattle) – 6-2, 6-3
Nikola Plavsic (UW) def. Jacob Watkins (Mont) – 6-1, 6-0
Jun Sasagawa (Seattle) def. Nikola Plavsic (UW) – 7-6 (4), 7-5
 
Doubles – Blue Draw – Quarterfinals
Pearson/Sodan (UW) def. Wang/Moroder (Idaho) – 7-5
 
Doubles – Blue Draw – Semifinals
Pearson/Sodan (UW) def. Kimelman/Garcia (Port) – 6-4
 
Doubles – Blue Draw – Final
Pearson/Sodan (UW) def. Kurata/Haddouch (BSU) – 8-5
 
Doubles – White Draw – Quarterfinals
Plavsic/Belday (UW) def. Medica (Idaho)/Stewart (Mont St) – 6-4
 
Doubles – White Draw – Semifinals
Fernando/Binder (Port) def. Plavsic/Belday (UW) – 6-2