Jan. 16, 2010

Senior Matt Brewer picked up a straight-set victory on his way into the quarterfinals Friday at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

Brewer, ranked No. 52, had a bye into the second round, where he faced Nils Schive of San Diego. Brewer endured a lengthy tiebreaker in the first set to win it 7-6 (13) and then easily took the second set 6-1 to advance.

Freshman Rhyne Williams, ranked No. 22, won his first round over Luis Rattenhuber of San Diego State 6-4, 6-2. He then lost his second-round match to North Carolina's Stefan Hardy, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Junior Matteo Fago lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 to Amit Inbar of UCLA, and redshirt freshman Taylor Patrick fell to Nikola Bubnic of San Diego 6-4, 6-1. Clay Donato, the tournament's top seed, was later upset 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the second round by Bubnic.

In doubles, Brewer and Fago teamed up to defeat San Diego's Abdullah Hashem and Thibaut Visy 8-2. Williams and Patrick lost their first doubles match as a pairing, falling 8-2 to Andre Feliz and Tim Schulz van Endert of San Diego State.

National Collegiate Tennis Classic
Palm Springs, Calif.
Friday
Singles
Round of 32
Rhyne Williams, UT, def. Luis Rattenhuber, San Diego State, 6-4, 6-2
Amit Inbar, UCLA, def. Matteo Fago, UT, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Nikola Bubnic, San Diego, def. Taylor Patrick, UT, 6-4, 6-1
Round of 16
Matt Brewer, UT, def. Nils Schive, San Diego, 7-6 (13), 6-1
Stefan Hardy, North Carolina, def. (2) Rhyne Williams, UT, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
Round of 16
Brewer/Fago, UT, def. Hashem/Visy, San Diego, 8-2
Feliz/Van Endert, San Diego State, def. Patrick/Williams, UT, 8-2