LA JOLLA, CALIF. – (February 27, 2026) – The top seeds played brilliant tennis and dominated Friday’s action through the first three rounds of the 137th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. 

Following a first-round bye, top-seeded Spencer Johnson and Aadarsh Tripathi of UCLA began their quest for the title with an impressive 6-1, 6-2 second-round victory over the independent team of Ian Sweeney and Jaidyn Finley on Court No. 1. 

Later in the day, Johnson and Tripathi defeated unseeded Maxime Contet and Ibrahim Soussi of the University of Nevada 6-2, 6-1 in the third round. The top seeds will meet the ninth-seeded independent team of Youssef Kadiri Hassani and Philippe Frayssinoux in Saturday’s fourth round at 10 a.m.

In the lower half of the draw, second-seeded Branko Djuric and Andrin Casanova of USC cruised into the fourth round. After a first-round bye, the Trojan duo eased past Benjamin Burrows and Josiah Mones of Occidental College 6-1, 6-0 in 49 minutes in a second-round match on Court No. 1.  

Djuric and Casanova faced another Occidental College team in the third round as they eliminated Robert Tate Ransom and Mason Hart 6-2, 6-3.  The No. 2 seeds are set to play unseeded Nile Ung and Robert Freedman of UCSD in the fourth round on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. 

To view the tournament draw, click here.
 
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club welcomes tennis spectators to view the tournament with free admission. On-site parking is available for a nominal fee. Live-streaming will be available on Court No. 1 and Court No. 2 during the tournament. To access the live stream, click here.                                       Named one of the “Top 50 Tennis Resorts in the World” by Tennis Resorts Online, the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club’s reputation as a top tennis destination started when it attracted its first major tournament – the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship in 1942. The tournament is one of the five-oldest tennis events in the world and the second oldest tennis event in the United States. First held in 1890 at The Hotel Del Monte in Monterey, California, the event was created to promote the sale of real estate on the Monterey peninsula. The original concept pitted the best players from the East versus those from the West. This coast-to-coast rivalry was the inspiration for the Davis Cup. Past winners of the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship include some on the greatest names in tennis, including Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder, Bobby Riggs, Pancho Segura, Don Budge, Tony Trabert, Stan Smith, Bob Lutz, Arthur Ashe, Dennis Ralston and John McEnroe.