STANFORD, Calif. – Tom Hann and Kostya Nesterenko teamed up to reach the semifinals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships doubles draw with a win on Sunday morning before being knocked out in a close afternoon match.
The Portland duo won four straight matches, including three against Pac-12 opponents, before falling in the semifinals to California's Bjorn Hoffmann and Ben Draper by a 6-4, 6-4 margin. The tandem defeated the No. 58-ranked team in the nation from California in the morning by a score of 8-4. They also beat the tournament's No. 4 seed from Stanford in the Round of 16 and knocked off a team from Oregon in the Round of 32.