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Bulldogs Close Out Successful Weekend in California
October 05, 2026 | Men's Tennis
BERKELEY, CALIF. โ Bryan Hernandez Cortes and Raphael Vaksmann completed a successful outing at the Battle in the Bay Classic in Berkeley, California.
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Both Bulldogs opened up the tournament with an opening round win. Vaksmann took down TCU's Matthieu Chambonniere and Hernandez Cortes took down Gus Grumet from Stanford.
Hernandez Cortes continued a run to the finals throughout the weekend. He took down Lenn Leukemann from Cal in the round of 16 in straight sets before beating Kaj Quirijns of TCU in the quarterfinals. He then defeated the No. 93 player in the nation, TCU's Albert Pedrico Kravtsov in three sets to advance to the finals. After withdrawing from the final match, Hernandez Cortes finished the tournament in second place.
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Both Hernandez Cortes and Vaksmann will travel to Auburn this week for the ITA Southern Regional Championships. They will be joined by Marshall Landry, Diego Duran, Luigi Valletta, Jacopo Borsoi, Segundo Goity Zapico and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes as the Bulldogs compete for the regional championship.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU Men's Tennis onย Twitter, like them onย Facebookย and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateMT"
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Both Bulldogs opened up the tournament with an opening round win. Vaksmann took down TCU's Matthieu Chambonniere and Hernandez Cortes took down Gus Grumet from Stanford.
Hernandez Cortes continued a run to the finals throughout the weekend. He took down Lenn Leukemann from Cal in the round of 16 in straight sets before beating Kaj Quirijns of TCU in the quarterfinals. He then defeated the No. 93 player in the nation, TCU's Albert Pedrico Kravtsov in three sets to advance to the finals. After withdrawing from the final match, Hernandez Cortes finished the tournament in second place.
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Both Hernandez Cortes and Vaksmann will travel to Auburn this week for the ITA Southern Regional Championships. They will be joined by Marshall Landry, Diego Duran, Luigi Valletta, Jacopo Borsoi, Segundo Goity Zapico and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes as the Bulldogs compete for the regional championship.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU Men's Tennis onย Twitter, like them onย Facebookย and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateMT"
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