Men's Tennis

Cal Poly’s Lubbe and Matthysen Advance Out of Round of 32 at ITA Conference Masters

ITA Conference Masters Championship
A berth into the NCAA Championships is still alive for the Cal Poly doubles pair of Jovan Lubbe and Leo Matthysen.

The Mustang pair defeated Rafael Asadullin and Dario Navarro of Presbyterian in straight sets, including a sweep in set one, 6-0, 6-4 in the round of 32, Thursday at Rome Tennis Center in Romen, Ga. Lubbe and Matthysen move on to the round of 16 to play Troy’s Louis Boilevin and Henrique de Brito.

In singles, Lubbe fell to Pepperdine’s Aleksa Pisaric 7-6(4), 6-3 in the round of 32. Lubbe was narrowly defeated by Nikola Puntaric of UIC 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 in the consolation bracket.

The top three doubles finishers at the ITA Conference Masters Championships will qualify for the NCAA Championships.