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Carl Emil Overbeck clinched Cal’s win over UCSD and teamed with Mikey Wright to clinch the doubles point Sunday night in La Jolla.
LA JOLLA – On a busy Sunday for the California men’s tennis team, Carl Emil Overbeck clinched a 5-0, nighttime victory over UC San Diego and teamed with Mikey Wright to clinch the doubles point against the Tritons at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. Jonathan Irwanto and Timofey Stepanov won their consolation semifinal Sunday morning in the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship, but the consolation final was rained out.
Cal improved to 4-5 with the nonconference win over UCSD, which fell to 3-11.
Stepanov and Irwanto, one of several pairs seeded 17th in the annual doubles tournament, defeated Caleb and Christian Settles, 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-7, in the Pacific Coast consolation semis. The Golden Bears were set to face Stanford’s Filip Kolasinski and Hudson Rivera in the noon PT consolation final, until Mother Nature intervened.
The Tritons were scheduled to host Cal at 3 p.m. PT at the Northview Tennis Courts in La Jolla, but rain scuttled the match at UCSD. The teams instead moved to the drier courts at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club for a 5:45 p.m. PT start.
At court-three doubles, Cal’s Alex Chang and John Kim beat Philip Lan and Carson Lee, 6-2, but then Ryder Jackson and Qian Sun – in the latter’s first collegiate doubles match – lost on court one, 7-5, to UCSD’s Zach Pellouchoud and Pelayo Rodriguez. Wright and Overbeck bested William Lan and Daniel Traxler, 7-6(4), on court two to secure the point for Cal.
The Bears were dominant in singles, dropping just one set, with that coming in Sun’s first collegiate singles match, though that contest was abandoned when Cal completed its victory. The Bears collected singles wins from Kim, Stepanov, Overbeck – who topped Carson Lee, 7-6(8), 6-1, to clinch – and Irwanto to post the 5-0 result.
Cal plays again next Sunday, when it visits SMU for a nonconference battle in Dallas.
Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship – Cal Results
March 3, 2024, in La Jolla, Calif.
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club
Consolation Draw
Semifinal Round
[17] Jonathan Irwanto/Timofey Stepanov (Cal) def. Caleb Settles/Christian Settles, 4-6, 7-6(2),…
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