
10/20/2026 12:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. – The Highlanders traveled up the coast for the ITA Southwest Regional at Pepperdine this past weekend. Christopher Hong, Michael Herring and Matteo Ceradelli all made their UCR debut.
Hong won his opening match in the qualifying draw against Jack Lukic (Cal Poly) Â before falling to Carson Lee (UCSB) in the round of 32.
In the qualifying draw consolation bracket, Jovan Pedroza topped Ivan Pflueger from UCSD in two sets.
On the doubles side the pairing of Jovan Pedroza/Owen Pearson won two matches in the bracket, highlighted by an impressive win over UCLA's pairing of Nav Dayal/Leo von Bismarck.
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SINGLES
Qualifying Draw
RD-64
Hoan Mouret (LMU) def. Michael Herring 6-2, 6-1
Alexander Guajardo (UCI) def. Michael Chang 7-5, 6-4
Christopher Hong def. Jack Lukic (Cal Poly) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Gregory Gamal (UCI) def. Owen Pearson 6-3, 6-2
Kent Mueller (Hawai'i) def. Jovan Pedroza 6-2, 6-4
Leo von Bismarck (UCLA) def. Lucas Mszyca 6-4, 6-3
Matei Gavrea (UCSB) def. Alexey Efremov 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
RD-32
Carson Lee (UCSB) def. Christopher Hong 6-1, 6-0
Qualifying Draw (Consolation)
RD-32
Jovan Pedroza def. Ivan Pflueger (UCSD) 7-6 [7-5], 6-2
Raz Haviv (Cal Poly) def. Michael Chang 6-4, 6-1
Brock Anderson (SDSU) def. Owen Pearson 6-2, 6-1
Felipe Vazquez (UCSB) def. Michael Herring 6-4, 6-1
Vicente Freda (UCSB) def. Lucas Mszyca 6-4, 6-2
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Main Draw
RD-64
Jan Klimas (ASU) def. Matteo Ceradelli 6-1, 7-5
Main Draw (Consolation)
Max Wuelfing (LMU) def. Matteo Ceradelli 6-3, 6-4
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DOUBLES
RD-64
Jovan Pedroza/Owen Pearson def. Adriano Dzhenev/David Knesl (Hawai'i) 8-3
Raz Haviv/Evan Simon (Cal Poly) def. Michael Chang/Lucas Mszyca 8-5
RD-32
Jovan Pedroza/Owen Pearson def. Nav Dayal/Leo von Bismarck (UCLA) 8-4
RD-16
Tristan Berard/Zoran Ludoski def. Jovan Pedroza/Owen Pearson 8-1
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Hong won his opening match in the qualifying draw against Jack Lukic (Cal Poly) Â before falling to Carson Lee (UCSB) in the round of 32.
In the qualifying draw consolation bracket, Jovan Pedroza topped Ivan Pflueger from UCSD in two sets.
On the doubles side the pairing of Jovan Pedroza/Owen Pearson won two matches in the bracket, highlighted by an impressive win over UCLA's pairing of Nav Dayal/Leo von Bismarck.
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SINGLES
Qualifying Draw
RD-64
Hoan Mouret (LMU) def. Michael Herring 6-2, 6-1
Alexander Guajardo (UCI) def. Michael Chang 7-5, 6-4
Christopher Hong def. Jack Lukic (Cal Poly) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Gregory Gamal (UCI) def. Owen Pearson 6-3, 6-2
Kent Mueller (Hawai'i) def. Jovan Pedroza 6-2, 6-4
Leo von Bismarck (UCLA) def. Lucas Mszyca 6-4, 6-3
Matei Gavrea (UCSB) def. Alexey Efremov 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
RD-32
Carson Lee (UCSB) def. Christopher Hong 6-1, 6-0
Qualifying Draw (Consolation)
RD-32
Jovan Pedroza def. Ivan Pflueger (UCSD) 7-6 [7-5], 6-2
Raz Haviv (Cal Poly) def. Michael Chang 6-4, 6-1
Brock Anderson (SDSU) def. Owen Pearson 6-2, 6-1
Felipe Vazquez (UCSB) def. Michael Herring 6-4, 6-1
Vicente Freda (UCSB) def. Lucas Mszyca 6-4, 6-2
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Main Draw
RD-64
Jan Klimas (ASU) def. Matteo Ceradelli 6-1, 7-5
Main Draw (Consolation)
Max Wuelfing (LMU) def. Matteo Ceradelli 6-3, 6-4
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DOUBLES
RD-64
Jovan Pedroza/Owen Pearson def. Adriano Dzhenev/David Knesl (Hawai'i) 8-3
Raz Haviv/Evan Simon (Cal Poly) def. Michael Chang/Lucas Mszyca 8-5
RD-32
Jovan Pedroza/Owen Pearson def. Nav Dayal/Leo von Bismarck (UCLA) 8-4
RD-16
Tristan Berard/Zoran Ludoski def. Jovan Pedroza/Owen Pearson 8-1
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Players Mentioned
Monday, October 19
Thursday, May 21
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