BYU sophomore John Pearce advanced in the singles draw in day one of the ITA Regionals bracket by defeating the University of Montana's Semion Branzburg, 6-3, 6-0, on Wednesday morning. Pearce also advanced in the doubles draw.
Pearce joins teammates Shane Monroe, Andrey Goryachkov, Keaton Cullimore, Jeremy Bourgeois and Jacob Sullivan in the second round of the singles draw. The players were seeded high enough in the tournament to have a bye in the first round.
On the doubles side, Pearce and teammate Cullimore defeated the duo of Shin and Coutinho from the University of Idaho, 8-3, to make it into the Round of 16.