TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE SEEDS FOR 137th ANNUAL PACIFIC
COAST MEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP AT LA JOLLA BEACH & TENNIS CLUB
Historic Tennis Tournament Scheduled for Thursday, February 26 – Sunday, March 1, 2026
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – (February 25, 2026) – Spencer Johnson and Aadarsh Tripathi of the UCLA Bruins have been named the top seeded team for this week’s 137th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship, tournament officials announced today.
The historic tennis event, which originated in Northern California in 1890, will be played Thursday, February 26 through Sunday, March 1, 2026 at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, 2000 Spindrift Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Johnson, a resident of Ladera Ranch, Calif., was an Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American in singles in 2025. The UCLA junior also qualified for the NCAA Tournament in singles in 2024 and 2025. Tripathi, a native of Pleasanton, Calif., is a senior at UCLA. He was an ITA All-American selection in doubles last year and an NCAA doubles qualifier in 2024 and 2025.
The No. 1 seeded Johnson and Tripathi received a first-round bye. They will play their second-round match on Friday against the winner of the first-round match between Dylan Paterson and Nadaul Cheam of UC Davis and the independent team of Ian Sweeney and Jaidyn Finley.
Branko Djuric and Andrin Casanova of the USC Trojans are seeded No. 2. Casanova, a sophomore from Lucerne, Switzerland, has competed on the men’s professional tennis tour and reached a career-high No. 462 in the ATP doubles rankings this past January. Djuric, a freshman from Budva, Montenegro, achieved a career-high No. 6 in the International Tennis Federation junior rankings in 2023.
The second-seeded Djuric and Casanova also received a first-round bye. They will meet the winner of the first-round match between Hasith Gummuluru and Zhora Chetverukhin of the University of the Pacific and Benjamin Burrows and Josiah Mones of Occidental College in their second-round match on Friday.
To view the complete list of seeded teams, click here. To view the tournament draw, click here.
The full entry list of participating teams includes:
Ball State University UC Los Angeles
Cal Lutheran University UC San Diego
Occidental College University of Nevada
Pomona-Pitzer University of the Pacific
San Diego State University University of Southern California
UC Davis Villanova University
The starting times for each day of the tournament will be as follows: Thursday, February 26– 5 p.m.; Friday, February 27– 8 a.m.; Saturday, February 28 and Sunday, March 1 – 9 a.m. (All times are PST)
The tournament will begin with first-round main draw matches on Thursday afternoon. Friday’s schedule will feature first, second and third-round main draw matches. Fourth-round and quarterfinal matches will be played Saturday. Semifinal matches and the championship will take place Sunday. Consolation matches will also be scheduled Friday through Sunday.
Main draw matches on Thursday and Friday will play a tiebreaker at 5-5 instead of 6-6. If teams split sets, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played to determine the winner. Main draw matches on Saturday and Sunday will be two out of three sets with regular scoring.
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.
About La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. – La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club is a fifth-generation, family-owned and operated company dedicated to the operation of a 21-acre beachside resort. The resort includes three properties, including the exclusive La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, the 128-room La Jolla Shores Hotel and the award-winning Marine Room restaurant. Resort amenities include 13 championship tennis courts, five pickleball courts, a nine-hole Par-3 golf course, two swimming pools, two additional oceanfront restaurants and cocktail lounges, and one of Southern California’s only private beaches. For more information visit www.LJBTC.com.
