The @SunDevilMTennis team has two singles players and a doubles team in the quarterfinals after two days at Malibu's 2017 ITA Southwest Regional Championship, held at both the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center and the Crest Tennis Courts through Monday.
Benjamin Hannestad will get a chance to knock off top-seeded and ITA No. 54 Logan Smith of Utah in quarterfinal action on Saturday. Hannestad beat Cal Poly's Axel Damiens 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 16 after topping UCLA's Max Cressy 7-5, 7-5 in the round of 32 on Friday.
No. 11 seed Michael Geerts topped USD's Joel Gamerov 6-1, 6-3 in the round of 16 after beating Nicholas Baez of Pepperdine 6-4, 6-4. Next up for Geerts is third-seeded and No. 82 Jack Jaede of USC.
Laurens Verboven of USC ended Tim Ruehl's run with a tough 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2) match in the round of 32.
Hannestad and Ruehl topped Arizona's Carlos Hassey and Igor Karpovets 8-5 and will now face UC Irvine's Sebastian Helm and Humberto Lopez.
Matches Saturday will consist of a doubles quarterfinal, singles quarterfinal, singles consolation round of 16 and and quarterfinal.
ITA SOUTHWEST REGIONAL/MALIBU, CALIF. (OCT. 19-20, 2017)
SINGLES
-Michael Geerts (ASU) vs. Jack Jaede (USC/#82) – (quarterfinals/Oct. 21, 2017)
-Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Joel Gamerov (USD) - 6-1, 6-3 (round of 16/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Nicholas Baez (PEPP) - 6-4, 6-4 (round of 32/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Jan Kirchhoff (SDSU) - 6-3, 6-1 (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) vs. Logan Smith (Utah/#54) – (quarterfinals/Oct. 21, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) def. Axel Damiens (Cal Poly) - 6-3, 6-2 (round of 16/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) def. Max Cressy (UCLA) - 7-5, 7-5 (round of 32/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) def Luca Marguard (UCI) - 6-3, 7-5 (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Laurens Verboven (USC) def. Tim Ruehl (ASU) - 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2) (round of 32/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Maxwell Mendelsohn (PEPP) - 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2) (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-William Kirkman (ASU) vs. Daunte Harris (UCSB) – (singles consolation/fourth round/Oct. 21, 1997)
-William Kirkman (ASU) def. Karthik Padmanbhan (Cal Poly) - 6-2, 6-1 (singles consolation/third round/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Mathieu Rajaonah (GCU) def. William Kirkman (ASU) - 6-1, 6-2 (round of 128/Oct. 19, 2017)
DOUBLES
-Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) vs. Sebastian Helm/Humberto Lopez (UC Irvine) - (quarterfinals/Oct. 21, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Carlos Hassey/Igor Karpovets (Arizona) - 8-5 (round of 16/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Daly Meinert/Andrew Whitehouse (Cal Poly) - 8-3 (round of 32/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Nico Borter/Guilherme Osorio (USD) def. Michael Geerts/William Kirkman (ASU) - 8-5 (round of 32/Oct. 19, 2017)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (Oct. 21-23)
-Saturday, Oct. 21: doubles quarterfinal, singles quarterfinal, singles consolation round of 16 and quarterfinal
-Sunday, Oct. 22: doubles semifinal, singles semifinal, singles consolation semifinal and final
-Monday, Oct. 23: singles final, doubles final
Benjamin Hannestad will get a chance to knock off top-seeded and ITA No. 54 Logan Smith of Utah in quarterfinal action on Saturday. Hannestad beat Cal Poly's Axel Damiens 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 16 after topping UCLA's Max Cressy 7-5, 7-5 in the round of 32 on Friday.
No. 11 seed Michael Geerts topped USD's Joel Gamerov 6-1, 6-3 in the round of 16 after beating Nicholas Baez of Pepperdine 6-4, 6-4. Next up for Geerts is third-seeded and No. 82 Jack Jaede of USC.
Laurens Verboven of USC ended Tim Ruehl's run with a tough 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2) match in the round of 32.
Hannestad and Ruehl topped Arizona's Carlos Hassey and Igor Karpovets 8-5 and will now face UC Irvine's Sebastian Helm and Humberto Lopez.
Matches Saturday will consist of a doubles quarterfinal, singles quarterfinal, singles consolation round of 16 and and quarterfinal.
ITA SOUTHWEST REGIONAL/MALIBU, CALIF. (OCT. 19-20, 2017)
SINGLES
-Michael Geerts (ASU) vs. Jack Jaede (USC/#82) – (quarterfinals/Oct. 21, 2017)
-Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Joel Gamerov (USD) - 6-1, 6-3 (round of 16/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Nicholas Baez (PEPP) - 6-4, 6-4 (round of 32/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Jan Kirchhoff (SDSU) - 6-3, 6-1 (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) vs. Logan Smith (Utah/#54) – (quarterfinals/Oct. 21, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) def. Axel Damiens (Cal Poly) - 6-3, 6-2 (round of 16/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) def. Max Cressy (UCLA) - 7-5, 7-5 (round of 32/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) def Luca Marguard (UCI) - 6-3, 7-5 (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Laurens Verboven (USC) def. Tim Ruehl (ASU) - 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2) (round of 32/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Maxwell Mendelsohn (PEPP) - 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2) (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-William Kirkman (ASU) vs. Daunte Harris (UCSB) – (singles consolation/fourth round/Oct. 21, 1997)
-William Kirkman (ASU) def. Karthik Padmanbhan (Cal Poly) - 6-2, 6-1 (singles consolation/third round/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Mathieu Rajaonah (GCU) def. William Kirkman (ASU) - 6-1, 6-2 (round of 128/Oct. 19, 2017)
DOUBLES
-Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) vs. Sebastian Helm/Humberto Lopez (UC Irvine) - (quarterfinals/Oct. 21, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Carlos Hassey/Igor Karpovets (Arizona) - 8-5 (round of 16/Oct. 20, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Daly Meinert/Andrew Whitehouse (Cal Poly) - 8-3 (round of 32/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Nico Borter/Guilherme Osorio (USD) def. Michael Geerts/William Kirkman (ASU) - 8-5 (round of 32/Oct. 19, 2017)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (Oct. 21-23)
-Saturday, Oct. 21: doubles quarterfinal, singles quarterfinal, singles consolation round of 16 and quarterfinal
-Sunday, Oct. 22: doubles semifinal, singles semifinal, singles consolation semifinal and final
-Monday, Oct. 23: singles final, doubles final