California
ITA Men's All-American Championships
10/9/2015 3:18 AM | Men's Tennis
In the singles round of 64, Goransson, ranked 22nd nationally and seeded ninth-16th in the tournament, outlasted South Florida's 52nd-ranked Sasha Gozun in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, at the University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Lakat, ranked 36th, played an even closer match, beating TCU's Trevor Johnson, 7-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5).
On Friday, Goransson plays USC's 61st-ranked Max de Vroome and Lakat takes on Georgia Tech's 24th-ranked Christopher Eubanks – a No. 9-16 seed – in the round of 32.
In the doubles round of 32, the 25th-ranked team of Lakat and Goransson won the first set but wound up losing the match to the 17th-ranked San Diego duo of Jordan Angus and Filip Vittek, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(5).
With the Bears losing in main draw doubles, they move to the back draw and on Friday play Vanderbilt's 21st-ranked Rhys Johnson and Daniel Valent at 4:30 p.m. CT in a round of 16.
Also on Friday, a Cal contingent will take part in the first day of action at the UCSB Classic in Santa Barbara, California.
Cal Results at the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships
Oct. 8, 2015, in Tulsa, Okla.
Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Main Draw Singles Round of 64
[9-16] No. 22 Andre Goransson (Cal) def. No. 52 Sasha Gozun (South Florida) – 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
No. 36 Florian Lakat (Cal) def. Trevor Johnson (TCU) – 7-5, 6-7(4), 7-6(5)
Main Draw Doubles Round of 32
No. 17 Jordan Angus/Filip Vittek (San Diego) def. No. 25 Andre Goransson/Florian Lakat (Cal) – 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(5)
