BERKELEY – California seniors Florian Lakat and Andre Goransson posted straight-set singles wins on Thursday in the $25,000 Berkeley Futures USTA Pro Circuit tournament to advance to Friday's quarterfinals. Goransson also won in doubles with former Pacific Tiger Sem Verbeek on Thursday to reach Friday's semifinals at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
 
Lakat, playing in the opening match on court one at Hellman, defeated former San Francisco Don Bernardo Saraiva - who's ranked 1138th in the world - 6-3, 6-4, in one hour and 11 minutes. Later on court one, Goransson, facing freshman teammate Bjorn Hoffmann, won in just 58 minutes, 6-2, 6-2.
 
In Friday's quarters, Lakat will battle the top-seeded and 234th-ranked Ruben Bemelmans in the second match on court one, after Goransson plays the eighth-seeded Michael Geerts - who's ranked 534th - in a 10 a.m. match on court one.
 
In doubles on Thursday, the pair of Lakat and Cal senior Filip Bergevi took on Connor Smith and Rhyne Williams and came out strong, winning the first set. But the top-seeded Smith and Rhyne Williams eventually prevailed, 4-6, 7-5, 10-3, to eliminate the Golden Bears in the quarterfinals.
 
Goransson and Verbeek, playing on court three, beat Great Britain's Joe Cooper and New Zealand's Jose Statham, 7-6(5), 6-2, to move into the semis. They'll play the fourth-seeded pair of Lucas Gomez and Kaichi Uchida not before 1:30 p.m. on court one.
 
The doubles final is set for Saturday, with the singles final scheduled for Sunday at Hellman.
 
$25,000 Berkeley Futures USTA Pro Circuit Tournament
Oct. 19, 2016, in Berkeley, Calif.
Hellman Tennis Complex
 
Main Draw Singles – Round of 16
Florian Lakat (FRA) def. Bernardo Saraiva (POR) – 6-3, 6-4
Andre Goransson (SWE) def. Bjorn Hoffman (USA) – 6-2, 6-2
 
Main Draw Doubles – Round of 16
[1] Connor Smith (USA)/Rhyne Williams (USA) def. Filip Bergevi (SWE)/Florian Lakat (FRA) – 4-6, 7-5, 10-3
Andre Goransson (SWE)/Sem Verbeek (NED) def. Joe Cooper (GBR)/Jose Statham (NZL) – 7-6(5), 6-2