Gonzaga University
ITA Regionals
Men's Tennis Advances in ITA Regionals
10/16/2026 9:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Zags Will Move Forward in Both Singles and Doubles Play
SEATTLE, Wash. – The Gonzaga men's tennis team continued competition at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships Friday, advancing in both the main doubles and singles draws.
In doubles, Oscar Rashed and Noah Pawirodirjo defeated Anirudh Nallaparaju and Tannor Binder (UP) in a close match, winning 8-7(4). Nicholas Reeves and Jay Fairclough received a bye in the Round of 64 and will advance to the Round of 32 tomorrow, along with Rashed and Pawirodirjo. Tristan Hernandez and James Hutchinson were unable to clinch the win in another close doubles match, falling to their Saint Mary's opponents, 8-7(5). Tom Dunlop and Diego Herrera were knocked out of the main draw by their Oregon opponents, falling 8-5.
In the Round of 64 main-draw singles matches, Oscar Rashed claimed the only win for the Bulldogs, defeating Portland State's Vitomir Petcov, 6-2, 6-0, and will advance to the Round of 32.
Tristan Hernandez won the first set against his Saint Mary's opponent, 7-6(4), but fell in the next two sets, 6-1, 6-1. Tom Dunlop had a similar experience in his matchup against California, Berkeley's Andrea Meduri, who eventually took the victory, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Noah Pawirodirjo and Nicholas Reeves both rallied to win the second sets of their matches after dropping in the firsts, but fell in the third sets to their California, Berkeley, and Santa Clara opponents, respectively. Diego Herrera lost his matchup against Stephane Kamendje (UW) in straight sets.
In the consolation singles draw, James Hutchinson defeated Arham Mefta (UP) after winning a match tiebreak, [10-4]. Michael Mitchell fought hard against Oregon's Dan Hughes but lost the match tiebreak, [11-13].
Competition continues through Oct. 20 at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Washington at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, Wash. The tournament is one of 13 regional competitions ITA will hold around the U.S. during October, with singles finalists and doubles champions from each region qualifying for the fall NCAA Singles Championship and NCAA Doubles Championship.
Results:
Doubles:
R64 (Main): Oscar Rashed/Noah Pawirodirjo def. Anirudh Nallaparaju/Tannor Binder (UP) 8-7(4)
R64(Main): Nicholas Reeves/Jay Fairclough received a bye
R64 (Main): Paulo Etchecoin/Juan Pedro Etchecoin (SMC) def. Tristan Hernandez/James Hutchinson 8-7(5)
R64(Main): Russell Soohoo/Sibby Rodi (Oregon) def. Tom Dunlop/Diego Herrera 8-5
Singles:
R64 (Main): Paulo Etchecoin (SMC) def. Tristan Hernandez 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-1
R64 (Main): Oscar Rashed def. Vitomir Petcov (PSU) 6-2, 6-0
R64 (Main): Leonardo Cattaneo (Cal) def. Noah Pawirodirjo 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
R64 (Main): Andrea Meduri (Cal) def. Tom Dunlop 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
R64 (Main): Valentin Faure (Santa Clara) def. Nicholas Reeves 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
R64 (Main): Stephane Kamendje (UW) def. Diego Herrera 7-6(2), 6-2
(Consolation): Dan Hughes (Oregon) def. Michael Mitchell 5-7, 6-3, [13-11]
(Consolation): James Hutchinson def. Arham Mefta (UP) 6-7(4), 6-3, [10-4]
