THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – It was a successful opening day of the Sherwood Cup for the No. 13 Stanford men's tennis team as five members of the Cardinal advanced to the tournament's quarterfinal round with wins on Friday.
No. 2 seed Tom Fawcett joined fellow Cardinal Sameer Kumar, William Genesen, Axel Geller and Eric Fomba with two wins on Friday to reach the quarterfinal round.
Singles action for the Cardinal continues Saturday at 11 a.m. PT, while doubles play gets underway at 10:15 a.m. PT. Kumar and Michael Genender are the top doubles seed in the event.
Singles Main Draw First Round
Jan. 12: Jack Barber (STAN) d. Johannes Schretter (BAY) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
Jan. 12: Eric Fomba (STAN) d. Ben Goldberg (UCLA) 6-0, 6-1
Jan. 12: Timothy Sah (STAN) d. Laurens Verboven (USC) 7-6 (4), 6-2
Jan. 12: Sameer Kumar (STAN) d. Sven Lah (BAY) 6-2, 6-2
Jan. 12: Axel Geller (STAN) d. Henry Ji (USC) 6-3, 7-5
Jan. 12: Constantin Frantzen (BAY) d. David Wilczynski (STAN) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
Jan. 12: Bjoern Petersen (BAY) d. Michael Genender (STAN) 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-6 (8)
Jan. 12: William Genesen (STAN) d. Connor Rapp (UCLA) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Jan. 12: Tom Fawcett (STAN) d. Jens Sweaney (USC) 6-1, 6-0
Singles Main Draw Second Round
Jan. 12: Eric Fomba (STAN) d. Jack Barber (STAN) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Jan. 12: Sameer Kumar (STAN) d. Evan Zhu (UCLA) 6-3, 6-4
Jan. 12: Axel Geller (STAN) d. Matias Soto (BAY) 6-4, 6-2
Jan. 12: William Genesen (STAN) d. Will Little (BAY) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
Jan. 12: Tom Fawcett (STAN) d. Roy Smith (BAY) 6-3, 6-2
Single Main Draw Quarterfinal Round
Jan. 13: Eric Fomba (STAN) vs. Jimmy Bendeck (BAY) – 11:00 a.m.
Jan. 13: Sameer Kumar (STAN) vs. Axel Geller (STAN) – 11:00 a.m.
Jan. 13: Tom Fawcett (STAN) vs. William Genesen (STAN) – 11:00 a.m.
Singles Consolation Draw First Round
Jan. 12: David Wilvzynski (STAN) d. Connor Rapp (UCLA) 6-2, 6-3
Jan. 12: Michael Genender (STAN) d. Sven Lah (BAY) 6-4, 6-2
Jan. 12: Timothy Sah (STAN) d. Henry Ji (USC) 6-0, 7-6 (5)
Singles Consolation Draw Quarterfinal Round
Jan. 13: David Wilvzynski (STAN) vs. Jake DeVine (USC) – 11:00 a.m.
Jan. 13: Michael Genender (STAN) vs. Maxime Cressy (UCLA) – 11:00 a.m.
Jan. 13: Timothy Sah (STAN) vs. Ben Goldberg (UCLA) – 11:00 a.m.
Doubles Main Draw First Round
Jan. 13: Sameer Kumar/Michael Genender (STAN) vs. Lucas Bellamy/Reid Ponder (UCLA) – 10:15 a.m.
Jan. 13: Axel Geller/David Wilczynski (STAN) vs. Matt Smolicki/Laurens Verboven (USC) – 10:15 a.m.
Jan. 13: Tom Fawcett/Timothy Sah (STAN) vs. Sven Lah/Will Little (BAY) – 10:15 a.m.
Jan. 13: Eric Fomba/William Genesen (STAN) vs. Austin Rapp/Keegan Smith (UCLA) – 10:15 a.m.