Tursunov, Istomin to meet again; Pacific blows 3-0 lead

   Dmitry Tursunov and Denis Istomin are scheduled to meet for the fourth time this year today in the second round of the Sony Open in Key Biscayne, Fla.
   Tursunov, seeded 29th, received a first-round bye. Istomin defeated Nicolas Mahut of France 7-6 (8), 7-6 (2).
   Tursunov, 31, and Istomin, 27, have faced each other five times overall. Tursunov won the first three meetings and Istomin the last two.
   Both players were born in Moscow. Tursunov plays for Russia but trains at the Gorin Tennis Academy in the Sacramento suburb of Granite Bay. Istomin plays for Uzbekistan.
   The winner of today's match likely will face top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who's set to play former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, 33, today at 5 p.m. PDT (Tennis Channel). 
   Tursunov lost to Roger Federer last week in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

COLLEGE RESULTS

Men

   BYU def. Pacific 4-3 in Stockton. No. 1 singles: Francis Sargeant (BYU) def. Sem Verbeek 7-6 (4), 7-5. Clinching match: At No. 2, Andrey Goryachkov def. Daniel Alameh 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. Records: BYU 7-9 overall, 1-0 West Coast Conference; Pacific 7-8, 1-2. Note: The Cougars trailed 3-0 in the match.
   No. 46 Pepperdine def. USF 6-1 in Malibu. No. 1 singles: Alex Sarkissian, ranked 27th, def. Bernardo Saraiva 6-2, 6-3. Clinching match: At No. 3, David Sofaer, ranked 115th, def. Nils Skajaa 6-2, 6-3. Records: Pepperdine 10-10, 2-0 WCC; USF 8-8, 0-3.

Women

   No. 16 Cal def. No. 27 Utah 6-1 in Salt Lake City. No. 1 singles: Tereza Bekerova, ranked 125th, def. Denise Starr, ranked 26th, 6-3, 6-4. Clinching match: At No. 4, Lynn Chi, ranked 43rd, def. Sarah Richter 6-0, 3-6, 6-1. Records: Cal 9-4, 2-0 Pacific-12 Conference; Utah 10-5, 2-3.
   No. 36 Pepperdine def. USF 4-2 in San Francisco. No. 1 singles: Lorraine Guillermo (P) def. Andrea Ka 6-0, 6-1. Clinching match: At No. 5, Apichaya Runglerdkriangkrai def. Milica Hadzi-Tanovic 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. Records: Pepperdine 7-4 overall, 1-0 WCC; USF 11-5, 1-3.
   No. 71 BYU def. Pacific 6-1 in Provo, Utah. No. 1 singles: Mayci Jones (BYU) def. Iveta Masarova 6-3, 4-3, retired. Clinching match: At No. 6, Morgan Anderson-Littlewood def. Gerana Boncheva 6-1, 6-2. Records: BYU 6-6, 2-0 WCC; Pacific 6-7, 0-2.