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For the second year in a row, the Cerritos College men's tennis doubles team of Sasha Krasnov (School 106, Ukraine) and Nikita Katsnelson (Odessa Gymnasium No. 1, Ukraine) have advanced to the semifinals of the CCCAA State Championships. That semifinal match will take place at 8:00 a.m. at Liberty Park South in Ojai. The duo reached the final four after a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win over #16-seed Gertjan De Wilder and Nicholas Turner of Cypress College in the quarterfinals.
The win put them in position to avenge two of their three losses on the season, as the #1-seeded pair will take on #3-seeded Maximilien Blancaneaux and Vincent Reynaud, also of Cypress. The two doubles teams have faced each other twice already this season, with the Chargers duo winning both, the most recent being an 8-3 decision in the Southern California Regional Team Dual Semifinals a week and a half ago. They also dropped an 8-6 decision in a team duals match.
"In order for Sasha and Nikita to be successful in this meeting, they need to attack earlier and not be on the defensive," said head coach Alvin Kim. "We haven't initiated the attack against them the first two times we've faced them. But they guys were aggressive in the pre-season ITA Tournament and defeated them."
Krasnov and Katsnelson are looking to become the second Falcons doubles team to win a CCCAA doubles championship, as Nathan Eshmade and Amadi Kagoma won the title in 2014.
April 30, 2017
M. Tennis: Doubles team falls in championship match
April 29, 2017
M. Tennis: Krasnov and Katsnelson advance to semifinals
April 28, 2017
M. Tennis: Doubles still alive; singles are eliminated
April 27, 2017
M. Tennis: All players post wins on first day
April 18, 2017
M. Tennis: #2 Falcons upset by Cypress in playoffs
April 11, 2017
M. Tennis: Playoff win advances Falcons
April 7, 2017
M. Tennis: Conference awards go to the Falcons
March 31, 2017
M. Tennis: Pair of wins concludes regular season
March 30, 2017
M. Tennis: Rare doubleheader nets pair of wins
March 28, 2017
M. Tennis: Falcons beat depleted Mt. SAC
March 24, 2017
M. Tennis: Falcons hold off Cypress for win
March 23, 2017
M. Tennis: Cerritos wins 11th straight match
March 18, 2017
M. Tennis: Cerritos dominates North/South Tournament
March 16, 2017
M. Tennis: Team stays undefeated in conference with win
March 14, 2017
M. Tennis: Fifth win of the season over NCAA DIII school
March 11, 2017
M. Tennis: Third win in as many days for the Falcons
March 10, 2017
M. Tennis: Road match nets 8-0 win over Ventura
March 9, 2017
M. Tennis: Week off still results in 8-1 win
March 2, 2017
M. Tennis: Team earns win over El Camino
February 28, 2017
M. Tennis: Falcons open conference with win
February 25, 2017
M. Tennis: Top two teams in the state battle to the end
February 24, 2017
M. Tennis: Win sets up showdown with Irvine Valley
February 23, 2017
M. Tennis: Win over Glendale moves team to 8-0
February 21, 2017
M. Tennis: Cerritos earns another sweeping victory
February 14, 2017
M. Tennis: Falcons sweep past Riverside to stay undefeated
February 11, 2017
M. Tennis: Win improves Falcons record to 5-0
February 9, 2017
M. Tennis: Shutout of Saddleback gives team fourth win
February 2, 2017
M. Tennis: Team beats second NCAA DIII school of the season
January 31, 2017
M. Tennis: Cerritos sweeps past LA Pierce
January 28, 2017
M. Tennis: Falcons open season with 8-1 win