Cal's Goransson falls in National Indoor final

Andre Goransson serves in doubles in the $100,000
 Tiburon Challenger last month. Photo by Paul Bauman

   Cal's Andre Goransson lost to third-seeded Dominik Koepfer of Tulane 6-1, 7-5 today in the final of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
   Goransson, a junior from Sweden, is ranked 22nd. Koepfer, a senior from Germany, is 10th.
   "It was a tough one today," Goransson said on calbears.com. "Dominik was just a little bit too good today. I don't think I played that bad. He was serving unbelievably well and hit some tough shots."
   Goransson ended the fall season at 13-2, with both losses to Koepfer.
   Goransson, who won the tournament's Sportsmanship Award, was the third Cal man to reach the National Indoor singles final. Michael Bauer (1981) and Steve DeVries (1987) also lost in the title match.
   This year's tournament was played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the site of the U.S. Open.

USTA/ITA NATIONAL INDOOR INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

In Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

Finals

Men's singles

   Dominik Koepfer (3), Tulane, def. Andre Goransson, Cal, 6-1, 7-5.

Men's doubles

   Hugo Dojas and Felipe Soares, Texas Tech, def. Brett Clark and Robert Kelly (2), North Carolina, 6-4, 5-7 [10-7].

Women's singles

   Francesca Di Lorenzo, Ohio State, def. Joana Eidukonyte, Clemson, 6-3, 6-1.

Women's doubles

   Hayley Carter and Whitney Kay (4), North Carolina, def. 4-6, 6-4 [10-6].