SAN DIEGO - Three Santa Clara men's tennis players– Valentin Faure, Lukas Maskow, and Luca Bluett– appeared in the 68th Annual Men's Intercollegiate Championship, the tournament's opening day on Thursday brought two singles victories and one doubles and singles defeat each.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Faure defeated San Diego State's Denis Maijorov 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).
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Maskow took his win in two sets against his opponent, TJ Wells, from BYU 6-1, 6-4.
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Both winners, Maskow and Faure, partnered for the doubles match ultimately falling to the BYU duo, TJ Wells and Hardy Owen 6-2.
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Despite a strong start to the match winning the first set, Luca Bluett fell short to Cal Poly's John Cross, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
RESULTS:
Intercollegiate Championships
10/9/2025 at San Diego (Hogan Tennis Center)
Singles competition:
Qualifier Valentin Faure (Santa Clara) def. Denis Maijorov (San Diego State) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
Qualifier Lukas Maskow (Santa Clara) def. TJ Wells (BYU) 6-1, 6-4
Qualifier John Cross (Cal Poly) def. Luca Bluett (Santa Clara) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition:
Qualifier Hardy Owen/TJ Wells (BYU) def. Lukas Maskow/Valentin Faure (Santa Clara) 6-2
NEXT UP:
The Broncos will continue competing in the Intercollegiate Championship, while Mahir Khurana, Luca Lemaitre, and Tiago Boschmans head to the UC Davis Invitational starting Friday.
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