Purohit Tallies Three Wins In San Diego
October 06, 2025 | Men's Tennis
SEATTLE – Junior Soham Purohit turned in a perfect 3-0 weekend in singles play to lead a quartet of Dawgs who competed Friday-Sunday at the San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic. Washington competed in a hidden dual format against San Diego, Boise State, and Navy.
Joining Purohit was senior Brett Pearson, sophomore Rohan Belday, and freshman Daniel Bien. All Dawgs played one singles and one doubles match each day.
Purohit was 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles play teaming with Pearson. In singles, Purohit defeated Lukas Velik of Boise State (6-2, 6-4) then knocked off Herrick Legaspi of Navy (6-0, 7-6) and on Sunday he rallied to beat Adrien Berrut of San Diego (3-6, 6-4, 6-1).
Complete results below. Washington will be back in San Diego this weekend for the USTA SoCal Intercollegiates.
2025 San Diego Veterans Classic
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 3-5
Hogan Tennis Center; San Diego, Calif.
Friday Results
Soham Purohit (UW) def. Lukas Velik (BSU) – 6-2, 6-4
Taiyo Kurata (BSU) def. Rohan Belday (UW) – 6-3, 6-3
Julius Seifert (BSU) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
Adam Duda (BSU) def. Daniel Bien (UW) – 7-5, 6-2
Pearson/Purohit (UW) def. Seifert/Kurata (BSU) – 7-6
Duda/Velik (BSU) def. Belday/Bien (UW) – 6-1
Saturday Results
Soham Purohit (UW) def. Herrick Legaspi (Navy) – 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Rohan Belday (UW) def. J.J. Etterbeek (Navy) – 6-2, 6-4
George Cutone (Navy) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 6-2, 6-1
Aniketh Ayinala (Navy) def. Daniel Bien (UW) – 6-4, 6-4
Pearson/Purohit (UW) def. Ayinala/Cutone (Navy) – 6-2
Belday/Bien (UW) def. Legaspi/Etterbeek (Navy) – 6-1
Sunday Results
Soham Purohit (UW) def. Adrien Berrut (SD) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Daniel Bien (UW) def. Timo Barthes (SD) – 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
Luc Wieland (SD) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Lambert Ruland (SD) def. Rohan Belday (UW) – 6-3, 6-3
Berrut/Ruland (SD) def. Pearson/Purohit (UW) – 6-4
Barthes/Wieland (SD) def. Belday/Bien (UW) – 6-4
Joining Purohit was senior Brett Pearson, sophomore Rohan Belday, and freshman Daniel Bien. All Dawgs played one singles and one doubles match each day.
Purohit was 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles play teaming with Pearson. In singles, Purohit defeated Lukas Velik of Boise State (6-2, 6-4) then knocked off Herrick Legaspi of Navy (6-0, 7-6) and on Sunday he rallied to beat Adrien Berrut of San Diego (3-6, 6-4, 6-1).
Complete results below. Washington will be back in San Diego this weekend for the USTA SoCal Intercollegiates.
2025 San Diego Veterans Classic
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 3-5
Hogan Tennis Center; San Diego, Calif.
Friday Results
Soham Purohit (UW) def. Lukas Velik (BSU) – 6-2, 6-4
Taiyo Kurata (BSU) def. Rohan Belday (UW) – 6-3, 6-3
Julius Seifert (BSU) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
Adam Duda (BSU) def. Daniel Bien (UW) – 7-5, 6-2
Pearson/Purohit (UW) def. Seifert/Kurata (BSU) – 7-6
Duda/Velik (BSU) def. Belday/Bien (UW) – 6-1
Saturday Results
Soham Purohit (UW) def. Herrick Legaspi (Navy) – 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Rohan Belday (UW) def. J.J. Etterbeek (Navy) – 6-2, 6-4
George Cutone (Navy) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 6-2, 6-1
Aniketh Ayinala (Navy) def. Daniel Bien (UW) – 6-4, 6-4
Pearson/Purohit (UW) def. Ayinala/Cutone (Navy) – 6-2
Belday/Bien (UW) def. Legaspi/Etterbeek (Navy) – 6-1
Sunday Results
Soham Purohit (UW) def. Adrien Berrut (SD) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Daniel Bien (UW) def. Timo Barthes (SD) – 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
Luc Wieland (SD) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Lambert Ruland (SD) def. Rohan Belday (UW) – 6-3, 6-3
Berrut/Ruland (SD) def. Pearson/Purohit (UW) – 6-4
Barthes/Wieland (SD) def. Belday/Bien (UW) – 6-4
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