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Samaha Advances to USCB Quarters

by Frank Mercogliano

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Georgio Samaha won his opening round match 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 over BYU’s Redd Owen to advance to the quarterfinals of the FLight Bn Bracket at the US Santa Barbara Gaucho open to highlight the day’s activities for UNM.

Flight A Singles
Lucca Liu (UCSB) d. Aram Noroozian 7-5,6-2
James Watt (SMC) d. Ryo Matsushita 7-5 (7-5), 7-5

Flight B Singles
Georgia Samaha d. Redd Owen (BYU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

Flight C Singles
Daniil Kakhniuk d. Andre Saleh (SDSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

Flight A Doubles
Gianluca Brunkow/Alexander Watanabe Eriksson (UCSB) d. Ryo Matsushita/Georgia Samaha 8-6

Flight B Doubles
Ben Keyser/Carter Crookston (CP) d. Aram Noroozian/Daniil Kakhniuk 8-7 (8-5)