TULSA, Okla. – Kent Hunter and Can Kaya each won twice in pre-qualifying singles on opening day of the ITA All-American Championships on Saturday, with the Cal men's tennis players moving closer to reaching qualifying singles at the national tournament.
 
Hunter, playing at the Case Tennis Center at the University of Tulsa, defeated UT-Chatanooga's Simon Bustamante, 6-3, 6-1, in the round of 256. The Golden Bear sophomore then beat Virginia Tech's Brandon Perez, 6-1, 6-4, in the round of 128. Hunter will next play Rice's Karol Paluch in the round of 64 on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. CT.
 
Kaya first knocked off Louisiana's Kacper Dworak, 6-4, 6-2, in the round of 256, before upsetting Liberty's fourth-seeded Josh Wilson, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5). The Cal junior will face Wichita State's Elio Lago in Sunday's round of 64.
 
All-American pre-qualifying singles conclude on Sunday, with the qualifying singles and doubles tournaments slated for Monday and Tuesday and the main draws scheduled for Oct. 9-13 in Tulsa.

ITA All-American Championships
Oct. 5, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Case Tennis Center & Union 9th Grade Center
 
Cal Results
 
Pre-Qualifying Singles
 
Round of 256
Kent Hunter (Cal) def. Simon Bustamante (UT-Chatanooga), 6-3, 6-1
Can Kaya (Cal) def. Kacper Dworak (Louisiana), 6-4, 6-2
 
Round of 128
Kent Hunter (Cal) def. Brandon Perez (Virginia Tech), 6-1, 6-4
Can Kaya (Cal) def. [4] Josh Wilson (Liberty), 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5)