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Irvine, Calif. – Mousheg Hovhannisyan and Finn Tearney of the Pepperdine men’s tennis team are still going strong at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships, and won today in the quarterfinals of the doubles draw.

Hovhannisyan (North Hollywood, Calif./Continental Academy) and Tearney (Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington College), seeded No. 8 in the draw, upset San Diego’s Clarke Spinosa and Thibaut Visy, 8-6. The Torero duo was seeded third.

Tomorrow, Hovhannisyan and Tearney will battle with the top-seeded Roberto Quiroz and Max de Vroom of USC at 10 a.m. on the courts of the Anteater Tennis Stadium.

In singles, both Tearney and Damian Gryzelko (London, England/Saddlebrook Preparatory School) finished their respective runs. Tearney suffered a narrow 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Eric Johnson in the round of 16, while Gryzelko lost to Daniel Simko in the consolation round.

The regional championships continue tomorrow, and conclude on Tuesday. For full draws, click here: http://gowav.es/RFbTFB

USTA/ITA Southwest Regional
Oct 19-23, 2012 at Irvine, Calif. (Anteater Tennis Stadium)
Singles Round of 16
Eric Johnson (USC) def. #14 Finn Tearney (Pepperdine) 6-4, 6-4

Singles Consolation
Daniel Simko (Loyola Marymount) def. Damian Gryzelko (Pepperdine) 1-6, 6-2, 10-5

Doubles Quarterfinal
Finn Tearney/Mousheg Hovhannisyan (Pepperdine) def. Clarke Spinosa/Thibaut Visy (San Diego) 8-6