It has been a really great showing for the Bruins in the 13th annual Sherwood Collegiate Cup hosted by the beautiful Sherwood Country Club in Westlake, CA.
Some notable people missing from the draw: Raymond Sarmiento (plantar fasciitis), Yannick Hanfmann (knees), and our senior co-captain Adrien Puget (knee rehab)
A really great showing from two of our freshmen, Mackie McDonald and Gage Brymer.
Some notable wins:
Gage Brymer (UCLA) def. Max de Vroome (USC) 3-6, 7-6, 6-2
Also Mackie’s win over the tournament’s second seed Julien Lenz.
Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) def. Julien Lenz (Baylor) 6-4, 6-4
Another Freshman, Joe DiGiulio fell JUST SHORT in a tightly contested three set match with Quiroz. It was a great match that Joe can take a lot from.
Roberto Quiroz (USC) def. Joseph Di Giulio (UCLA) 4-6, 7-6, 7-5
An interesting match that many people were anticipating was Clay’s match against Connor Farren. It was a tough match for both players as they struggled in each other’s service games. Clay was able to pull out strong in the third.
Clay Thompson (UCLA) def. Connor Farren (USC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
The semifinals was an all bruin occasion that ended earlier today with Marcos and Clay both coming through in straight sets over the two freshmen.
Clay Thompson (UCLA) def. Gage Brymer (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3
Marcos Giron (UCLA) def. Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4
Should be a battle tomorrow morning against the number one ranked player in the nation against the eleventh.
Marcos received a main draw wildcard into the Maui Challenger that begins Tuesday and will be playing a Lucky Loser/Qualifier. Some former bruins also in that challenger are Nick Meister and Daniel Kosakowski.
And finally, the season begins this Wednesday against UC Irvine at 2 PM!!