The Vaqueros tennis pair Nikolay Ivanov and Regis Fastrez’s thrilling run ended Saturday in the semifinals of the So Cal Regional at L.A. Pierce in Woodland Hills.
Ivanov-Fastrez won a crucial tiebreaker against Eric Lu-Gordon Paitimusa of Mt. San Antonio 6-0, 7-6 (6) Thursday to advance to the round of 16.
On Friday, the pair squared off against Western State Conference rivals Paul Negapetyan-Dinusha Wijesuriya of Ventura.
Ivanov and Fastrez outworked the pair from Ventura beating them 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. A few hours later the pair pulled off a sensational win against Bakersfield’s James Griffin and Matt Booth, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
But on Saturday the run came to an end against the seventh seeded brothers from Ventura Juan Arteaga-Pedro Arteaga. The match ended 6-4, 6-3.
The pair did qualify for the State Tournament in Newport Beach on May 7-8. Eight pairs from each the North and South qualified for the tournament.
