IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine got on the board in Big West play with its first conference win of the season defeating UC Riverside, 5-2, Saturday afternoon at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
In doubles, the 'Eaters (4-15, 1-1) swept UCR (6-13, 0-1) for the point. The duo of Fabian Matthews (Newport Beach / Corona del Mar HS) and Shuhei Shibahara (Rancho Palos Verdes / Peninsula HS) won their third straight doubles match.
In singles play, UCI wrapped up the match quickly with three decisive singles victories from Matthews, Shibahara, and Sam Gould (Hamilton, New Zealand / St. Kentigren College Prep), who has now won six straight singles matches.
The 'Eaters keep rolling in conference action as they travel up north next weekend to Pacific (Sat. Apr. 14th) and UC Davis (Sun. Apr. 15th) for a pair of 12:00 p.m. matches.
UC Irvine 5, UC Riverside 2
Saturday, April 7, 2012 - Irvine, Calif.
Anteater Tennis Stadium
Doubles
No. 1 – Gould/Jung (UCI) def. Anders/Macherez (UCR) – 8-3
No. 2 – DeCoster/Kazarian (UCI) def. Gastao/Griffin (UCR) – 8-1
No. 3 – Matthews/Shibahara (UCI) def. Peters/Roberts (UCR) – 8-7
UC Irvine wins the doubles point
Singles
No. 1 - #70 Fabian Matthews (UCI) def. Felix Macherez (UCR) – 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 – Sam Gould (UCI) def. Jimmy Roberts (UCR) – 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 – Jacob Jung (UCI) def. Austin Andres (UCR) – 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3)
No. 4 – Luis Gastao (UCR) def. Jon Kazarian (UCI) – 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
No. 5 – Shuhei Shibahara (UCI) def. Simon Peters (UCR) – 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 – Kevin Griffin (UCR) def. Eric Gast (UCI) – 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (1)
Order of finish: Doubles – 1, 2, 3 | Singles – 5, 2, 1, 4, 3, 6
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