Dean Ends Cal Run At ITA All-Americans

The Bears began playing at ITA All-Americans last Saturday and continued competing in Tulsa until Theo Dean’s loss this Saturday.

MTEN9/28/2024 9:38 PM | By: Cal Athletics

TULSA, Okla. – The California men’s tennis team’s week-long stay at the ITA All-American Championships ended when Theo Dean fell in the consolation singles draw Saturday at the Case Tennis Center.
 
Ranked 44th in singles, the Golden Bear graduate student lost to North Carolina State’s 33rd-ranked Braden Shick 7-6(3), 6-2 in the round of 16.
 
DAVIS, Calif. – Cal posted two victories Saturday in the Aggie Invitational at UC Davis.
 
The Golden Bear pair of sophomore Jonathan Irwanto and freshman Bernardo Munk Mesa defeated the Aggie duo of Rithvik Katpelly and Ryan Torres 8-4. Irwanto also beat Sam De Vries of UC Davis 6-4, 6-3.
 
The annual tournament ends Sunday.
 
ITA All-American Championships – Cal Results
Sept. 28, 2024, in Tulsa, Okla.
Case Tennis Center
 
Singles Consolation Draw – Round of 16
No. 33 Braden Shick (NC State) def. No. 44 Theo Dean (Cal), 7-6(3), 6-2
 
Aggie Invitational – Cal Results
Sept. 28, 2024, in Davis, Calif.
Marya Welch Tennis Center
 
Singles
 
White Draw – Quarterfinal Round
Youssef Kadiri (Nevada) def. Alex Aney (Cal), 7-6(4), 7-6(4)
Ryan Torres (UC Davis) def. Jonathan Irwanto (Cal), 6-2, 6-3
 
Extra Singles
Jonathan Irwanto (Cal) def. Sam De Vries (UC Davis), 6-4, 6-3
Gur Libal (Sac. St.) def. Bernardo Munk Mesa (Cal), 6-4, 6-2
Eduardo Gonzalez (UC Davis) def. Bernardo Munk Mesa (Cal), 6-2, 2-6, 11-9
 
Extra Doubles
Jonathan Irwanto/Bernardo Munk Mesa (Cal) def. Rithvik Katpelly/Ryan Torres (UC Davis), 8-4
 
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