DAVIS – The California men's tennis team saw two Golden Bears – freshman Alex Aney and sophomore John Kim – advance into the singles quarterfinals with wins Friday in the Aggie Invitational at the Marya Welch Tennis Center at UC Davis.
 
In the singles top draw, Flight A, Kim defeated Pacific's Terence Das, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the round of 16. In Flight B, the third-seeded Aney beat Sacramento State's Jiri Novak, 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-2.
 
The Cal duo of Aney and Mikey Wright also bested Santa Clara's Matthew Rodriguez and Lukas Maskow, 8-5, to reach the Flight A consolation doubles quarterfinals.
 
The three-day Aggie Invitational continues Saturday. Also on Saturday, another group of Bears begins play in the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 
Aggie Invitational
Sept. 29, 2023, in Davis
Marya Welch Tennis Center
 
Cal Results
 
Singles
 
Fiight A Round of 16
John Kim (Cal) def. Terence Das (Pacific), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Ryan Torres (UC Davis) def. Ethan Schiffman (Cal), 6-2, w/o (inj).
 
Flight B Round of 16
[3] Alex Aney (Cal) def. Jiri Novak (Sac. St.), 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-2
[2] Alexander Watanabe Eriksson (SCU) def. Mikey Wright (Cal), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
 
Doubles
 
Flight A Round of 16
Diego Jarry/Thibaud Maxant (SMC) def. Alex Aney/Mikey Wright (Cal), 8-5
Felipe Rincon/Paulo Hugo Etchecoin (SMC) def. John Kim/Ethan Schiffman (Cal), 8-4
 
Flight A Consolation Quarterfinal Qualifying
Alex Aney/Mikey Wright (Cal) def. Matthew Rodriguez/Lukas Maskow (SCU), 8-5
Arjun Honnappa/Alexander Watanabe Eriksson (SCU) def. John Kim/Ethan Schiffman (Cal), 8-3
 
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