BYU’s Brocton Andrus and David Ball won two matches to qualify for the doubles main draw at the So Cal Intercollegiate on Friday.
“We played a lot better today. I’m proud of the fight in our guys,” BYU assistant coach Aidan Carrazedo said. “We are eager to finish strong tomorrow.”
Andrus and Ball won their first qualifying doubles match, 8-5, against Southern Methodist University’s Avery Pennywell and Michael Smith. The Cougar duo then defeated Carlos Donat Arjona and Tom Hann of Portland in a close match, 8-7, advancing to the doubles main draw of the tournament.
Kobe Tran and Jacob Tullis convincingly topped Andrew Buhelos and Gardiner Perotti of SMU, 8-1, in their first qualifying doubles match of the day.