Zharyn, Bouchelaghem Win Again, Into Semis

ITA National Fall Championships

November 1-5, 2023

San Diego, Calif. | Barnes Tennis Center

Cesar Bouchelaghem and Dzianis Zharyn have now made it farther than any previous Husky doubles duo at the ITA Fall National Championships, as the pair of juniors powered their way into the semifinals this afternoon at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. The Dawgs will look to play their way into the final on Saturday. Start time is TBA.
 
The ITA Fall National Championships are the second of three national individual tournaments on the college tennis calendar. The event replaced the ITA National Indoor Championships in 2017. Just two years ago, Clement Chidekh made the singles semifinals; now the Dawgs have a doubles pair in the final four.
 
Bouchelaghem and Zharyn won an all-purple affair today, defeated TCU’s Duncan Chan and Lui Maxted, 6-4, 6-1. Chan and Maxted were ranked 38^th in the ITA fall preseason rankings, but they upset the No. 1 seeds in the first round this week.

DAWGS MARCH ON!!

Cesar and Denis are the first Husky doubles duo ever into the Semifinals ??#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/ciSkSQmRIO

— Washington Men’s Tennis (@UW_MTennis) November 3, 2023

 
The match was at 4-4 in the first set when UW held serve and then broke to win the first set. At 1-1 in the second, the Huskies won the final five games in a row, altogether winning eight of the final nine games. It’s the third win in three days for the Dawgs.
 
In tomorrow’s semi, UW will take on the No. 3 seeds in the tournament, and No. 2-ranked team nationally, Ozan Baris and Max Sheldon of Michigan State.
 
 
Washington Men’s Tennis
ITA National Fall Championships
Nov. 3, 2023
San Diego, Calif. | Barnes Tennis Center
 
Doubles Quarterfinals
(#16) Bouchelaghem/Zharyn (UW) def. (#38) Chan/Maxted (TCU) – 6-4, 6-1