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Watanabe Eriksson Picks Up Wins in Men's Tennis First Day at Aggie Invitational

Box Score

DAVIS, Calif. – Santa Clara men's tennis picked up a total of three wins during the first day of the Aggie Invitational, hosted by UC Davis, on Friday to open the 2023-24 fall season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Four Santa Clara players - Alexander Watanabe Eriksson, Arjun Honnappa, Lukas Maskow and Matthew Rodriguez - participated in the Aggie Invitational with Guillaume Dalmasso and Christian Lerby set to play at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma this coming weekend. 
  • Of the three wins the Broncos had on Friday, two were in singles and one was in doubles.
  • Newcomer Watanabe Eriksson had two of the Broncos wins - a singles victory in Flight B and a doubles consolation round win while paired up with fellow newcomer Honnappa. 
  • Rodriguez had the other SCU triumph, winning his Flight C quarterfinal match. 
NEXT UP:
  • The second day of the Aggie Invitational is scheduled for Saturday. 
Aggie Invitational
Davis, Calif. (Marya Welch Tennis Center)

Singles Competition

A-R16    Adam Chodur def. Lukas Maskow (SCUMTEN) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
A-R16    Antreas Djakouris def. Arjun Honnappa (SCUMTEN) 6-4, 6-2
B-R16    Alexander W Eriksson (SCUMTEN) def. Michael Wright 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
C-QF    Matthew Rodriguez (SCUMTEN) def. Aidan Watt 6-2, 6-0

Doubles Competition
R16    Luke Bollinger/Max Fardanesh def. Matthew Rodriguez/Lukas Maskow (SCUMTEN) 8-6
R16    Riley Hillenbrand/Tiago Silva def. Arjun Honnappa/Alexander W Eriksson (SCUMTEN) 8-7 (7-5)
QF-c    Michael Wright/Alexander Aney def. Matthew Rodriguez/Lukas Maskow (SCUMTEN) 8-5
QF-c    Arjun Honnappa/Alexander W Eriksson (SCUMTEN) def. Ethan Schiffman/John Kim 8-3
 
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Players Mentioned

Guillaume Dalmasso

Guillaume Dalmasso

6' 3"
Junior
Christian Lerby

Christian Lerby

6' 4"
Graduate Student
Matthew Rodriguez

Matthew Rodriguez

6' 1"
Senior
Alexander Watanabe Eriksson

Alexander Watanabe Eriksson

5' 11"
Sophomore
Arjun Honnappa

Arjun Honnappa

6' 4"
Graduate Student
Lukas Maskow

Lukas Maskow

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Guillaume Dalmasso

Guillaume Dalmasso

6' 3"
Junior
Christian Lerby

Christian Lerby

6' 4"
Graduate Student
Matthew Rodriguez

Matthew Rodriguez

6' 1"
Senior
Alexander Watanabe Eriksson

Alexander Watanabe Eriksson

5' 11"
Sophomore
Arjun Honnappa

Arjun Honnappa

6' 4"
Graduate Student
Lukas Maskow

Lukas Maskow

6' 0"
Freshman