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Day 1 Recap
STOCKTON, Calif. – The San Francisco men's team completed the fall tournament slate at the Pacific Tiger Invitational.
Johan Samuelsson, a junior from Malmo, Sweden, closed off the fall campaign by winning the "C" Consolation bracket. He defeated Sonoma State's Vince Paganetti, 6-0, 6-4, to advance to the bracket finals. Samuelsson's final opponent, James Markiewicz of Saint Mary's, withdrew from the match.
Samuelsson also found success in the doubles portion of the competition. Playing with partner
Thomas Takemoto, the pair from USF defeated Jonah Tahilan and Brook Workeneh, 8-4, in the consolation semifinals.
The Dons play an exhibition at San Quentin next weekend to round out the fall competition. The spring schedule begins with the Alumni Battle on Jan. 18, and dual match action commences on Jan. 21 as USF faces off with Bay Area foe California in Berkeley.
USF RESULTS:
Men's Open Singles A –
Quarterfinals
(1) Sam MacNeil (Fresno State) def.
Thomas Takemoto (USF); 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-1
Men's Open Singles B –
Quarterfinals
Adam Luba (UC Davis) def. (4)
Timothy Tan (USF); 6-4, 6-1
Men's Open Singles C –
Consolation First Round
Johan Samuelsson (USF) def. Eric Spence (Pacific); WD (inj.)
Consolation Quarterfinals
Johan Samuelsson (USF) – BYE
Consolation Semifinals
Johan Samuelsson (USF) def. Vince Paganetti (Sonoma State); 6-0, 6-4
Consolation Finals
Johan Samuelsson (USF) def. James Markiewicz (Saint Mary's); WD (inj.)
Doubles:
Consolation Second Round
Johan Samuelsson/
Thomas Takemoto (USF) def. (4) Yale Goldberg/Robert Stineman (Stanford); WD (inj.)
Consolation Quarterfinals
Johan Samuelsson/
Thomas Takemoto (USF) def. Jonah Tahilan/Brook Workeneh (Holy Names); 8-4
Consolation Semifinals
Billy Bumgardner/Fernando Sunago (Nevada) def.
Johan Samuelsson/
Thomas Takemoto (USF); WD (inj)
