THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – A spot in Monday's Sherwood Cup championship match is on the line Sunday for three members of the Stanford men's tennis team. Tom Fawcett, Sameer Kumar and Eric Fomba each won their match Saturday on the second day of the season-opening event to reach the semifinal round.
Fawcett, the No. 2 seed in the event, will square off with UCLA's Keegan Smith, while Kumar and Fomba will go head-to-head in an all-Cardinal semifinal match. Both of Sunday's semifinals will begin at 11 a.m.
On the doubles side, Kumar and Michael Genender advanced to the semifinal round, where the Cardinal duo will face UCLA's Connor Hance and Connor Rapp on Sunday for a spot in Monday's title match.
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
Singles Main Draw Quarterfinal Round
Jan. 13: Eric Fomba (STAN) d. Jimmy Bendeck (BAY) – 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
Jan. 13: Sameer Kumar (STAN) d. Axel Geller (STAN) – 6-4, 6-4
Jan. 13: Tom Fawcett (STAN) d. William Genesen (STAN) – 6-4, 6-3
Singles Main Draw Semifinal Round
Jan. 14: Sameer Kumar (STAN) vs. Eric Fomba (STAN) – 11:00 a.m.
Jan. 14: Tom Fawcett (STAN) vs. Keegan Smith (UCLA) – 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) d. Jake DeVine (USC) 6-2, 2-6, 10-5
Jan. 13: Maxime Cressy (UCLA) d. Michael Genender (STAN) 6-3, 6-4
Jan. 13: Timothy Sah (STAN) d. Ben Goldberg (UCLA) 6-3, 6-4
Singles Consolation Draw Semifinal Round
Jan. 14: David Wilvzynski (STAN) vs. Johannes Schretter (BAY) – 11:00 a.m.
Jan. 14: Timothy Sah (STAN) vs. Maxime Cressy (UCLA) – 11:00 a.m.
Doubles Main Draw First Round
Jan. 13: Sameer Kumar/Michael Genender (STAN) d. Lucas Bellamy/Reid Ponder (UCLA) 6-2
Jan. 13: Matt Smolicki/Jake DeVine (USC) d. Axel Geller/David Wilczynski (STAN) 6-2
Jan. 13: Matias Soto/Will Little (BAY) d. Tom Fawcett/Timothy Sah (STAN) 6-4
Jan. 13: Austin Rapp/Keegan Smith (UCLA) d. Eric Fomba/William Genesen (STAN) 6-1
Doubles Main Draw Quarterfinal Round
Jan. 13: Sameer Kumar/Michael Genender (STAN) d. Jimmy Bendeck/ Constantin Frantzen (BAY) 7-5
Doubles Main Draw Semifinal Round
Jan. 14: Sameer Kumar/Michael Genender (STAN) vs. Connor Hance/Connor Rapp (UCLA) – 10:00 a.m.
Doubles Consolation Quarterfinal Round
Jan. 13: Bryce Pereira/Maxime Cressy (UCLA) d. Axel Geller/David Wilczynski (STAN) 6-4
Jan. 13: Ben Goldberg/Evan Zhu (UCLA) d. Tom Fawcett/Timothy Sah (STAN) 6-3
Jan. 13: Eric Fomba/William Genesen (STAN) d. Henri Ji/Jens Sweaney (UCLA) 6-2
Doubles Consolation Semifinal Round
Jan. 14: Eric Fomba/William Genesen (STAN) vs. Ben Goldberg/Evan Zhu (UCLA) – 10:00 a.m.