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Jerod Mah
Max Simpson

Men's Tennis

Dons Drop Match at Cal

Berkeley, Calif. –– At the Hellman Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, the No. 69 USF Dons suffered a 4-0 defeat to No. 27 California in a matchup against two Bay Area programs.

In the first doubles result of the day, Mads Engsted and Florian Lakat won easily against USF's Tynan Maguire and Christian Brockstedt, earning the 6-1 win at No. 2. With the doubles point on the line, Cal's Billy Griffith and J.T. Nishimura beat Vasco Valverde and Ryan Marker 6-2 for the win at No. 3. 

Engsted got things going for the Golden Bears in singles play, winning his match at the No. 6 spot against Jerod Mah, 6-0, 6-2. Oskar Wikberg kept the momentum in Cal's favor with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Woravin Kumthonkittikul at No. 5. Needing a win to keep the match alive for the Dons, Nils Skajaa was unable to pull off the upset against Andre Gorranson, the No. 3 singles player in the country, and lost 6-2, 6-0. Gorransson clinched it for the Bears, who moved to 2-1 on the year. With the loss, the Dons fell to 1-5. 

USF will next play at UC Davis on Feb. 6 at 12 p.m. 

Doubles

1. Filip Bergevi/Andre Goransson (Cal) vs. Nils Skajaa/Thomas Takemoto (USF) – 4-2 Abandoned

2. Mads Engsted/Florian Lakat (Cal) def. Tynan Maguire/Christian Brockstedt (USF) – 6-1

3. Billy Griffith/J.T. Nishimura (Cal) def. Vasco Valverde/Ryan Marker (USF) – 6-2

Cal won the doubles point

Order of Finish – 2, 3*

*Clinched the doubles point

Singles

1. No. 3 Andre Goransson (Cal) def. Nils Skajaa (USF) – 6-2, 6-0

2. No. 30 Florian Lakat (Cal) vs. Thomas Takemoto (USF) – 6-3, 5-1 Abandoned

3. No. 39 Billy Griffith (Cal) vs. Ryan Marker (USF) – 6-3, 2-3 Abandoned

4. No. 86 Filip Bergevi (Cal) vs. Tynan Maguire (USF) – 6-2, 4-3 Abandoned

5. No. 54 Oskar Wikberg (Cal) def. Woravin Kumthonkittikul (USF) – 6-0, 6-3

6. Mads Engsted (Cal) vs. Jerod Mah (USF) – 6-0, 6-2

Order of Finish – 6, 5, 1*

*Clinched the overall match

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Players Mentioned

Christian Brockstedt

Christian Brockstedt

6' 3"
Junior
Nils Skajaa

Nils Skajaa

6' 4"
Senior
Thomas Takemoto

Thomas Takemoto

6' 1"
Senior
Vasco Valverde

Vasco Valverde

5' 6"
Senior
Woravin Kumthonkittikul

Woravin Kumthonkittikul

5' 8"
Junior
Ryan Marker

Ryan Marker

5' 9"
Freshman
Jerod Mah

Jerod Mah

6' 1"
Freshman
Tynan Maguire

Tynan Maguire

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Christian Brockstedt

Christian Brockstedt

6' 3"
Junior
Nils Skajaa

Nils Skajaa

6' 4"
Senior
Thomas Takemoto

Thomas Takemoto

6' 1"
Senior
Vasco Valverde

Vasco Valverde

5' 6"
Senior
Woravin Kumthonkittikul

Woravin Kumthonkittikul

5' 8"
Junior
Ryan Marker

Ryan Marker

5' 9"
Freshman
Jerod Mah

Jerod Mah

6' 1"
Freshman
Tynan Maguire

Tynan Maguire

6' 1"
Freshman