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  • Writer's pictureFrancisco Martinez

San Diego’s Svajda clinches second straight crown at Tiburon Challenger


Defending Tiburon Challenger singles champion Zach Svajda of San Diego defeated Australian Adam Walton in two sets on Oct. 8 at the Tiburon Peninsula Club to claim the title for the second consecutive year. (Frank Fennema photo / For The Ark)

Winning in Tiburon was so nice, Zach Svajda had to do it twice.


The 20-year-old from San Diego emerged victorious in the Tiburon Challenger at the Tiburon Peninsula Club, winning the final Oct. 8 by defeating Australian Adam Walton in two sets, 6-2, 6-2.


Losing just one set on his way to the crown, Svajda also became the tournament’s first back-to-back winner, as well as the first to win the Tiburon Challenger multiple times.


“I knew I could do this, but I just try not to think too much ahead,” he said post-match. “So I just try to take it point by point, day by day.”


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